Women Inventors
Famous N.C. AA
Inventions
African Americans
A Time Was Had
100

Create hair care products for black people

Who is Madame C.J. Walker?

100

Born in Goldsboro, NC.  He helped the Seattle Seahawks win the 2026 Super Bowl.

Who is Jarran Ried?

100

Name of the invention that relieves cough, cold, and congestion and is applied to the chest.

What is Vicks VapoRub?

100

Received the Army Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Silver Star, and Presidential Unit Citation and the coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC bears his name.

Who is Lawrence Joel?

100

What does GHOE mean?

The Greatest Homecoming on Earth?

200

Creator of the folding cabinet bed. 

Who is Sarah E. Goode?

200

The first black mayor of Greensboro, NC.

Who was Yvonne Johnson?

200

Nathaniel improved this invention to be used in crowded spaces like churches, schools, and auditoriums.

What is the folding chair?

200

Artist, sculptor, and Art Teacher whose imagery of President Franklin Roosevelt was used as a model to design the dime.

Who is Selma Burke?

200

A yearly jazz concert is held in High Point, NC in honor of this African American musician.

Who is John Coltrane?

300

Patented a natural gas-powered central heating furnace.  

Who is Alice H. Parker?

300

He made bricks by hand and became known nationally and internationally.  

Who is George Henry Black?

300

This invention is utilized as the foundation to removing wrinkles from clothes and making them look better once it's used.

What is the ironing board?

300

Born in N.Y. but reared in N.C. and is commonly known as the GOAT in basketball.

Who is Michael Jordan?

300

Ezell Blair, Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond.

Who are the Greensboro Four?

400

Her invention provides a treatment for cataract surgery.

Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?

400

The first black resident in Pediatrics at Wake Forest College and NC Baptist Hospital.  Also, the first black pediatrician in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Who is Dr. Charlie Kennedy?

400

Without this invention firefighters' jobs would be a lot harder when going in and out of buildings.

What is a fire escape ladder?

400

Graduates of NC A&T State University that built a multimillion-dollar beauty industry.

Who are Eunice and Joe Dudley?

400

Which city and state is known for having the first segregated golf courses?

What is Greensboro, North Carolina

500

A New York nursed who invented the first closed-circuit television (CCTV) home security system.

Who is Marie Ban Brittan Brown?

500

World War II Tuskegee Airman born in Winston-Salen, NC. that earned the 3rd highest valor medal. Name the person and the medal earned.

Who is Spurgeon Ellington and what is the Distinguished Flying Cross?

500

Created a lubricating device that makes riding on trains or anything with wheels pleasant riding and what is the phase connected to the quality of a product based on inventions.

Who is Elijah McCoy and the phase: Is that the Real McCoy?

500

First African American to use the legal system to gain his freedom in 1820 after being illegally kidnapped and sole into slavery. 

Who is Benjamin Benson?

500

Who was the inventor that created the famous toy that revolutionized the way kids play outside and what is the name of the toy. 

Who is Lonnie Johnson and what is the  Supersoaker?

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