Famous People
Who refused to give up her seat in Montgomery Alabama?
A: Madea
B: Lindesy Johnson
C: Rosa Parks
ROSA ROSA ROSAAAA
What year was slavery brought to America?
A:1214
B:1619
C:1890
1619
Where Was The Black Panther Party (BPP) founded? *Bonus 10 pts if you can guess the year*
A: New Orleans, LA
B: Oakland, CA
C: Richmond, NC
Oakland California in 1966
What was else was Madam CJ Walker known for other than Hair Products?
A: Feminine Hygiene
B: Makeup
C: Wigs
Feminine Hygiene
In 2005, The Grammys had their 1st Black Woman Host, Who was it?
A: Queen Latifah
B: Alicia Keys
C: Beyonce
Queen Latifah
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
A: Thurgood Marshall
B: James Brown
C: John Jay
Thurgood Marshall
When did the first African American woman graduate from nursing school in the United States?
A: 1879
B:1956
C:1782
1879
The first Jim Crow Laws segregated train passengers. Where was it Passed?
A: Tennessee
B: Alabama
C: Texas
Tennessee
Billie Holiday has a song called "Strange Fruit". What is the strange fruit a metaphor of?
A: Poisonous Berries
B: Being called a Monkey
C: Black People being Lynched
Black People being Lynched..
What does B.E.T. stand for?
A: Black Entertainment Television
B: Bring Ethnicities Together
C: Beautifully Ethnic Television
BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISON
Who was the first black colonist killed in the Boston Massacre?
A: Leslie Wood
B: Henry Brown
C: Crispus Attucks
Crispus Attucks
WHEN did Rosa Refuse to give up her seat?
A: June 1995
B: December 1955
C: October 1945
December 1955
What state would you have to visit if you wanted to see The Penn Center, one of the first Southern Schools for freed slaves?
A: Mississippi
B: Kentucky
C: South Carolina
South Carolina
Who is Katherine Johnson?
A: A woman who helped shape minorities in NASA
B: A Feminist Movement Leader
C: Lyndon Johnson's Wife
The woman who helped NASA
(She's in Hidden Figures played by Taraji P. Henson)
Name 3 Famously Black Record Labels
What famous boxer grew up in Prince George's County?
A: Sugar Ray Leonard
B: Mohammed Ali
C: Mike Tyson
Sugar Ray Leonard
On May 17, 1895. 15 jockeys rode in the Kentucky Derby, how many of the 15 were black people?
A: 0
B: 13
C: 6
13
What was the Greenwood Area in Tulsa Oklahoma known as in 1921?
A: Black Wall Street
B: Red Summer
C: Home Of The Blacks
Black Wall Street
Clara B. Williams was not allowed in the College Classrooms, she took her notes outside the door standing up. How old was she when she graduated?
A: 51
B: 30
C: 26
51
Taking Over the Charts, what genre of music took over the late 80s- early 90s- mid 2000s?
A: R&B
B: Soul
C: Rap
R&B
Who was the first African-American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
A: Leonardo Trice
B: Ralph J. Bunche
C: Madam CJ Walker
Ralph J. Bunche
When did the first Africans arrive in America?
A: 1619
B: 1781
C: 1526
1526
In 1870, What state elected the first A-A to be a Representative In the U.S Congress?
A: South Carolina
B: Nevada
C: Colorado
South Carolina
Who was the FIRST to not stand up for a white man in 1955?
A: Rosa Parks
B: Genevieve Row
C: Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin
Who was the first Black Woman Rapper to have a street named after her?
A: Cardi B
B: Missy Elliot
C: Ciara
Missy Elliot