BFSAA Black History Month Trivia

Black UA

100

Who created the Hallowed Grounds Tours?

Dr. Hilary Green

200

Who is the current president of BFSA?

Dr. Pam Foster 

300

Who was the first Black student to attend the University of Alabama?

Autherine Lucy Foster 

400

Who was the first Black graduate of the University of Alabama?

Vivian Malone Jones

500

What percentage of UA students identify as Black/African American

12.69%

Pop Culture

100

What blog is known as the "Black TMZ"

The Shaderoom

200

What Black couple currently has a special at a well-known fast food restaurant?

Cardi B & Offset

300

What Black individual has the most Instagram followers?

Dwayne Johnson (366 Million)

400

What Black artist has the most music video views out of any Black creator?

Wiz Khalifa (See You Again) 5.8 billion views

500

What Black comedian has the longest run on Saturday Night Live?

Kenan Thompson (18 years)

Music

100

How many Grammys does Beyonce currently have?

32

200

What Black artist was the first Black person to perform solo at the Super Bowl?

Michael Jackson

300

Who was the first Black person to ever win a Grammy?

Ella Fitzgerald 

400

Who invented hip-hop?

Clive Campbell (aka DJ Kool Herc)

500

What Black artist is in the number 2 spot for most chart-topping records?

Mariah Carey

Who Made It?

100

What Black inventor created peanut butter?

George Washington Carver

200

What Black creator was the first drag queen?

William Dorsey Swan

300

What Black inventor created the automatic clothes dryer?

George T. Sampson

400

What Black inventor created the gas central heating system 

Alice H Parker 

500

What Black inventor made the first three-way traffic light?

Garrett Morgan

Black History Month

100

What year was Black History Month first recognized?

1976

200

What are the colors that represent Black History Month?

• Black, which represents resilience;
• Red, which is meant to symbolize the blood of innocent Black lives shed throughout history;
• Yellow, which is meant to convey optimism, justice, and equality;
• Green, which is used to symbolize Africa's rich greenery and other natural resources.

300

Who was the first president to recognize Black History Month

Gerald Ford 

400

Who started Black History Month?

Carter G. Woodson

500

What is the Black History Month theme for this year?

Black Resistance