Music
Name the first play by an African American to be produced on Broadway.
Fences; Color Purple; Raisin in the Sun; or Native Son
What is Raisin In the Sun
Who helped plan (design) the City of Washington, DC?
Frederick Douglass; Marion Barry; Benjamin Banneker; or Matthew Henson
Who is Benjamin Banneker
Ruby Bridges is the first African American to do what?
What is to
Attend an all-white
elementary school in the south
The Negro National Baseball League was established in what city?
New York; Baltimore; Los Angles; or Kansas City
What is
Kansas City
President Obama is the 46th President of the United State (true or false)
What is False
He is the 44th
He won an Academy Award for the Best Original Song for the "Theme of Shaft" in 1971?
Curtis Mayfield; Isaac Hayes; Smoky Robinson; or Barry White
Who is Isaac Hayes
A historically Black neighborhood in Washington, DC, LeDroit Park is located in which section of the city?
Northwest; Southwest; Southeast; or Northeast
What is the Northwest
Which African American women invented the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
Who is Gladys West
In 1909 the NAACP was founded in what city?
Philedelphia; DC; New York; or Atlanta
What is New York
President Obama represented what state as a U.S. Senator?
Michigan; Indiana; Illinois; or Wisconsin
What is Illinois
What Harlem Theater is the showcase of African American talent?
Howard; Royal; Apollo; or Warner
What is The Apollo Theater
He was the first African American to be commemorated on the National Mall in D.C..
Frederick Douglass; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Colin Powell; or Herman Cain
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Harvard's first African American Ph.D.d.
Charles Edward Anderson; MLK Jr.; Deval Patrick; or W.E.B. DuBois
Who is W.E.B. DuBois
The American Civil War begins in what state?
Virginia; Maryland; North Carolina; or South Carolina
What is South Carolina
In what year was Barack Obama elected the first African American President of the Harvard Law Review?
1990; 1991; 1992; or 1993
What is 1990
How many Grammy Awards did Michael Jackson win in 1984? (Seven or Eight)
Six; Seven; Eight; or Nine
What is Eight
He was the first Mayor of Washington, DC.
Marion Barry; Sharon Pratt; Walter Washington; Adrian Fenty
Who is Walter Washington
In what year was the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. first celebrated as a Nnational holiday?
1985; 1986; 1987; 1988
What is 1986
Mother Bethel A.M.E Church was founded by Richard Allen in what city?
Boston; Richmond; Philadelphia; or DC
What is Philadelphia
In what year was President Obama re-elected as the President of United States?
What is 2012
Who was the first African American female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987?
Dionne Warwick; Aretha Franklin; Whitney Houston; or Patti Labelle
Who is Aretha Franklin
In 1980 he launches BET in Washington, DC.
John H. Johnson; Michael Steele; Michael Powell; or Robert Johnson
Who is Robert Johnson
I was the first African American invited to dine at the White House. Who am I?
Benjamin Banneker; Whitney Young; Booker T Washington; or Ralph Bunche
Who is
Booker T. Washington
Kurt Schmoke is the first mayor of this city?
Flint; Annapolis; Baltimore; or Richmond
What is Baltimore
President Obama's father, Barack Obama, Sr. is a native of what African country?
Sengela; Nigeria; Kenya; or South Africa
What is Kenya