Sports
Who was the champion boxer who won the heavyweight title three times, with a career record of 56 wins, five losses, and 37 knockouts, and in 2005, honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
Muhammad Ali
Who has the first major film studio in the United States owned by an African American?
Tyler Perry
In what state was Barack Obama a senator before his presidency?
Illinois
Richmond Heights originally had how many families?
26
Which Caribbean country was the world's first Black republic, gaining independence from France in 1804?
Haiti
Who is considered one of the greatest shooting guards, who spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA?
Kobe Bryant
Who was the first African American woman to create and executive produce a top 10 network series with Grey's Anatomy?
Shonda Rhimes
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?
Hair grower
In which decade was Richmond Heights Founded?
1940's
He was an anti-apartheid activist who was convicted of sabotage by the courts and was sent to jail for 27 years.
Nelson Mandela
Baseball was a White man's game for 100 years. That changed forever in 1946 when the Montreal Royals signed him, the first professional Black baseball player in the major leagues.
Jackie Robinson
Which two actors/ comedians starred in the Bad Boys Franchise?
Will smith and Martin Lawrence
Which of the following is Maya Angelou's first body of work?
I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing
Who was the Richmond Heights Founder?
Captain Frank C. Martin
Who was the first known Black person to be born in the 13 colonies?
William Tucker
Who is the only tennis player, male or female, to win ten Grand Slam titles in two different decades?
Serena Williams
Who became the youngest executive producer in history and earned several awards for her work at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards for a Hollywood film?
Marsai Martin
Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?
Bessie Coleman
Richmond Heights became a historic district in what year?
2016
In July of 1777, which became the first colony to ban slavery?
Who won the 2020 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year Award and 2020 Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated Magazine for her racial justice activism?
Naomi Osaka
Who is the actor that was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in January 2025 and is famous for his Academy Award-winning performances in Glory and Training Day?
Denzel Washington
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Ketanji Brown
Richmond Heights was originally intended for whom?
Black war Veterans from WWII
Born a slave, he is regarded as a prominent figure in African American and U.S. history. In 1872, he became the first Black man nominated as a vice-presidential candidate. He was a firm believer in equality for all people.
Frederick Douglass