Arts & Literature
What Harlem theatre is a showcase for Black talent?
The Apollo
NBA superstar Michael Jordan played college basketball at what university?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What Black American triggered the “Montgomery Bus Boycott”?
Rosa Parks
Who became the first African American woman billionaire in 2004?
Oprah Winfrey
What African American woman used the trial and error method to invent hair care products in 1905?
Madam C.J. Walker
What term refers generally to the artistic and socio-cultural awakening among black people in the 1920s and early 1930s?
Harlem Renaissance
Originally dubbed Tamla Records in 1959, what highly successful record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. incorporate in 1960?
Motown Records
What term is used to describe the second leg of the triangular slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas between 1520 and 1860?
The “Middle Passage”
What US federal government agency founded over 4000 schools, including Howard University?
Freedmen’s Bureau
Who was the first man to discover the North Pole and to plant the American flag there?
Matthew Henson
The first work authored by a black female former slave, what was the name of Harriet A. Jacobs’ 1861 work?
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
What boxer gave Muhammad Ali his first professional loss?
Joe Frazier
Who wrote From Slavery to Freedom, a comprehensive book on the history of Black Americans?
John Hope Franklin
Name 2 of the 4 colleges that make up the Atlanta University Center, the largest contiguous consortium of African-Americans in higher education in the United States.
Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, Morehouse College, and Morehouse School of Medicine
The Holland Tunnel in New York City was designed and constructed by what African American?
Joseph L. Parker
Claude McKay and James Weldon Johnson were writers of the Harlem Renaissance period. Which one of them was born in Jamaica?
Claude McKay
This hip-hop mogul has a record label, clothing line, beverage and movie production companies. He initiated the careers of LL Cool J and Will Smith. Who is he?
Russell Simmons
Richard Allen spearheaded the fight against racial discrimination through his church ministry. What was the name of his church?
African Methodist Episcopal Church
What was the name of the first all-Black Medical school?
Meharry Medical College
Who was the first African American professor at Harvard University?
Dr. William Hinton
Published in 1982, Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple became a monumental bestseller and won what coveted awards?
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award
The film Glory was based on America’s first unit of black soldiers in the Civil War. Who won the award for Best Supporting Actor of this 1989 historical film?
Denzel Washington
In the 1930s this federal organization compiled testimonies of over 2,500 former slaves in 17 states that were published in the 1970s. Name the organization.
Federal Writers Project
Harry C. Hopkins received a patent for enhancing what medical device?
Hearing Aid
What notable scientist, astronomer, and inventor was commissioned to help layout Washington, D.C.?
Benjamin Banneker