Inventions
Firsts
Race to Justice Definitions
Arts & Entertainment
Miscellaneous
100
Elizabeth Magie created this game originally called "Landlord's Game" as a critique of the injustices of unchecked capitalism that eventually turned into a Parker Brothers board game.
What is Monopoly
100
Who is the first Black female NASA astronaut to travel into space?
Who is Mae Jemison?
100
The ability or right to control people or things
What is power
100
This actress is a lead in the ABC comedy series Fresh Off the Boat and was recently nominated for a Golden Globe in the movie Crazy Rich Asians.
Who is Constance Wu?
100
Who is the only first lady to hold two Ivy League degrees?
Who is Michelle Obama?
200
Nancy Johnson created what hand-cranked summer treat maker in 1843?
What is the ice cream maker?
200
Who was the first Black woman to compete at Wimbledon in 1951?
Who is Althea Gibson.
200
A system that maintains advantage and disadvantage based on social group memberships, and operates on individual, institutional and cultural levels.
What is oppression.
200
DAILY DOUBLE
Called the Queen of Tejano music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-American entertainers of the late 20th century.
200
In what year did American women win the right to vote?
What is 1920?
300
Shirley Jackson, a theoretical physicist was the first Black women to be awarded a Ph.D from MIT, invented this form of technology of sending papers through a machine.
What is a fax machine?
300
Who is the 1st black woman elected to US Congress and she represented NY's 12th congressional district?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
300
Local laws until 1965 that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
What are the Jim Crow Laws.
300
A comedian, actress, writer, producer, and LGBT activist, provided the voice of Dory in Finding Nemo, and has a popular day time tv show.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres?
300
Pakistani activist who, spoke out publicly against the Taliban's prohibition on the education of girls. She gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt at age 15
Who is Malala Yousafzai.
400
Marie Van Brittan Brown, an American nurse who lived in Queens, NY felt vulnerable in her house alone leading her to create the first system with cameras and a two-way microphone.
What is home security system?
400
Who is the first Black principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre?
Who is Misty Copeland?
400
DAILY DOUBLE
A set of advantages systemically conferred on a particular person or group of people; an unearned advantage
400
Known as an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights and as an AIDS advocate this transwoman is credited for starting the stone wall riots?
Who is Marsha P. Johnson.
400
In 1884, who addressed The House of Representatives arguing for an amendment to the US Constitution granting women the right to vote?
Who is Susan B Anthony?
500
Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you make that collar crisp enough to pop.
What is the ironing board?
500
Who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest in 1975?
Who is Junko Tabei?
500
A system of power that operates on a psychological level within individuals. These may be conscious or unconscious beliefs about ourselves and others based on race
What is internalized racism
500
This Mexican-Puerto Rican woman fought for her family to integrate into Californian schools long before Brown v. Board of Ed and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Obama,
Who is Sylvia Mendez.
500
What President initially declared Women’s History week which later expanded to Women’s History Month?
Who is Jimmy Carter?