Capitals
Capitals
Black History
Black History
Bonus
100

What is the capital of Georgia?

Atlanta

Abbreviation: GA

100

What is the capital of Tennessee? 

Nashville

Abbreviation: TN

100

What North Carolina city was the first to desegregate schools?

Greensboro

100

Claudette Colvin, from Alabama, was the first Black person to do what?

Refuse to give up her seat on the bus.

100

How old was Claudette Colvin when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?

15

200

What is the capital of Arkansas?

Little Rock

Abbreviation: AR

200

What is the capital of Alabama?

Montgomery


Abbreviation: AL

200

Why did the Atlanta Race Riots occur?

Racist white people were mad that Black-owned business were wealthy and successful. 

200

Fannie Lou Hamer, from Mississippi, fought for what?

Voting Rights

200

What type of fruit did July Perry sell in Florida that made him rich?

Oranges

300

What is the capital of Mississippi?

Jacskon

Abbreviation: MS

300

What is the capital of North Carolina?

Raleigh

Abbreviation: NC

300

James Weldon Johnson, from Florida, wrote the lyrics to what?

The Black National Anthem

300

What was making racist white people mad in Ocoee Florida?

Black people were registering to vote.

300
What types of Black-owned businesses were the most successful in Atlanta?

Barbershops

400

What is the capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge

Abbreviation: LA

400

What is the capital of Florida?

Tallahassee 

Abbreviation: FL

400

The Friendship 9 were known for what?

Having a sit-in at a college to protest for equality. 

400

What were the Little Rock 9 known for?

Being the first Black children to go to Central High School, an all-white school.

500

What is the capital of South Carolina?

Columbia

Abbreviation:  SC

500
Aretha Franklin, a famous singer from Tennessee, won how many Grammy awards?

18

500

Madam CJ Walker is known for what?

Making Black hair products and being the first self-made millionaire in America.

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