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Who invented peanut butter?
a) George Washington
b) George Washington Carver
c) Marcellus Gilmore Edison
d) John Harvey Kellog
c) Marcellus Gilmore Edison
What are the colors that represent Black History Month?
Red, Yellow, Green, and Black
This famous boxer was formerly known as Cassius Clay.
Muhammad Ali
Madame C.J. Walker
In what year did George Crum invent the potato chip?
a)1853
b) 1945
c) 1832
a) 1853
Who invented the elevator we use today?
a) Alexander Miles
b) Elisha Otis
c) Archimedes
a) Alexander Miles
Each year there is always a different theme for Black History Month.
TRUE:
This year the theme is Black Renaissance
What year did the NBA integrate, allowing African American in the league?
A)2000
B)1905
C)1950
D)1968
c) 1950
This person was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall
This book and movie profiled four black women whose work as mathematicians played an important role in the U.S. space program.
Who invented the Horse Shoe?
a) Oscar E. Brown
b) Royal Kerckhaert
c) Ashley Smith
a) Oscar E. Brown
Why is Black History Month celebrated?
For the independence of the African American people of the U.S.
This basketball player played for the Chicago Bulls and won finals MVP 6 times.
Michael Jordan
Her 8 day space flight aboard the space shuttle endeavor in 1992 established her as the U.S. first female African American space traveler.
Mae Jemison
Who is know as one of the greatest guitarist of all time?
A) Prince
B) Jimi Hendrix
C) B.B. King
D) Chuck Berry
B) Jimi Hendrix
Who invented the letter box?
a) Philip B. Downing
b) Anthony Trollope
c) Benjamin Franklin
a) Philip B. Downing
What is the year that the 13th Amendment was passed that officially abolished slavery?
a) 1945
b) 1812
c) 1865
c) 1865
Though soon to be passed by Lebron James, this person has held the NBA total points record since 1984.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
This person was a world famous Author, Social Activist, Poet, Washington High School graduate (SFUSD) and the first Black women to have her likeness depicted on the US quarter.
Maya Angelou
In 1988, after years of being neglected by mainstream media, hip-hop got its own show on what channel?
A. BET
B. VH1
C. MTV
D. E!
B. MTV
Who invented the 3-position traffic signal?
a) J.P Knight
b) Garrett Morgan
c) William Potts
b) Garrett Morgan
Who is the father of Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
This basketball star was the first Black NBA Coach to also play on the team. He also marched with MLK Jr. and stood up for Muhammad Ali as well as winning the 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Bill Russell
Who performed the first successful open-heart surgery?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry