Famous Black People in history
What is the name of the person responsible for saving the lives of over 1,000 slaves before, during, and after the American Civil War?
Who is: Harriet Tubman
What is the name of the actor who is most famous for playing himself and his own twin brother in the same movie?
Who is: Michael B. Jordan
What is the name of the actress whose current tv show on HBO is about to be on season 3, and got their start on the Disney Chanel?
Who is: Zendaya
What is the name of the first U.S. African American President?
Who is: Barrack Obama
What was the name of the world's first Black female Millionaire?
Who is: Madam CJ Walker
What is the name of the freed slave, that worked his way from being a slave to being a respected lawyer and abolitionist?
Who is: Frederick Douglass
Double Jeopardy: X3
What is the name of the NBA player who is first All-Time in points scored in the association today?
Who is: Lebron Ramon James
Consequence: Have one member of your team hop on one leg until the next team answers their question or lose 200 points.
What is the name of the woman who used her television publicity to create her own cable network?
Who is: Oprah Winfrey
Consequence: If wrong minus -500
Who was the first African American to bridge the gap and play professional baseball.
Who is: Jackie Robinson
In what year did the first slaves arrive in Virginia?
*You can be off by more than or less than 50 years
What is: 1619
Consequence: If wrong students on team will smell one another's shoes or lose 300 points.
What is the name of the radical Social Activist who believed that answering violence with violence was the correct way to combat racism?
Who is: Malcom X
Consequence: Student who got question wrong must sing a song for the class or forfeit 400 points.
What is the name of the Rap Mogul who became the world's first black Rapper to have a calculated net worth of over 1 Billion Dollars?
Who is: Jay-Z
What is the name of the recording artist who has won over 30 grammy's in her lifetime?
Who is: Beyonce Knowles Carter
What is the name of the First African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Who is: Thurgood Marshall
Double Jeopardy: Points X2
Approximately how many slaves received their freedom thanks to the accomplishments of the underground railroad?
*Can be between 100 above or below the correct answer
What is: 100,000
What is the name of the boxer who was placed in jail for dodging the draft during the Vietnam War?
Who is: Mohamed Ali
What is the name of the comedian who may be small in height but tall in money grossed in the box office with hit movies like; Think Like A Man, and Get Hard?
Who is: Kevin Hart
Double Jeopardy: X1.5
What is the name of the Bronx born rap-star and icon, who got her start on reality television?
Who is: Cardi B
Consequence: if wrong -300
What is the name of the first woman to work with nasa, and head the team that landed a man on the moon?
Who is: Katherine Johnson
Approximately how many uses did George Washington Carver come up with for the Peanut?
*Can be off by no more than 20 above or below
What is: 300 uses
Consequence: team that gets it wrong will smell the armpits of every member of their team or lose 400 points.
What is the name of the inventor who created inventions like the gas mask, and traffic light that we currently use today?
Who is: Garrett Morgan
Consequence: If wrong, student will admit who they think the 5 most attractive members of the opposite gender are or lose 500 points.
What is the name of one of the world's foremost authority's on space and astrophysics?
Who is: Neil deGrasse Tyson
What is the name of the most decorated athlete in Olympic Competition history?
Who is: Simon Biles
Consequence: If wrong team must complete a total of 50 push-ups (or lose half their points)
What is the name of the first Black Senator in Mississippi?
What is the name of the Actor that who has grossed approximately 14.63 Billion Dollars in his acting career?
Who is: Samuel L. Jackson