Black Innovators
Who invented the three light traffic signal?
a) Garett Morgan
b) George Washington
c) Sarah Boone
a) Garett Morgan
The Three-Light Traffic Signal, was invented by Garrett Morgan in 1923
Which freedom fighter led slaves to freedom in Canada through the Underground Railroad.
a) Rosa Parks
b) Harriet Tubman
c) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Harriet Tubman
She led numerous enslaved persons to freedom in the “free” Northern states and Canada through the Underground Railroad — a secret network of routes and safe houses that helped people escape enslavement.
Who was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress?
a) Gabrielle Union
b) Halle Berry
c) Kerry Washington
b) Halle Berry
In 2002, Berry became the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress her role in “Monster’s Ball.”
The first female self made millionaire in America was?
a) Sarah Boone
b) Beyonce
c) Madame C.J Walker
c) Madame C.J Walker
Walker invented an innovative line of African American hair care products in 1905 that led to her distinction as one of America’s first self-made millionaires. Her highly successful cosmetics company is still in business today.
Who was the first black person elected to public office in B.C?
a) Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
b) Leonard Braithwaite
c) Malcom X
a) Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
Who holds the joint record for most MVP awards ?
a) Stephen Curry
b) Kobe Bryant
c) LeBron James
b) Kobe Bryant
Bryant may have lost his first All-Star game, but would go on to have a further 17 shots at victory throughout his career. During that time, he picked up a joint record four MVP awards, which is matched only by Bob Pettit.
Who invented automatic doors?
a) Garett Morgan
b) Alexander Miles
c) James E. West
b) Alexander Miles
In 1887 he took out a patent for a mechanism that automatically opens and closes elevator shaft doors and his designs are largely reflected in elevators used today.
What black racism activist was introduced on the $10 bill in 2018?
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Queen Latifah
c) Viola Desmond
c) Viola Desmond
Who was the first black artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
a) Stevie Wonder
b) Beyonce
c) Michael Jackson
a) Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is the first black artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Innervisions in 1974
Who invented the laser cataract treatment device called a Laserphaco Probe?
a) Dr. Patricia Bath
b) Dr. James Derham
c) Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
c) Dr. Patricia Bath
She became the first female African American medical doctor to receive a medical patent when she invented a laser cataract treatment device called a Laserphaco Probe in 1986.
Who introduced the motion that recognized February as Black History month in Canada?
a) Michaëlle Jean
b) James Douglas
c) Jean Augustine
c) Jean Augustine
She was the first black Canadian woman elected to federal Parliament.
Who was the first Black EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) recipient ?
a) Denzel Washington
b) Oprah
c) Whoopi Goldberg
c) Whoopi Goldberg
Who co-invented the Color IBM PC Monitor and the first Gigahertz Chip?
a) Jhon Mackenna
b) Mark Dean
c) Jarrod Smith
b) Mark Dean
In addition to helping create IBM’s original machine, he also worked to develop the color monitor and led the team that developed the first gigahertz processor. The massive chip, built in 1999, would allow for higher processing rates at faster speeds within PCs.
Who was was the first Black Member of Parliament and the first Black federal Cabinet Minister?
a) Lincoln Alexander
b) Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
c) Violet King
a) Lincoln Alexander
Air force veteran, lawyer, and politician Lincoln Alexander was the first Black Member of Parliament and the first Black federal Cabinet Minister. In 1985, he was appointed as Canada’s Lieutenant Governor, becoming the first visible minority to hold this position.
Who was the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
a) Toni Morrison
b) Frances Harper
c) Octavia Butler
a) Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 and the first Black woman to be an editor at Random House.