Black History 1
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Alpha Phi Alpha
What is a common symbol shown on Valentines day
A Heart
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What is a popular food eaten on Valentines day?
Candy and Chocolate
What was the name of the African-American Woman who helped hundreds of slave escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Jackie Robison was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Famous Valentine's poem which starts with "Roses..."
What is 'Roses are red, violets are blue'
What Harlem theatre is a showcase for African- American talent
The Apollo
What is the Valentine's Day gift that people spend the most on?
Jewelry is typically spend the most on for February 14, at a whopping $5.8 billion per year!
What leading crusader against lynching founded the first black women's suffrage organization?
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Who became the first woman candidate for president?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
What flower is given most on Valentines Day
Roses
Which of the following African-Americans as once ranked as the number one tennis player in the world?
Arthur Ashe
What is Miss Kovar's favorite Valentines candy?
Reese's
(All Candy)
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?
Tuskegee Institute
Who was the first African-American to travel in space?
Who is Guion Stewart Bluford
Famous website we sometimes use to watch things in class, that was invented on Valentine's Day.
What is Youtube
What notable scientist, astronomer, and inventor was commissioned to help layout Washington, D.C.?
Benjamin Banneker
What is the Holiday named after
St. Valentine
What case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no black-free or slave could be a US citizen?
What is the Dred Scott case
Who performed the world's first open heart surgery?
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Who are the Greek & Roman goddess of Love?
Greek: Aphrodite
Roman: Venus
Who was responsible for starting Black History week?
Carter G. Woodson
What day was Saint Valentines executed?
February 14th
What were the black soldiers who primarily fought Native Americans in the West after the Civil War?
Who were Buffalo Soilders