Black History - I
What's the month BEFORE Black History Month?
A) January
B) February
C) March
D) June
January
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?
A.) Rosa Parks
B.) Harriet Tubman
C.) Katherine Johnson
Who is Harriet Tubman, who also worked later in life on women's suffrage movement.
Who invented the elevator?
A.) Alexander Miles
C.) Oscar E. Brown
D.) G. E. Becket
Alexander Miles
Who currently holds the second place ranking for most Grammys ever won.
A) Quincy Jones
B) Stevie Wonder
C) Beyoncé
D) Aretha Franklin
Stevie Wonder. He has won 25 Grammy awards.
Quincy Jones has won 27.
Who is the first African American Olympian to win the All Around Title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
Who started Black History Month?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Stevie Wonder
C) Carter J. Woodson
D) Patrisse Cullors
Carter J. Woodson
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
A) James Earl Jones
B) Denzel Washington
C) Sidney Poitier
BONUS 100 pts if you can name the movie.
Sidney Poitier - Lilies of the Field
Who was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century? This person also famously said, "Where there is no vision; there is no hope."
A) Alexander Miles
B) G.E. Becket
C) George Washington Carver
D) Neil deGrasse Tyson
George Washington Carver
Which record company was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit in 1959?
A.) Sun Records
B.) Atlantic Records
C.) Motown Records
D.) Chuck Berry
Motown Records
Who is considered the fastest man in the world?
Usain Bolt
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
A) Clarence Thomas
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Colin Powell
D) William Hastie
Thurgood Marshall
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation included a passage for African Americans to be able to vote?
A) True
B) False
False. It was an executive order by President Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves.
Voting rights, unfortunately, did not come until about 100 years later.
Which NASA scientist invented the thermoelectric energy converter, AND accidentally invented the Super Soaker?
A) Garret Morgan
B) Lonnie Johnson
C) Oscar E. Brown
Fun Fact: This person was attempting to develop a refrigeration system using water instead of freon due to environmental risk when the Super Soaker idea came about.
Lonnie Johnson
Who was the star of Black Panther?
A) Chadwick Boseman
B) Denzel Washington
C) Samuel L. Jackson
Chadwick Boseman
Who was the first Black Major League Baseball player?
100 pt bonus: What MLB team did he play with?
200 pt bonus: What college did he attend?
Jackie Robinson
LA Dodgers
UCLA
Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Side note: GA Tech unveiled a statue of this person in 2018 to invite conversation.
A) Martin Luther King, Jr.
B) Malcolm X
C) Rosa Parks
D) Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Claudette Colvin - 9 months earlier
What was the name of a prominent anti-slavery newspaper in the 19th century?
A) The South Star
B) The North Star
C) Freedom
D) Railroad Times
100 pt Bonus: Name the author of this publication.
The North Star
Fredrick Douglas
Fun Fact: The North Star has recently been revived, per se, by activist Shaun King as an online forum.
Who invented the first incandescent light bulb?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) James E. West
C) G.E. Becket
D) Lewis Howard Latimer
Hint: This person was featured in our BLM Bingo recently.
Lewis Howard Latimer
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best leading actress?
A) Angela Bassett
B) Halle Berry
C) Whoopi Goldberg
100 Bonus points if you can name the movie.
Halle Berry
Monster's Ball
Who was the first quarterback in the National Football League history to record two 1,000 yards rushing seasons.
Hint: It's not Drew Brees.
Lamar Jackson
Who was the first African American to be appointed to a US cabinet-level position?
A) Colin Powell
B) Robert C. Weaver
C) Patricia Roberts Harris
Robert C. Weaver. He was appointed Secretary of HUD in 1966.
In the movie Hidden Figures, what is the name of the main character that was the best mathematician at NASA ?
A.) Katherine Johnson
B.) Mary Jackson
C.) Dorothy Vaughn
Katherine Johnson
What did Garret Morgan invent?
A) Traffic Signal
B) Door Bell
C) Shoe Horn
D) Spark Plug
Traffic Signal
What is the stage name of the female rapper, actress, and producer Dana Owens?
A) Missy Elliott
B) Nicki Minaj
C) Dr. Spaulding
D) Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Who is known as the fastest woman in the world?
A) Allyson Felix
B) Florence Griffith Joyner
C) Marion Jones
Florence Griffith Joyner, also known as Flo-Jo.
Fun Fact: Flo-Jo's sister-in-law is Jackie Joyner Kersee. Talk about a fast family!