Black History #1
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
A) Alpha Phi Alpha
B) Kappa Alpha Psi
C) Delta Sigma Theta
This African American woman was the first woman to hold a pilot license. She was denied entry in flying schools in the United States. She taught herself French and moved to France to earn her pilot license.
Bessie Coleman
Beyonce used to sing with this hit group.
Destiny's Child
This African American entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
A)Sheila Johnson
B)Janet Jackson
C)Madame CJ Walker
C)Madame CJ Walker
Who is the first African American woman to own a TV studio?
A)Oprah Winfrey
B)Shonda Rhimes
C)Tyra Banks
A)Oprah Winfrey
The first African American to play in the MLB (major league baseball)
A)Willie Mays
B) Jackie Robinson
C) Barry Bonds
B) Jackie Robinson
What is the name of the first African American Greek sorority for college students?
A) Alpha Kappa Alpha
B) Zeta Phi Beta
C) Sigma Gamma Rho
Who was the first President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who is the first African American woman to become a US Supreme Court Justice?
A)Shirley Chisolm
B) Ketanji Brown Jackson
C)Elena Kagan
B) Ketanji Brown Jackson
An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and found this popular cookie brand.
A)Chips Ahoy
B)Famous Amos
C)Oreo
B)Famous Amos
Who was the first African American write to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Toni Morrison
Who made the term "YOLO" (You Only Love Once) popular?
A) Jay-Z
B)Drake
C)Snoop Dogg
A) Drake
Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany?
A)Jesse Owens
B)Usain Bolt
C)Carl Lewis
What holiday commemorates the emancipation of Black people who were enslaved in the US?
A)Independence Day
B)Juneteenth
C)Kwanzaa
B)Juneteenth
Which African American woman was arrested 9 months prior to Rosa Parks for not giving up her seat to white passengers?
A)Ida B Wells
B)Claudette Colvin
C)Fannie Lou Hammer
B)Claudette Colvin
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
A) Jimmy Carter
B) Gerald Ford
C) Ronald Reagan
B)Gerald Ford
Who was the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court?
A) Clarence Thomas
B)Ketanji Brown Jackson
C)Thurgood Marshall
C) Thurgood Marshall
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have A Dream" speech?
A) Feb. 7, 1969
B) Sept. 11, 1965
C)Sept. 9, 1965
C)Sept. 9, 1965
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
A)Tyler Perry Studios
B) BET - Black Entertainment Television
C)OWN - Oprah Winfrey Network
B) BET - Black Entertainment Television
In January 2021, this individual became the first African American woman Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Who was the first African-American to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939)?
Hattie McDaniel
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Maya Angelou
Which amendment in the US Constitution abolished slavery "within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."?
13th Amendment
This African American rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also wrote and directed the famous STARZ television shows Power, Ghost and Force.
50 Cent
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools AND name the year.
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1954