Black History Trivia Round 2

SPORTS

100

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL        

 JACKIE ROBINSON 1947

200

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPION

ALTHEA GIBSON  1957

300

In 1967, this basketball superstar became the first African American to direct a major league sports team. 

Bill Russell

400

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN NASCAR STOCK CAR DRIVER    

 WENDELL OLIVER SCOTT

500

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN A WINTER OLYMPIC MEDAL       

DEBBIE THOMAS 1988

THEY DID IT FIRST

100

FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF FOR THE POTUS.

COLIN POWELL 1993

200

FIRST WOMAN BISHOP OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH   

 VASHTI MURPHY MCKENZIE

300

FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENERAL 

BENJAMIN O. DAVIS JR. 1940

400

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO GET A PILOT’S LICENSE    

BESSIE COLEMAN 1921

500

FIRST EVENING NEWS ANCHOR 

MAX ROBINSON 1978

AFRICAN AMERICAN SCIENCETISTS AND INVENTORS

100

First African American female astronaut.  Who is she?

Mae Jemison

200

His lubrication systems for steam engines made use of them easier. Who was he? 

Elijah McCoy “Real McCoy”

300

He never patented his invention, but they are called potato chips.  Who was he? 

George Crum

400

He developed improved techniques for blood storage. Who was he? 

Dr. Charles Drew

500

He developed the Thermos King, which allowed people to eat fresh food all year round.  Who was he? 

Frederick McKinley

DENVER'S FIRST

100

WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAYOR OF DENVER?

WELLINGTON WEBB

200

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN COLORADO.

  JESSIE WHALEY MAXWELL

300

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN QUARTERBACK FOR THE DENVER BRONCOS?

MARLIN BRISCOE

400

NAME OF FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE DOCTOR IN DENVER?

Dr. Justina Ford

500

DENVER FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO GET AN ARCHITECTURE LICENSE IN COLORADO.  THE HOME HE DESIGNED STILL STANDS ON 26TH AVE.  

JOHN R. HENDERSON JR.

AWARD WINNERS

100

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN THE PULITZER PRIZE?

GWENDOLYN BROOKS FOR POETRY, “ANNIE ALLEN” 1950

200

FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN BEST LEAD ACTRESS EMMY AWARD IN A DRAMA SERIES?                   

VIOLA DAVIS FOR “HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER,” 2015

300

HE TAUGHT AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL BUT BEFORE THAT HE WAS A WINNER OF A GOLD MEDAL AT THE 1952 HELSINKI GAMES

 JEROME BIFFLE

400

She was the first African-American woman to win an Emmy and a Golden Globe. 

Gail Fisher

500

She is the only Black woman to ever win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. 

Isabel Sanford