Winter Olympics
Who is the first Black Athlete from any country to win a gold medal at the winter olympics?
Vonetta Flowers - Bobsled - 2002-USA
Known for his work with peanuts this scientist also made major contributions to agriculture through soil chemistry.
Who is George Washington Carver
In which group did Beyoncé Knowles formerly belong?
Who is Destiny's Child?
He was the first basketball player to score 100 points in a single game, and was also the first to score 30,000 points in the NBA.
Who is Wilt Chamberlin?
Who gave the famous "I have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who was the first Black woman to win a medal in the winter olympics?
Debi Thomas - Bronze -Figure Skating 1988
This was invented in 1923 by Garrett Morgan which helped improve traffic and decrease accidents.
What is the "three light" traffic light?
Who is the artist(s) with the most Grammy Awards in the Rap category?
Jay-Z and Kanye West Tied with 24
He is the NFL's all time leading rusher and won 3 Superbowls as a member of the Dallas Cowboys during the 1990s.
Who is Emmit Smith?
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who is the first African American to win Gold in an individual event at the Winter Olympics?
Shani Davis - Speedskater - 2006
The light bulb itself was perfected by Thomas Edison, but the innovation used to create longer-lasting light bulbs with a carbon filament came from this African American inventor.
Who is Lewis Latimer
Who was the first Black actor to win an Academy Award?
Who is Hattie McDaniel -for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind. -1939-
He broke Babe Ruth's home-run record when he hit his 715th home-run in 1974.
Who is Hank Aaron?
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali
Who is the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympic History?
Who is Elana Meyers Taylor - Two-Woman Bobsled 2010-Bronze, 2014-silver, 2018-silver, 2022 Bronze and Monobob 2022-Silver
He was the first African American astronaut in space?
Who is Guino Bluford?
This rapper was part of the cast that won the Academy Award for Best Picture in the the movie, "Crash".
Who is Ludacris?
He was the first African-American to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. (Hint: His name is associated with the historic Liberty Outdoor Classic)
Who is Arthur Ashe?
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Who is Morgan Freeman
Who made history as the first Black Woman to win an individual speed skating gold medal?
Erin Jackson - 2022 - 500m
Engineer Lonnie Johnson holds more than 250 patents, most of which are for this famous childhood toy?
What is the Super Soaker?
Who is the youngest Black artist to win a Grammy?
Who is Blue Ivy Carter- 9 years and 66 days
Who was the first African-American baseball player in the Major Leagues?
Who is Moses Fleetwood Walker.
Who said, "Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." ?
Dr. Mae Jemison - First African American woman in space.