Inventors/Tech
This scientist made more than 300 products from peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver.
What is James St. Patrick's nickname on the show Power?
Who is Ghost.
NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal began his career with which team?
What is Orlando Magic.
This woman became America's first self-made female millionaire in 1910.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker.
This 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning, fictional novel tells the story of two sisters through their correspondence.
What is The Color Purple.
This black inventor created the carbon light bulb filament, helped draft the patent for the telephone, designed an improved railroad car bathroom and an early ac unit.
Who is Lewis Latimer.
This renowned singer and jazz pianist became the first Black American to host a TV show when he hosted this show.
What is the Nat King Cole Show.
This Olympian is the most decorated woman in Olympic track history with 10 Olympic medals. She also set a new standard in for women in sports by severing her ties with Nike after they declined to guarantee she would not be punished for her performance in the months after childbirth.
Who is Allyson Felix.
This Black female Greek letter organization is the oldest, founded at Howard university in 1908.
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha.
This Anti-Slavery Newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass.
What is the North Star.
Computer scientist Lisa Gelobter assisted with the 1995 creation of this essential technology that led to the development of web animation.
What is Shockwave.
Number one best selling album of all time (Daily Double).
What is Michael Jackson's Thriller.
She became the first Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around title during the London Olympics in 2012.
Who is Gabby Douglass.
The first historically black college in America.
What is Cheyney University.
Before he wrote Roots, Alex Haley helped write the life story of this black nationalist leader.
Who is Malcolm X.
She is the senior vice president of AT&T and was inducted into the Women in Technology Internationals hall of fame where she holds 135 patents primarily in voice-over Internet protocol.
Who is Marian R. Croak.
This late actor graduated with a bachelors in directing from Howard University where he decided to pursue his career in acting after taking a class by Phylicia Rashad.
Who is Chadwick Boseman.
Name the Black baseball player who hit more homers in one season than Roger Maris.
Who is Sammy Sosa.
What state has the most black institutions of higher learning (Daily Double)?
What is Georgia.
Their Eyes were Watching God was published in 1937 and considered to be this Black author's most successful novel.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston
This chief engineer began working for IBM in the 1980s where he helped develop the first Color PC monitor and Gigahertz Chip.
Who is Mark Dean.
This musician was the first African-American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Who is Lauryn Hill.
In which city did Muhamad Ali stamp his name as the king of the heavyweight boxing championship?
What is Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo)
This woman became the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America in 1984.
Published in 1979, this part-time travel and part-slave narrative was written by Octavia Butler
What is Kindred.