Famous African American Figures
Who was the first African American President?
Who is Barack Obama?
True or False? Martin Luther King Jr. improvised the most iconic part of the "I Have a Dream" speech.
True. He was so passionate about equality that he went off-script and delivered one of the most iconic speeches in American history.
Who led the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
What does your parent use to cut the grass?
What is a lawnmower? Invented by John Albert Burr in 1899.
What has to be broken before you can use it?
What is an egg?
Who was the first Black Vice President?
Who is Kamala Harris? She was elected this year and is not only the first Black Vice President, but also the first female Vice President.
True or False? George Washington abolished (got rid of) slavery.
False. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
It freed the slaves in many states during the Civil War.
What makes sure you know when to stop and go when you are driving?
What is a stoplight? Invented by Garrett Morgan in 1923.
What begins with T, ends in T, and has T in it?
What is a teapot?
Who was the first female African American billionaire?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
True or False? Black History Month is in February because that's the month Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born.
True. The creator of Black History Month believed it was best to make February into Black History Month to honor these famous activists.
Where did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat to a white man?
What is a bus?
The perfect tool to put ice cream in a bowl.
What is an ice cream scooper? Invented by Alfred L. Cralle in 1897.
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
What is shorter? (Short+'er')
Who was the first African American self-made millionaire?
Who is Madam C.J. Walker? Born on a cotton plantation, she started her rise to wealth after inventing a line of African American hair care products.
True or False? Martin Luther King Jr. was loved by all!
False. In fact, he was hated by many for the things he believed in, but still continued to fight for the cause regardless.
Who is George Washington Carver and what did he do?
He was the first African American to earn a science degree and changed the way crops were farmed. He made production cheaper and easier, which made quality of life for both slaves and farmers much better.
What keeps you and your friends cool while also battling it out with water?
What is a watergun or Supersoaker? Invented by Lonnie G. Johnson in 1990.
What travels all over the world while staying in one corner?
What is a stamp?
What did Charles G. Woodson create?
What is Black History Month?
True or False? The Civil War was fought by the Union (the North) against the Explorers (Dora)
False. The Civil War was fought by the Union (the North) and the Conferacy (the South)
What court decision ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
What is Brown V. Board of Education.
What do you put your clothes into after being washed?
What is a dryer? Invented by George T. Sampson in 1892.
What is full of holes but still holds water?
What is a sponge?