QUOTES
THE "FIRSTS"
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
BLACK AMERICANS IN PRESENT-DAY
MISCELLANEOUS
100

This former president stated, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." 

Who is Barack Obama?

100

Which African American was the first self-made millionaire?

1) Constence Marshall 2) William D. Nesbitt

3) Thurgood McDaniel 3) Madam C.J. Walker


Who is Madam C.J. Walker?

100

Which individual wrote Up From Slavery?

Who is Booker T. Washington?

100

Which Black American currently holds all four major golf championship titles? 

Who is Tiger Woods?

100

Which document is known as the first step the United States took against slavery?

What is the Emancipation Proclamation? 

200

Which historical figure stated, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that," in one of his most famous sermons ("Loving Your Enemies")?

Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?

200

Who was the first Black American woman to be a Grammy Award winner?

1) Halle Berry 2) Ella Fitzgerald

3) Jackie Coachman 4) Althea Gibson


Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

200

Which blind R and B artist is known for the song, "Superstition"?

Who is Stevie Wonder?

200

Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?


Who is Beyonce Knowles?

200

What Supreme Court decision established that public schools should be integrated?

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

300

What famous actor (widely known for his distinctive voice) stated, "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history"?


Who is Morgan Freeman?

300

In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?


What is 1619?

300

What was the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

300

Which American activist and writer founded #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign at age of 14?

1) Tiyana Washington 2) Marley Dias

3) Nelly Charter 4) Octavia Hanopy 


Who is Marley Dias?

300

Which one of these events did not happen in the past ten years?

1) Barack Obama becomes 44th US president

2) Missouri has its first Black Congresswoman

3) Princeton’s has its first Black valedictorian

4) birth of the Black Lives Matter Network

What is Barack Obama becomes the 44th US president?

400

Which famous professional boxer stated "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong"?


Who is Muhammad Ali?

400

Which actor played the first African-American superhero in a mainstream comic?

Who is Samuel Wilson ("Falcon" from Avengers)?

400

Which one out of these died of natural causes?

1) Martin Luther King Jr. 2) Dr. Charles Drew

3) Katherine Johnson 4) Malcolm X

Who is Katherine Johnson?

400

Which of these individuals is a lead scientist on the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine team?

1) Dr. Katya Marcus 2) Dr. Noah B. Warnock 

3) Dr. Dasha Brewer 3) Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett

Who is Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett?

400

In what year was the military desegregated?

What is 1948?

500

"I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism," was a quote from this talk show host.

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

500

Which one of these was the first Black woman to direct a Marvel film?

A) Nia DaCosta B) Jania Johnson
C) Camryn DeAngelo D) Catherine Elize Harrison 


Who is Nia DaCosta?




500

Who was arrested for not giving up her bus seat to white passengers nine months prior to Rosa Parks?

1) Claudette Colvin

2) Sojourner Truth

3) Mary McLeod Bethune

4) Bessie Smith

Who is Claudette Colvin?

500

Which one of these artists is not currently on the top USA music charts? (as of February 2021)

1) SZA

2) The Weeknd

3) Travis Scott

4) Megan Thee Stallion

Who is Travis Scott?

500

Which actor's real name is Eric Marlon Bishop?

1) Prince

2) Jamie Foxx

3) Frank Ocean

4) Drake

Who is Jamie Foxx?