Family History
Mrs. Edna Grooms' youngest sibling
Who was Aunt Nellene?
The year Jackie Robinson integrated baseball
What is 1947?
In the film, Black Panther, this was the source of Wakanda's wealth.
What is vibranium?
The first black person to be promoted to principal ballerina by the American Ballet Theater.
The only president that never lived in the White House
Who was George Washington?
The branch of service in which JT Grooms served
What is the Marines?
Four family members that played high school football
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The author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who was Maya Angelou?
This Supreme Court decision was a key factor in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s.
What was Brown v. the Board of Education?
The 16th president of the United States
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
The relative Billie Grooms stayed with when she moved to Pontiac.
Who was Aunt Frankie?
Tiger Woods' given first name
What is Eldrick?
This female rapper just had a baby with Migos rapper, Offset.
Who is Cardi B?
Her cancer cell cultures were used to create one of the most important cell lines in cancer research.
Who was Henrietta Lacks?
The number of senators in Washington DC
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The newest member of the Grooms family
Who is Carter Eugene Grooms? (Son of Joshua Grooms, born 5/24/18)
The team that drafted Kobe Bryant in 1996
What is the Charlotte Hornets?
This is the longest-running scripted US television show.
What is The Simpsons?
These black US fighter pilots were highly successful in escorting bombers in Europe during WWII.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
The stripes on the American flag represent this.
What are the 13 original colonies?
The number of people that lived in Grandmother Grooms' house in the first half of 1971.
What is 14?
Grandmother Grooms, Billie Hoover, Hervadine, Mark, Pat, Jeff, Tim, Rodney, Greg, Lillard, Eugene, Michael, George Edward, Chris
The US athlete to whom Cassius Clay was attracted at the 1960 Olympics.
Who was Wilma Rudolph?
This week, thirteen soccer team members and a coach were rescued from a cave in this country.
What is Thailand?
In the 2012 Olympics, she became the first black person to win the all-around gold medal in gymnastics.
Who was Gabrielle Douglas?
George Bush defeated this person in the controversial 2000 presidential election.
Who is Al Gore?