Music
This music genre is characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
What is Hip Hop?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Called the "Peanut Man", this person was popularized peanut butter and developed hundreds of uses for peanuts?
Who is George Washington Carver?
NAACP stands for ...
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
This performer was often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This Jamaican sprinter is known as the fastest man alive.
Who is Usain Bolt?
He wrote, directed, produced, or acted in over 40 movies, including the "Madea" films. In 2015 he bought a former military base in Atlanta, which he converted to a film and television production studio.
Who is Tyler Perry?
He has also been a part of MANY television shows and on-stage plays.
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I have A Dream Speech" in this year.
When is 1963?
This person was the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for music.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This boxer refused the Vietnam War draft and later regained his heavyweight title.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This person is the first African American woman appointed as a Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Name any of the three African American mathematicians/scientists who worked at NASA and were portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for their contributions in the early days of the U.S. space program.
Who are Katherine Johnson, Dorthy Vaughan, or Mary Jackson?
This group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
This company was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
1. Telfar Clothing
2. BET (Black Entertainment Television)
3. Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)
What is BET (Black Entertainment Television)?
This athlete was the first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
Who is Toni Morrison?
This woman's cancer cells were the source of the HeLa cell line, one of the most important cell lines in medical research.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This influential record label was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit and played a pivotal role in the development of music.
What is Motown Records?
This athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This person became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State in 2001.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
This person invented the three light traffic signal in 1923.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This institute was the first HBCU in the US founded in 1837.
What is the Cheyney University of Pennslyvania?