Sports
Who was the first African American to win baseball's most valuable player award?
Jackie Robinson
Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?
Bronx, NY
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?
Ebenezer Baptist
Which black idol made multiple inventions using peanuts?
George Washington
In what year did Jim Brown lead professional football in rushing?
1957
Who was the black man that was able to produce, compose, arrange, and perform his own music?
Quincy Jones
Who wrote the jazz classic, "It Don't Mean a Thing" ?
Edward Kennedy
What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
Congress of Racial Equality
Who created the three position traffic signal?
Garret Morgan
What year did Jackie Robinson join the Brooklyn Dodgers?
1947
What musician was the creator of "Afro Beat"?
Fela Kuti
In 1955, Contralto Marian Anderson became the first African American to sing on a stage at which auditorium?
The Metropolitan Opera House,New York
At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks occupation?
Department store seamstress
Who was the first black women to receive a patent for her invention?
Sarah E. Goode
What sport was Lee Elder famous in?
Golf
What city and state did Boys/Men originate in?
Philadelphia, PA
Which African American entertainer was the first to star in his own television series?
Nat King Cole
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I know why the Caged Bird Sings "?
Maya Angelou
What black women created iron boards?
Sarah Boone
Who was the first Black football player?
Charles Follis
Where was Biggie Smalls born?
Brooklyn, NY
Which record company was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit in 1959?
Motown Records
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
Cassius Clay
What year were street sweepers patented?
1896