Music
This genre of music recently celebrated it's 50th anniversary in 2023.
Hip-Hop/Rap
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Simone Biles
There is over ____ NAPA stores in the United States.
6000
This agricultural scientist developed over 300 products from peanuts, including dyes and plastics, to combat soil depletion in the South.
George Washington Carver
This woman became the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S.
Madame C.J. Walker
This entertainer who introduced the dance craze known as the "Twist."
Chubby Checker
This sprinter set a world record in the 100m and 200m dashes at the 1988 Olympics, earning the nickname “The Fastest Woman Alive”.
Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo).
This was the name of auto part store before the purchase and establishment as GPC in 1928.
Motor Parts Depot
This mathematician’s calculations for NASA were critical to the success of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing.
Katherine Johnson
This style of jump rope was made popular on the streets of American cities and employs two ropes.
Double Dutch
This record label co-founder is responsible for the career starts of multi-platinum artists such as Mariah, Usher, TLC, Outkast, Pink, Kanye & Rihanna
L.A Reid
US men's basketball team won a Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympics, also know as ______.
Dream Team
This is the professional automotive tool and equipment line of NAPA.
Carlyle Tools
This couple co-created the first home security system in 1966, laying the groundwork for modern surveillance technology.
Marie Van Brittan Brown & Albert Brown
This author wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God, a seminal work of the Harlem Renaissance.
Zora Neale Hurston
This composer and bandleader led an orchestra at Harlem’s Cotton Club, popularizing jazz standards.
Duke Ellington
This baseball player is known for his clutch hitting the postseason, earning the moniker 'Mr. October'.
Reggie Jackson
This Napa-sponsored NASCAR driver was the first rookie to win a national series championship in 2014.
Chase Elliot
This inventor was granted the first U.S. patent by an Black American in 1821 for a dry-cleaning process.
Thomas L. Jennings
This actor and host is first Black American to achieve EGOT status.
Whoopi Goldberg
This singer is the most awarded female artist of all time according to the Guinness World Records, with over 400 career wins.
Whitney Houston
This driver holds the record for the most accumulated points in F1 history.
Sir Lewis Hamilton
This is the first NAPA sponsored NASCAR National Series Competition.
1976 World 600 (Driver - Janet Guthrie)
This 21st-century technologist developed the 3D-printed ventilator splitter during COVID-19, expanding access to care.
Dr. Juliette McClendon
This actor has the most performance wins and the only person to win all four acting categories at the Tony awards.
Audra McDonald