Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics for track and field?
Jesse Owens
In 1919, who became one of the first African-American to play in the NFL and later became the first African-American coach in the NFL?
Double Jeopardy (200pts)
Frederick Pollard
Who holds the record for most career home runs in Major League Baseball history?
Barry Bonds
Bob Beamon's world record long jump stood for how many years?
22 years
Name the first black head coach in NBA history.
Bill Russell
Who is the first Little League player to ever grace the cover of Sports Illustrated?
Mo’ne Davis
Who became the first African-American athlete to win the individual all-around Olympic gold medal in gymnastics?
Gabrielle Douglas
In 1957, who became the first African American to win the US Open tennis championship?
Althea Gibson
Who held the heavyweight title for 140 consecutive months, which was the longest such streak in boxing history?
Joe Louis
Arthur Ashe
In what year did Sweetwater Clifton of the Harlem Globetrotters become the first African-American to sign an NBA contract?
Who was excluded from the Rutgers football team because Washington and Lee University refused to play against a Black player?
Paul Robeson
Who became the first billionaire NBA player in history?
Michael Jordan
In 1996, who became the first African-American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics?
Dominique Dawes
Name the baseball player who hit a home run in his first major league at-bat.
Double Jeopardy (600 pts)
Hank Aaron
Who was the oldest rookie in 1948 that played for the White Soxs at 42 years old?
Satchel Paige
In 1988, who became the first black woman to win a medal in Olympic figure skating?
Double Jeopardy (800 points)
Debi Thomas
Who was the Chess Grandmaster in 1999?
Maurice Ashley
What year was John Matthew Shippen named the first
African American professional golfer?
1896
In 1875, who became the first jockey ever to win the
Kentucky Derby?
Oliver Lewis
Who held the heavyweight title for 140 consecutive months, which was the longest such streak in boxing history?
Joe Louis
Who was the first African American to play in the National Hockey League?
Willie O'Ree
What African American athlete won the Olympic gold medal in the individual event: the running long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer?
DeHart Hubbard
Who was the first African American heavyweight-boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
Who was known as the first African American Professional Race Car Driver in 1923?
Rajo Jack De Soto