Sports
Frank Robinson became the first Black American manager in major league baseball for what team?
Cleveland Indians
In 1984, what Black American singer won eight Grammy Awards?
Michael Jackson
What household item was invented by Sarah Boone?
Ironing Board
In 1910 about 50% of the black labor force was employed in what industry?
Agriculture
Who was the founder and president of the first Black American national labor union in 1869?
Isaac Myers
What Black American was once ranked as the number one tennis player in the world?
Arthur Ashe
His style of funk music and dance led the way for Disco and Hip Hop. Known as the "hardest working man in show business" and "the godfather of soul," who is he?
James Brown
August Jackson created what well-known desert?
Ice Cream
Who championed the principle of industrial/vocational education for black people?
Booker T Washington
Which black soldiers were with General George Washington when he crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Day in 1776?
Oliver Cromwell and Prince Whipple
At the age of 24, this golfer won the 82nd PGA Championship, beating Bob May in a three-hole playoff at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 20, 2000. Name Him.
Tiger Woods
Billie Holiday's life was the subject of what famous film?
Lady Sings the Blues
He was interested in plants at an early age and was an agriculturist who developed peanut products. Who was he?
George Washington Carver
Who founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
He worked for the NAACP and became the first field secretary in Jackson, Mississippi. He was shot in June 1963. Who was he?
Medgar Evers
Marlin Briscoe was the first Black starting quarterback for what football team?
Denver Broncos
Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?
Zora Neale Hurston
What Black American invented the railway telegraph?
Granville T Woods
In the late 19th Century there was a system of laws that enforced racial discrimination in the US. What was it called?
Jim Crow
With 20 years service who was the longest serving African American member of the Kentucky General Assembly?
Senator Georgia Powers
Who was the first Black American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Jackie Robinson
What musical genre emerged from three heavily populated Black isolated areas: the Mississippi Delta, the Piedmont, and East Texas.
The Blues
Hyram S Thomas was a chef who created what popular snack?
Potato Chip
What was the first African American periodical newspaper published in the US?
Freedom's Journal
Dorothy Height was the president of what organization?
National Council of Negro Women
In 1956 Althea Gibson became the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam title in what sport?
Tennis
In the 1920's the Lindy Hop was made famous at this Harlem Dance venue.
The Savoy Ballroom
Who invented a revolving brush used to clean streets?
Charles Brooks
Who was the first Black American appointed to the US Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marhsall
President Jimmy Carter honored the 761st Tank Battalion, and all black unit, for fighting in what war?
World War II
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron finished his baseball career in 1974 with what team?
Atlanta Braves
Lena Horne began her career as a singer and dancer in what New York entertainment club?
The Cotton Club
Generating revenues over $88 billion dollars annually, how many Black-owned businesses were there in the US in 2002?
nearly 1.2 million
What test was given to potential Black voters to determine whether they understood the US Constitution and could read?
Literacy Test
What African American served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013-2017?
Susan Rice
Who are the only two brothers that ever held the heavyweight boxing title?
Michael and Leon Spinks
In 1991 there were eight inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame including a husband and wife duo who sang "Proud Mary" in 1969. Who are they?
Ike and Tina Turner.
Sarah Breedlove Walker developed special hair care products for black women. Among them was the hot comb. By what name was she known?
Madam C.J. Walker
Who was the first Black American to receive the the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950?
Dr. Ralph Bunche
Who became the first woman to chair the NAACP?
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Who was the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight title?
Mike Tyson
What medium did Gordon parks use to describe Black Americans deprivation and racial discrimination?
Photography
Who became the only Black American member of the famous "Edison Pioneers", a group of people who worked with Edison before 1885?
Lewis Latimer
What Black American educator also served as an advisor to five US presidents?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Under the command of Col. Benjamin O Davis Jr, the 332nd destroyed 111 planes in the air and 150 on the ground while never losing a single bomber. They were awarded what honor for the service?
The Distinguished Flying Cross
What college basketball team did Magic Johnson lead to the NCAA championship?
Michigan State Spartans
What term refers generally to the artistic and socio-cultural awakening among black people in the 1920's and early 1930's?
The Harlem Renaissance
Who became the first African-American Billionaire in 2001
Robert "Bob" Johnson
How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to the south to rescue Black slaves?
19
In 1964 what Civil Rights Activist became the first African American woman prosecutor in Kentucky?
Alberta Odell Jones
What golfer became the first Black American to play in the Masters Tournament?
Lee Elder
Classic bluues singers Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, and Alberta Hunter, were women who came out of what performance tradition?
Vaudeville
Harry C Hopkins received a patent for enhancing what medical device?
Hearing Aid
Name the founder of the quarterly publication Journal of Negro History and Negro History Week (now Black History Month) who also established the first historical society devoted exclusively to research on the Black American.
Carter G Woodson
In what year did the US supreme court order school integration?
1955