Arts
What type of music with an emphasis on improvisation began in New Orleans around the 1900s?
Jazz
What is the name of the institute that was founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881?
Tuskegee Institute
The Guinness Book of World Records lists what Michael Jackson album as the best selling album of all times?
Thriller
On January 1, 1863 what significant declaration did President Lincoln issue?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who holds the record for most points scored in a single basketball game (100)?
Wilt Chamberlain
What Alex Haley novel was made into a television mini-series in 1977 and 1979?
Roots
From what college did Martin Luther King, Jr. graduate?
Morehouse College
What was the name of the first hip-hop group to break into the mainstream American culture in the early 1980s?
Run-DMC
In 1960, what did four Black American students do at a whitesonly lunch counter to protest discrimination?
Staged a sit-in
These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbledon and other major tennis tournaments. Name them
Venus and Serena Williams
Known for his social and political views, who published The Souls of Black Folks in 1903?
W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black American to receive a Ph.D. from what prestigious university?
Harvard University
Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie Star Wars?
James Earl Jones
What famous march helped influence the Voting Rights Acts passed in August 1965?
March on Selma
Jackie Robinson played for what Negro League team?
The Kansas City Monarchs
Who was the first Black American to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Gwendolyn Brooks
In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court order school integration?
1955
Who was the first black entertainer to sleep in the White House?
Sammy Davis, Jr
Benjamin Banneker assisted in the survey of what major US city?
Washington, D.C.
Who was the first Black American heavyweight boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
In 1988 Black American author Toni Morrison was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for what novel?
Harlem Renaissance
The oldest Black American college, was founded in 1837. What is the name of the school?
Cheyney State
Name three dance steps from the Disco era?
the Hustle, the Bump, and the Bus Stop
What state was the first to abolish slavery?
Vermont
Who became the first Black player to quarterback a Super Bowl team to victory?
Doug Williams