Jeopardy: Black History Month Style

Inventors

100

I discovered the many uses for peanuts. Who Am I?

George Washington Carver

200

I produced and sold hair-care products for African American women. Who Am I?

Sarah Breedlove Walker (Madam CJ Walker)

300

I invented the improved traffic signal as well as the sewing machine pattern. Who Am I?

Garret Morgan 

400

I invented America's first clock made of wood in 1753. Who Am I?

Benjamin Banneker

500

I invented the improved version of the light bulb. Who Am I?

Lewis Latimer

Civil Rights Activist

100

I am a leader during the Civil Rights Movement who is famous for my "I Have a Dream" speech. Who Am I?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

200

I am a popular figure during the Civil Rights Movement and am also a Muslim minister. Who Am I?

Malcolm X

300

I am a popular figure during the Civil Rights Movement in which I refused to give up my seat on the city bus. Who Am I?

Rosa Parks 

400

I am an African American Abolitionist who helped free slaves using the Underground Railroad. Who Am I?

Harriet Tubman

500

I am a political leader who was also the First Black President of South Africa. Who Am I?

Nelson Mandela 

Sports

100

I am the First African American to play in Major League Baseball. Who Am I?

Jackie Robinson

200

I am known as the greatest boxer of all time. Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee. Who Am I?

Muhammad Ali

300

I am the First African American woman to win three gold medals in track and field. Who Am I?

Wilma Rudolph

400

I am one of the First Black Athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. Who Am I? 

Althea Gibson

500

I am an African American athlete known as the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history. Who Am I?

Jesse Owens

Musicians

100

I am one of the most influential artists in jazz history and can play the trumpet like no other. Who Am I? 

Louis Armstrong 

200

I am one of the most popular female jazz singers and helped revolutionize the genre. Who Am I?

Ella Fitzgerald

300

I am a leader of the jazz orchestra and known for being the greatest jazz composer. Who Am I?

Duke Ellington 

400

I am the most popular female blues singer during the Jazz Age. Who Am I?

Bessie Smith

500

I am a legendary musician who pioneered the genre of soul music during the 1950s. Who Am I?

Ray Charles 

Educators

100

I am the co-founder of the NAACP and am the author of "The Souls of Black Folk". Who Am I?

W.E.B DuBois 

200

I am an African American educator who founded what is now called Tuskegee University. Who Am I? 

Booker T. Washington

300

I am the First African American to serve on the Supreme Court Justice. Who Am I?

Thurgood Marshall 

400

I am an African American educator who was one of the founders of the NAACP. I also helped battle sexism, racism, and violence. Who Am I? 

Ida B. Wells 

500

I am the first African American woman to be elected into the U.S. Congress. Who Am I?

Shirley Chisholm