BEAT THE BELL

Black History

1

This person became the first African American to serve in the Supreme Court. He was Officially nominated by President Lyndon B Johnson in 1967.

Thurgood Marshall

2

He became the first African American to host a TV show when his show debuted on NBC in 1956.

A) Nat King Cole

B) Quincy Jones

C) Eddie Murphy

3

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have A Dream" speech?

A) Memphis, Tennessee

B) Atlanta, Georgia

C) Washington, DC

4

Who founded the Tuskegee Institute?

Booker T. Washington

5

This person became the first African American in space as a member of the Orbiter Challenger for the STS-8 mission in 1983.

A) Francis Carter

B) Mae Carol Jemison

C) Guion Bluford

Black History 2

1

This person was the first woman to lead the Black Panther Party, and she did so from 1947 - 1977.

Elaine Brown

2

Which was the first state to abolish Slavery?

A) Philadelphia

B) Wisconsin

C) Vermont

3

What year did the Brown V. Board of Education ruling declare racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

A) 1954

B) 1957

C) 1960

4

Before Rosa Parks, a 15-year-old young woman refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in March 1955. What was her name?

Claudette Colvin

5

What was the first historically Black college in the US?

A) Cheyney University

B) Howard University

C) Tuskegee University

Black History Sports

1

In 2016 this person led the Cleveland Cavaliers to their first ever championship and won finals MVP. 

LeBron James

2

In 1908, this person became the first black man to hold the heavyweight championship of the world.

A) Muhammed Ali

B) Jack Johnson

C) Frederick Brown

3

What year did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier in the MLB?

A) 1962

B) 1947

C) 1985

4

How many olympic gold medals does Simone Biles have?

A) 11

B) 15

C) 19

5

Who was the first African American to coach a professional basketball team?

Bill Russell

Black Inventions

1

This person was the first female self-made millionaire in America. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of beauty and hair products for Black women.

Madam C.J. Walker

2

This person invented the gas mask in 1912, which was used to help workers after an underground explosion. 

A) Frederick Jones 

B) Benjamin Banneker

C) Garrett Morgan

3

This person is largely credited for inventing the Potato chip.

A) George Washington Carver

B) George Crum

C) George Jenkins

4

This person invented the automatic opening and closing elevator door in 1887.

a) Alexander Miles

b) Elisha Otis 

c) Nikola Tesla 

5

This person invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923, which significantly improved road safety and is still used in present times.

A) Garrett Morgan

B) Michael Williams

C) Randall Brunson

Black History Music

1

"Not Like Us" was written by which artist?

Kendrick Lamar

2

Who is often referred to as the Queen of Soul and is known for hit songs such as "RESPECT" and "NATURAL WOMEN"?

A) Diana Ross

B) Aretha Franklin

C) Ella Fitzgerald

3

This artist is known has the record for the most Grammys won by a solo act with 35 total Grammy Awards.

A) Whitney Houston

B) Beyonce

C) Michael Jackson

4

Known as the "King of Pop", his music career began when he was only 5 years old? 

Micheal Jackson 

5

Was the first Black person to own a major record label, founding “Black Swan Records”, an American jazz and blues record label founded in 1921 in Harlem, New York. It was the first widely distributed label to be owned, operated, and marketed to African Americans.

1) Langtson Hughes

2) Stevie Wonder

3) Harry Pace