Politics
He is the first Black President of the United States of America
Who is President Barak Obama?
Jackie Robison was the first African-American to play major league baseball for this team:
a. New York Mets
b. New York Yankees
c. Brooklyn Dodgers
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Two Foods that are typically served during New Year celebrations and represent money and good luck
What is greens and black eyed peas?
The all Black military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
First Black Woman to enter space
a. Mae Jemison
b. Madam CJ Walker
c. Mary Jackson
Who is Mae Jemison?
This amendment to the constitution abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
He was the first African American golf champion to tour the Professional Golf Association Circuit
Who is Tiger Woods?
This is a French word meaning "rebirth" and the name of Beyonce's most recent album
What is Renaissance?
The Black soldiers who primarily fought in the West after the Civil War:
a. Buffalo Soldiers
b. Black Calvary
c. Volunteer Infantry
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?
This person invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light
a. George Washington Carver
b. Garrett Morgan
c. Benjamin Franklin
Who is Garrett A. Morgan?
The Federal School Breakfast Program had its roots in the Free Breakfast for Children Program originated and established by this Political Party.
Who are The Black Panthers?
These sisters are professional tennis players, have both won multiple Grand Slam titles, and were coached from an early age by their parents
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
The name used to refer to the historically Black fraternities and sororities that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council
What is the Divine Nine?
A nickname for the 555th Battalion of 82nd Airborne (an all Black paratrooper unit during WWII).
a. Shiny Pennies
b. Flying Panthers
c. Triple Nickles
What is Triple Nickels?
The unit was nicknamed the Triple Nickles because of its numerical designation and because 17 of the original 20-member "colored test platoon" came from the 92nd Infantry Division, or Buffalo Division. Hence, the nickname Buffalo Nickles, symbolized by three buffalo nickels joined in a triangle.
This movie tells the story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Mary Jackson's contributions to NASA and the great space race
What is Hidden Figures
He was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
She holds the record for most gold medals won by a female gymnast in World Championships history; first African-American to become World all-around champion; member of 2016 U.S. Olympic Team
Who is Simone Biles?
She was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress
a. Halle Berry
b. Viola Davis
c. Lupita Nyong'o
Who is Halle Berry?
The first African American to graduate from a U.S. Military academy attended which institution?
a. U.S. Naval Academy
b. West Point
c. U.S. Airforce Academy
What is West Point
Henry Flipper graduated in 1877
The historical Black institution that Dr. Booker T. Washington founded in 1881
What is The Tuskegee Institute/ University?
This president officially recognized Black History Month:
a. Jimmy Carter
b. Gerald Ford
c. Alexander Hamilton
Who is Gerald Ford?
She was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet
Who is Misty Copeland?
The single ring circus established in 1994 featuring Black performers from around the world with incredible talents
What is UniverSoul Circus?
This real life African American Sheriff in the Oklahoma Territories handed out Silver Dollars as his calling card, rode a white horse Called Silver and had a Native American companion. His adventures were the basis for the fictional Lone Ranger.
Who is Bass Reeves?
This African American woman's cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?