Black History
In what year was the Civil Rights Act signed and by what President?
What is, 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson
What African American was credited for inventing the folding chair for classrooms?
What is; Nathaniel Alexander.
An African American from Lynchburg Virginia invented the folding chair in 1911 to be used in classrooms, churches and auditoriums.
Who was the first African American artist to perform at the Super Bowl?
What is; Ella Fitzgerald in 1972 in New Orleans for Super Bowl VI
What black artist played the role of the scarecrow in the movie, "The Wiz"?
What is; Michael Jackson
Who was the first African American baseball player to play in the Major Leagues and in what year?
What is; Jackie Robinson in 1947
Who was the first black woman to run for president?
What is; Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first black self made millionaire and what did they invent?
What is; Madam C. J. Walker, Hair growth product.
Born in Delta LA. in 1867 known for being an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and for becoming the first black self made Millionaire for marketing hair growth products for black women.
What female artist is known as, "Queen B"?
What is; Beyonce'
What was the name of the movie that Denzel Washington won his 2nd Oscar for Best Actor?
What is; Training Day in 2001
What African American female tennis player holds the record for the most grand slam singles titles and what city is she from?
What is; Serena Williams with 23 grand slams
"Straight Out Of Compton"
What black activist said, "Rioting Is The Voice Of The Unheard"?
What is; Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is credited for inventing the three-light signal Traffic Light?
What is; Garrett Morgan
Born in 1877 in Claysville, Kentucky. He was known for inventing the gas mask and eventually the three signal traffic light in 1923.
What city is credited for being the birth place of Hip Hop Music?
What is; The Bronx New York
Who played T'Challa in the movie Black Panther?
What is; Chadwick Boseman
Who was the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
What is; Doug Williams
What was the name of the young black boy who was lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman?
What is; Emmett Till
Who is credited for inventing the Touch Tone phone as a more accurate dialing system than the rotary dial?
What is; Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
Dr. Jackson was one of the first black women to earn a Bachelor's degree and the first to earn a PhD in Physics from MIT University.She invented the technology responsible for creating the first Touch-Tone phone, fiber optic cells, solar cells and Caller ID and Call waiting.
What rapper spoke these Lyrics
Is There A Heaven For A G?
What is; 2Pac
Which was the first movie appearance that Tupac Shakur starred in;
1. Poetic Justice 2. Juice 3. Nothing But Trouble
What is; Nothing But Trouble in 1991
Who was the youngest black female tennis player to win a major?
What is; Coco Gauff at the age of 19 won the US Open in 2023
What was the name given to the wealthiest black city in the south in the early 1900's?
What is; Black Wall Street
Who was the first medical surgeon to perform an open heart surgery on a human being and in what year?
What is; An African American man named Dr. Daniel Hale in 1893
Daniel Hale was born in Hollidaysburg, PA. in 1856. He was the founder of Provident Hospital established to create opportunities for black nurses entering the medical field. He was the first doctor to perform a successful open heart surgery in 1893 without X-rays, blood transfusion or antibiotics.
What rapper put in his lyrics, "Spokane Get Ya Money Man", and name the song?
What is; Snoop Dog, "Still A G Thang"
Who played the role of the mother of Michael B. Jordan in the movie, "CREED"?
What is; Phylicia Rashad
What African American female athlete won the most World Championship medals?
What is; Simone Biles
Simone Biles holds the record for 30 World Championship medals and 23 Gold medals. She was the first African American to win the world all around title and the first woman to win it three consecutive times.
Which amendment within the constitution records the ending of and abolished slavery?
What is; The 13th Amendment
At Thanksgiving would a black family serve pumpkin pie or sweet potato pie?
What is; sweet potato
Finish the Lyrics: Started from the bottom;
What is; Now we here
What is the name of the movie that recognizes the 3 black women who were credited for assisting NASA in putting the first man into space with a safe reentry?
What is; Hidden Figures
What is the name given where African Americans celebrate their true freedom and day of independence?
What is; Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 Galveston Texas)
For thanksgiving in a black home is macaroni and cheese a meal or a side dish?
What is side dish
What was the name of the artist and the name of the song that was sung at the end of the movie, Wakanda Forever?
What is; Rihanna, "Lift Me Up"
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
What is; Cassius Marcellus Clay
What was the name of the young girl who became the first African American student to walk into an all white school during the segregation period?
What is; Ruby Bridges
Finish the lyrics: And since we all came from a woman;
Got our name from a woman and our game from a woman
In what movie did Queen Latifah star in with Jada Pinkett, Vivica Fox, and Kimberly Elise. Where they were depicted as bank robbers?
What is; Set It Off
Who was the first black athlete to become a billionaire?
What is; Michael Jordan
In what city, state and year was the first ship of enslaved African Americans that arrived in America?
What is; Jamestown Virginia, 1619
In the movie, "The Hate You Give". What is the meaning of the statement, "Thug Life"
What is; The hate U Give Little Infants (F's) Everyone
Which National tragedy started the movement of Black Lives Matter?
1. The murder of Trayvon Martin and his killers acquittal.
2. Michael Brown an unarmed black young man shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson Missouri
3. Eric Gardner choked out by police officers in New York while trying to tell them he could not breath.
Trayvon Martin murdered by a neighborhood watch man who saw him as a criminal that did not belong in his predominately white community.