NSBE History
What's the Region V Chant? (Call and Response)
Response: Five Deep!
Who was the first black female in space?
Mae Jemison
What product is George Washington Carver known for inventing/sourcing?
Peanuts/Peanut Butter
Who is the first black president of Rice University?
President Reginald DesRoches
Which city is known as the birthplace of hip-hop?
The Bronx, New York
What are the colors in the NSBE Logo?
Red, Yellow, Green, Black
Who was the first black female self-made millionaire?
Madam CJ Walker
Who created the Three-Light Traffic Signal? (A. Jack Johnson, B. Harriet Tubman, C. Garrett Morgan, D.Morgan Freeman)
C. Garrett Morgan
When was the first Black person admitted to Rice?
1964
Who is the artist with the most Grammy Awards (23)? (She was also the most-nominated female artist in Grammy history, with 62 nominations)
Beyoncé
What are the dates of the NSBE National Convention 2024?
March 20-24, 2024
Yvonne Clark was the first black woman to get an engineering degree from Howard. What discipline was her degree in?
Mechanical Engineering
Who was the first black supreme court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
How many years did the first black professor at Rice stay, before leaving due to racial discrimination?
1 year
What law was passed in 2019 that prohibits discrimination based on hair style and hair texture? (This act followed a movement in 2018 that encouraged people to celebrate and embrace their unaltered hair.)
The Crown Act
Which of these companies hosted an info session during the Fall 2023 Semester? (A. Apple, B. Google, C. Amazon, D. Netflix)
B. Google
What are the names of the three women who were pivotal figures at nasa? (hint: hidden figures)
Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson
Who was the first black woman elected to Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
What year was the Black Student Union initiated?
1972
What is the Black National Anthem? (You can list multiple)
Lift Every Voice and Sing or Freestyle (Lil Baby)
What year did the the first NSBE meeting take place?
1974
Who is the wealthiest Black woman in the U.S.?
Oprah Winfrey (est. net worth of $2.5 billion)
Who invented the pacemaker?
Otis Boykin
Who was the first Black professor at Rice and what did they teach?
Kennard W. Reed Jr., Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Robert Johnson became the first African American billionaire when he sold what tv network in 2001?
BET (Black Entertainment Television)