African American First
Richard ___________ started packaging chocolates in fancy boxes to increase sales.
Cadbury
This astrophysicist received thousands of protest letters from elementary school kids for "demoting" Pluto at the Hayden Planetarium.
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
Set in New Orleans, this animated musical follows Tiana, a phenomenal cook and aspiring restaurateur, who (with her prince) is turned into a frog. The pair must work together to break their spells.
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time”. He was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
The first heart-shaped box of chocolates for V-Day went on sale in 1861. Today, more than __________ heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are sold each year.
36 Million
This doctor's research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy forced the NFL to introduce concussion protocols in its games.
Who is Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu?
When a pampered pup’s posh, comfortable home life becomes strained, she befriends a charming stray mutt who wins her heart in this classic tale with an iconic, romantic spaghetti-eating scene.
Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Who is ranked as the third best-selling female artist of all time with record sales of over 200 million dollars?
Who is Rihanna?
Nearly ___________ couples get engaged on Valentine's Day.
6 million
This mathematician and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient performed many complex calculations for NASA during the space race.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
That iconic rain-soaked kiss makes The ___________a romantic classic, powered by the palpable chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams
Notebook
While the term “lovebirds” has become a popular figure of speech, it’s also the common name for the ________________bird.
Agapornis
Though he never received a college education, this former janitor pioneered the surgical treatment of blue baby syndrome (congenital heart defects).
Who is Vivien Theodore Thomas?
_____________follows the story of Henry, a womanizing marine veterinarian who falls for an art teacher named Lucy. When he discovers she has amnesia and forgets him a day later, he resolves to win her over again each new day.
50 First Dates
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till
In what year were the first Africans brought to America as slaves?
What is 1619
Chase founded the New England Confectionery Company, or Necco, and these candy lozenges soon became what we know today as Necco wafers.
Conversation Hearts
She is an engineer and a medical doctor, but many know her as the first Black woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
Two teenage cancer patients, Hazel and Augustus share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous…
The Fault in Our Stars
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions on the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
Who is George Washington Carver