It's all about the Benjamin... Banneker
True or False: Banneker was not very educated and taught himself astronomy and mathematics.
What is True?
Euphemia Haynes was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in _____________.
What is mathematics?
True or False: Katherine Johnson was a scientist who was born in West Virginia in 1918.
What was the name of the most famous Martin Luther King Jr. Speech delivered in August 1963?
What is "I have a Dream"?
What is country?
Banneker is also known for his work surveying and laying out what presidential city?
What is Washington, D. C.?
True or False: During her time on the Board of Education, she fought racial segregation within the school system and supported a lawsuit to desegregate the school system.
What is True?
What is the name of the 44th president who honored Johnson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, the highest civilian honor possible to achieve?
What is President Barack Obama
Where in New York City was Malcolm X killed?
What is Harlem?
Which Confessions artist headlined the last Superbowl Halftime LVIII (2024) game?
Who is Usher?
Benjamin Banneker was a(n) ____________, astronomer, surveyor and farmer.
What is an inventor?
Euphemia was a strong contributor to the ___________ Educational System.
What is Washington D.C.?
Katherine is most well known for her role as one of many human “computers” that performed complex calculations that allowed human space flight and the moon landing at what U.S. government agency?
What is NASA?
What president ended slavery in 1863?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Before Kobe Bryant retired in 2016, how many times did he win the NBA Championship?
What is 5?
Benjamin created an irrigation system for the family farm and a wooden clock that kept accurate time and ran for over ____ years.
What is 50?
Haynes went on to get her master’s degree from the University of Chicago, in the same year that she founded an organization dedicated to training teachers. Which demographic did her organization target?
What is black or African-American?
Katherine Johnson's story was featured in the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures, what actress in the newest version of The Color Purple played Katherine Johnson?
Who is Taraji P Henson?
True or False: Rosa Parks was the 1st black woman to not give up her sit on the bus, which helped start the Civil Rights Movement.
What is False (It was actually a 15-year old girl named Claudette Colvin)?
In what year did the Obama family (Barack, Michelle, Sasha and Malia) start living at the White House as the 1st black family do so?
What is 2009 (even though Obama was 1st elected to be president in 2008)?
Problem of the Week: Benjamin created an irrigation system to take better care of his collard greens. So far, he already used 25 gallons of water. He then turns on the irrigation system, which sprays 105 gallons of water each minute. What is the linear equation expressing the total volume of water, W used by the irrigation system in t minutes?
What is w = 105t + 25?
Problem of the Week: Euphemia decides to stump her
husband with the following problem: Joe and Steve are
saving money. Joe starts with $105 and saves $5 per week. Steve starts with $5 and saves $15 per week. Write your answer as two functions, with x representing number of weeks
What is Joe (y) = 105 + 5x and Steve (y) = 5 + 15x?
Problem of the Week: At NASA, Katherine realized that 40% of restrooms were women’s restrooms and the rest were men’s restrooms. If there are 40 total
restrooms, how many women’s restrooms are there at NASA?
What is 16 Women's Bathroom?
This woman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Her face is also supposed to replace Andrew Jackson's face on the $20 bill.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This actress had her 1st breakout role as a cheerleader in the movie Bring It On. She also happens to be married to Dwayne Wade.
Who is Gabrielle Union?