Black History Facts
The recognition of Black history began as
A. A week
B. A day
C. It was always a month
A. A week
This person was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School
A. Ruby Bridges
B. Charles Woodson
C. Gia Towers
A. Ruby Bridges
This person invented many uses for the peanut, sweet potato, pecans and soybeans. He made rubber, adhesives, dyes, pigments, and other products.
A.Dr. Mark Dean
B. George Washington Carver
C. James E. West
B. George Washington Carver
Who is the current mayor of Atlantic City
Marty Small
This record company started many careers in Detroit
Motown
What organization formed Feb. 12, 1909?
A. NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
B. Black Lives Matter
C. Civil Rights
A. NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
What does HBCU stand for
Historically Black College and University
He made the first clock, authored a series of almanacs, and helped design Washington DC.
A. Adam Cole
B. John Washinton
C. Benjamin Banneker
C. Benjamin Banneker
This section of the beach was designated as exclusively for African Americans. Located on Missouri Avenue
Chicken Bone Beach
The Highest-Grossing Tour By Any Black Artist.
A. Drake
B. Michael Jackson
C. Beyonce
C. Beyonce
This surgeon develop a way to process and store blood plasma in “blood banks” that saved people’s lives. Their blood bank was adopted by the Red Cross.
A. Dr. Erin Woods
B. Charles Drew
C. Dr. Nancy Belford
B. Charles Drew
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?
Tuskegee Institute
Invented the gas mask and the 1st traffic signal
A. James Roberts
B. Garrett Morgan
C. Martin Luther
B. Garrett Morgan
This person is currently in the NBA on the New Orleans Pelicans
Naji Marshall
This movie is the Highest-Earning Black Movie of all Time
A. Black Panther
B. Coming To America
C. Straight Outta Compton
A. Black Panther
In America, enslaved Africans used this hairstyle as a map on their journey to freedom.
A. Locs
B. Cornrows
C. Afro
B. Cornrows
This person established the United Negro College Fund to help support Black colleges and Black students.
A. Malcolm X
B. Frederick Douglass
C. Walter Jones
C. Frederick Douglass
This person designed the first mailbox
A. Philip Downing
B. Madam C.J. Walker
C. Kevin Hart
A. Philip Downing
This beloved TV Uncle is from Atlantic City
Uncle Phil (James Avery)
She is on of the youngest Grammy award winners ever
Blue Ivy Carter
This man was the richest person in history with a net worth of $400 Billion.
Mansa Musa
This school became the country's first Black law school
A. Livingstone College
B. Clark Atlanta
C. Howard University
C. Howard University
This person is an ophthalmologist that invented a safer and more comfortable procedure for cataract surgery.
A. Joshua Glass
B. Lawerence Tolbert
C. Dr. Patricia Bath
C. Dr. Patricia Bath
He was the city's first Black mayor
James Leroy Usry
Which of the following actresses is an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)?
A. Octavia Spencer
B. Queen Latifah
C. Whoopi Goldberg
C. Whoopi Goldberg