Black History Inventions
Who created the famous Supersoaker?
Lonnie G Johnson
Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in 1947?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first African American to become president in 2009?
Barack Obama
He was the first Black man to win an Oscar?
Who was Sidney Poitier?
Which African American explorer discovered the City of Chicago?
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Sarah Goode was the first African American woman to receive a patent. What did she invent?
Folding Cabinet Bed
What African American track star received 4 gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in 1936?
Jesse Owens
Who was the first African American in the Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshal
He won an Oscar for best song, "Theme from Shaft".
Who was Issac Hayes?
What African American female refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
What African American Inventor created potato chips?
George Crum
He was the first male African American to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon singles titles.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
Who was the first African American woman in space?
Mae C. Jemison
He won Best Supporting Actor for Jerry Maquire.
Who is Cuba Gooding Jr
How many college students attended the Greensboro Sit-in?
Four
What African American Inventor created the induction telegraph system?
Granville T. Woods
Who was the first African American heavyweight boxer champion?
Jack Johnson
She was the first Black Miss America.
Who is Vanessa Williams?
What African American scientist created the blood bank?
Dr. Charles Drew
What was the purpose of the Black Panthers?
To challenge police brutality against the African American community
What African American Inventor created automatic refrigerated air-cooling units for trucks, trains, ships, and planes?
Frederick McKinley Jones
This Black athlete is tied for being the most decorated gymnast of all time.
Who is Simone Biles?
What year was Black History Month officially recognized?
1976
What African American scientist performed the first open heart surgery in 1893?
Daniel Hale Williams
Who created the Black Panthers?
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale