Pop Culture
Who became the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl in 2007?
Tony Dungy
Who became the first black gymnast to win the Olympic all around gold in 2012?
Gabby Douglas
Which 1954 Supreme Court decision ended legal school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who founded the beauty brand "Fenty"
Rihanna
What major health campaign did Michelle Obama launch to fight childhood obesity?
Lets Move!
What is the legal name of Snoop Dog?
Calvin Cordozar Broadus
Which track star wore gold shoes at the 1996 Olympics?
Michael Johnson
What year did the Montgomery Bus Boycott begin?
1955
Which scientist developed hundreds of uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes?
George Washington Carver
Who became the first black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What year was Bob Marley born?
1945
Which speed skater became the first black women to win an individual Winter Olympic gold metal at Beijing 2022?
Erin Jackson
What Baltimore-based newspaper, founded in 1892, became one of the most influential Black newspapers advocating for civil rights and political equality?
The Baltimore Afro-American
Which NASA engineer invented the super soaker gun?
Lonnie Johnson
Which baseball legend also served in the U.S. Army during World War II?
Jackie Robinson
Which song became Drake's first Billboard Hot 100 #1 as a lead artist in 2016?
One Dance
Which boxing legend won Olympic gold in 1960 before becoming world heavyweight champion?
Muhammad Ali
Who became the first African American woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992?
Mae Jemison
Who patented the automatic closing doors still used today?
Alexander Miles
What year did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I have a dream" speech?
1963
Which Academy Award winning filmmaker wrote and directed the horror film "Get Out"?
Jordan Peele
Which Jamaican sprinter won gold in 3 consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, 2016)?
Usain Bolt
Although Maryland was a slave state during the Civil War, in what year did it finally abolish slavery through a new state constitution?
1864
Which inventor created the three-position traffic signal in 1923 after seeing a crash?
Garrett Morgan
Which Maryland-born abolitionist later served the Union Army during the Civil War as a scout, nurse, and spy?
Harriet Tubman