Black Inventors/Engineers
NSBE Knowledge
Black History
Black Culture
Mizzou
100

Is famously known for his work with peanuts

George Washington Carver

100

What NSBE stands for

The National Society of Black Engineers

100

A secret network of safehouses and passageways that allowed as many as 100,000 slaves to escape to freedom

The Underground Railroad

100

The King of Pop

Michael Jackson

100

Mizzou's colors

Black and Gold

200

The first self made female millionaire

Madame CJ Walker

200

The NSBE logo

A torch representing NSBE's commitment to to excellence, sense of community, and passion for supporting initiatives regarding STEM and opportunities for its constituents. 

200

This civil rights group/political party famously wore berets and shares a name with a Marvel superhero

The Black Panther Party

200

The first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player

Jackie Robinson

200

The name of the Mizzou Mascot

Truman the Tiger

300

NASA's first black female engineer. (Bonus points if you can name all 3 Hidden Figures.)

Mary Jackson (Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson)

300

The upcoming NSBE convention in March 2026 will be the ___ annual convention

51st

300

Famously said "A man who stands for nothing will fall for everything."

Malcolm X

300

What BET Stands for

Black Entertainment Television

300

The number of columns that still remain on campus in Francis quadrangle.

6

400

The first black woman in space

Mae Jemison

400

The NSBE Mission Statement

To increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.

400

A dialect of English, created and commonly spoken by Black Americans.

African American Vernacular English

400

The 12th highest grossing film of the year set in the Jim Crow South that analyzes music, specifically Blues music and its relation to black culture

Sinners

400

The year of the first homecoming

1911

500

The inventor of lubrication cups that evenly distributed oil over an engine's moving parts, making railroad operations much more efficient. Also the inventor of ironing boards and lawn sprinklers. (*Hint)

Elijah McCoy

500

NSBE was founded at this university

Purdue University

500

The first black person to serve as a supreme court justice

Thurgood Marshall

500

This rapper won a Pulitzer prize for his 2017 album

Kendrick Lamar

500

Mizzou was founded in the year ___

1839

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