Alpha History is Black History
Name it
Higher Learning for Higher Earning
Black Queens reign Supreme
Chunes for Your Headtop
(Music and Movies)
(Music and Movies)
100
This University of Georgia graduate plays the main protagonist on one of the most watched shows in STARZ history.
Whos is Omari Hardwick
100
In 2009 he was elected as the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American president. He graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School.
President Barack Obama
100
What did the Black Panther Party do?
A) Patrol and Defend black neighborhoods
B) Create the free Breakfast for Children Program
C) Teach classes on politics and economics
D) Provide Free Medical Care
E) All of the above
E) All of the above
100
This american professional tennis player has won 23 major singles titles, the most by any man or woman in the Open Era.
Serena Williams
100
What alternative title does the black national anthem go by?
Lift Every Voice and Sing
200
This lawyer is known for leading the landmark case "Brown v Board of Education" ultimately ruling that separate cannot be equal, leading to the integration of schools.
Thurgood Marshall
200
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist. What is his birth name?
Cassius Clay
200
All of Africa was colonized. True or False
False
200
She is the first black actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Halle Berry
200
What is the highest grossing movie directed by an African-American?
Black Panther
300
He is known for his 4 gold medal performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympic games, and is considered one of the greatest Olympians ever.
Whos is Jesse Owens?
300
This scholar, author, historian, sociologist and teacher was the first African American to receive a Ph. D. from Harvard University.
W.E.B. Du Bois
300
The most widely accepted whitewashed figure is_
A) Nefertiti B) Jesus C) Beethoven D) Betty Boop
B) Jesus
300
Her refusal to give up her seat to white man led to boycott of buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosa Parks
300
This actor who has appeared in over 100 films, has made more than $7.4 billion in his career, making him the highest-grossing actor of all time by Guinness Book of World Records.
Samuel L. Jackson
400
He is an author with several published books including his award winning "Letters to a young brother: MANifest your destiny". As well as an accomplished actor and is currently a regular on ABC's "The Good Doctor".
Who is Hill Harper?
400
In 1966 he became the first African-American head coach in the post-Depression era of any major American sport, and the first black coach in the NBA.
Bill Russell
400
The Emancipation Proclamation wasn't in effect nationally until the holiday known today as ___
Juneteenth
400
In 1849, she escaped from slavery and went on to become one of the most effective and celebrated leaders of the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
400
Rapper J. Cole is known for being the first rap artist to go platinum without features. What was the name of the first album he released that achieved this feat?
2014 Forest Hills Drive
500
He is held in high regard for standing at the helm of the Civil Rights movement. Best known for his "I have a dream Speech"
Who is Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
500
This artist is known for his use of the styles of neo-expressionism, contemporary art and primitivism, which made him popular in the NYC art scene during the 1980s.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
500
There are 4 African American billionaires. David Steward, Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jordan are 3 of them, who is the 4th?
Hint: He is an Alpha
Robert F. Smith
500
At the time of her death she was the wealthiest African-American businesswoman and she is known as the first self-made female millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker
500
Name 5 Songs from To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Wesley's Theory, For Free, King Kunta, Institutionalized, These Walls, u, Alright, For Sale?, Momma, Hood Politics, How Much a Dollar Cost, Complexion (A Zulu Love), The Blacker the Berry, You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said), i, Mortal Man