Black History Month
Who started Black History Month?
Carter J. Woodson
Who is/was considered the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
Who famously said: "You get a car! You get a car! You get a car!"?
Oprah Winfrey
This 2018 superhero film, based on a Marvel Comics character, follows the story of T'Challa, the king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. What is the title of this movie?
Black Panther
Kwanzaa is a Swahili word that means what?
First Fruits
Who was the first African American Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglass
At the 2024 Grammy Awards show, who won the Global Impact Award?
Jay-Z
In 2013, this film detailed the life of a free black man who was abducted and sold into slavery. It won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. What is the title of this film?
12 Years a Slave
What landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Couty in 1954 declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional?
Brown v Board of Education
Who was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University?
W.E.B Dubois
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry
Who beat the Nazis in their own Olympics?
Jesse Owens
This 2014 film focuses on the historical events surrounding the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It features powerful performances and depicts the marches from Selma to Montgomery. What is the title of this movie?
Selma
Jay-z. a rapper and businessman, became the first hip-hop artist to be inducted into what prestigious institution in 2021?
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Sidney Poitier
True or False: Whitney Houston sang The National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV (25)?
TRUE
Who invented the traffic signal?
Garret Morgan
This movie tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program got off the ground
Hidden Figures
This African American scientist and inventor is best known for his agricultural innovations and is often called the "Peanut Man." Who is he?
George Washington Carver
What does the NAACP Stand For?
National Association for the Achievement of Colored People?
Beyonce, an iconic singer and performer, made history as the first Black woman to headline a music festival in 2018. Which music festival did she headline?
Coachella
Who invented the elevator?
Alexander Miles
Directed by Spike Lee, this 1992 film explores racial tensions in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant. What is the title of this movie?
Do the Right Thing
What year was the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund formed?
1939