General Black Trivia
Who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Samuel L. Jackson, and Spike Lee are all alumni of which college?
Morehouse College
Widely considered to be the greatest golfer of all time, who has won the most PGA tours ever?
Tiger Woods
Who was the first Black president of the United States of America?
Barrack Obama
Acclaimed anthropologist and first Black valedictorian of Williams College, who is the Davis Center named after?
Allison Davis
What does Juneteenth commemorate?
The end of slavery in the United States
Who is the fastest man alive?
Usain Bolt
Cementing his status as the greatest artist of his generation, if not of all time, what is Michael Jackson’s best-selling album? (Hint: It is also the best-selling album of all time)
Thriller
Who was the first Black person to serve on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
When was the Minority Coalition started?
1990
What is the 13th Amendment?
Prohibits the practice of slavery
What is the oldest historically Black fraternity in the country?
Alpha Phi Alpha
Who is the youngest MVP winner in NBA history?
Derrick Rose
What is the largest civil rights organization in the United States?
NAACP
How old is the Black Student Union (BSU) at Williams College?
Turns 54 this year
Who is the first Black man to get a PhD at Harvard?
W.E.B Du Bois
Who was the first Black woman to serve in Congress?
Shirley Chisolm
The movie Sinners recently broke records for receiving the most Oscar nominations in the awards' history. How many nominations did they receive?
16
How many Black senators are in the current Congress?
5
Who was the first Black graduate at Williams College?
Considered one of the greatest rap albums of all time, what is the name of Nas’ iconic debut album?
Illmatic
How old was Beyonce when Destiny’s Child dropped “Bills, Bills, Bills”, in 1999?
17
Hattie McDaniel, the first Black person to win an Oscar, won it for her role as a maid in which movie?
Gone with the Wind
What year was the Civil Rights Act passed?
1964
First Black person to gain tenure at a predominantly White University?
Allison Davis