Historical Figures and Facts
Name the person who was both a Civil Rights activist and pastor
A. Coretta Scott
B. Satchel Paige
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
C. Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Rihanna's career and where she's from.
a. A boxer from Jamaica
b. An actress from Cuba
c. A singer/musician from Barbados
C. Who is a singer/music artist from Barbados?
The invention created by Garrett Morgan.
A. Three-Way Traffic Lights
B. Ironing Boards
C. GIFs
A. What are Three-Way Traffic Lights?
The baseball player that was known for breaking the color barrier in 1947.
A. Jackie Robinson
B. Larry Doby
C. Satchel Paige
A. Who is Jackie Robinson?
The skill(s) that Frederick Douglass taught himself.
A. Reading and writing
B. Music Production
C. Gymnastics
A. What is reading and writing?
One type of music that Lauryn Hill plays.
A. Jazz
B. Hip-Hop
C. EDM
B. What is hip-hop?
The person that invented the toy water-gun.
A. Lonnie Johnson
B. Garrett Morgan
C. Lisa Gelobter
A. Who is Lonnie Johnson?
Bill Pickett’s most famous move as a rodeo performer.
A. Hooey
B. Bulldogging
C. Mark Out
B. What is bulldogging?
The first Black-woman Vice President of the United States.
A. Michelle Obama
B. Ayanna Pressley
C. Kamala Harris
C. Who is Kamala Harris?
The "Queen of Jazz".
A. Ella Fitzgerald
B. Billie Holiday
C. Nina Simone
A. Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
The STEM major that Marie Maynard Daly earned her PhD in.
A. Engineering
B. Chemistry
C. Statistics
B. What is chemistry?
The Ebony Anglers.
A. A diverse group of men who play tennis
B. A soccer team that plays for Chicago
C. A group of Black women who compete in fishing competitions
C. Who are the group of Black women who compete in fishing competitions?
The month that honors the history of Black Americans
A. March
B. February
C. November
B. What is February?
Where hip-hop music began.
A. Atlanta, Georgia
B. Los Angeles, California
C. Bronx, New York
C. Where is Bronx, New York?
How Percy Julian made medical products.
A. By using animal fat
B. Creating new methods of chemical experiments
C. From studying plants and organic chemistry
C. What are studying plants and organic chemistry?
Kittie Knox's accomplishment as an athlete.
A. Becoming the first cyclist to break gender and color barriers
B. Became the first Black female-swimmer in the US Olympics
C. Was the first Black woman to win the UFC Championship
A. What is becoming the first cyclist to break gender and color barriers?
The year the Desegregation Act was passed in Boston.
A. 1855
B. 1974
C. 1947
B. What is 1974?
The school where Coretta Scott studied music.
A. New England Conservatory of Music
B. Berklee College of Music
C. The Julliard School
A. What is the New England Conservatory of Music?
The element(s) that James Andrew Harris help discover.
A. Element 104, rutherfordium
B. Element 113, nihonium
C. Element 105, dubnium
A. and C. What are element 104 rutherfordium and element 105 dubnium?
The sport that Dakota White became the best at (in the US) at just 7 years-old.
A. Gymnastics
B. Track
C. Ice Skating
B. What is track?