Show:
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
BLACK POWER
GOT GAME?
SINCE 1865
I AM RANDOM
100
The year is 1986 and I am the first black woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Who is Aretha Frankin
100
I was amended in 1865 to abolish slavery inteh United States
What is the Thirteenth Amendment
100
In 1947, I joined the Brooklyn Dodgers to become the first black person in the major leagues
Who is Jackie Robinson
100
The current president of Fisk University
Who is Hazel R. O'leary
100
I was the first black woman to be nominated for an Oscar for my portrayal of Carmen in teh movie "Carmen Jones"
Who is Dorothy Dandridge
200
My Album "Thriller" was the first in history to produce five top singles.
Who is Michael Jackson
200
In 1881, this state was the first to require the seperation of races in railway cars, seen as the dawning of the "Jim Crow" Era
What is Tennessee
200
In 1962, I was the first to score more than 3000 points in one season and the first African-American to score more than 100 points in a single game
Who is Wilt Chamberlain
200
I was the first African-American to earn a PhD from Harvard. I graduated from Fisk in 1888
Who is William Edward Bughardt Dubois
200
The first black television show to be sponsored by a black business in 1970
What is Soul Train
300
The year is 1981 and I am the first gospel singer to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Who is James Cleveland
300
In 1868, I was amended to the United States Constitution to provide citizenship to African-Americans and equal protection under the law
What is the Fourteenth Amendment
300
Willie Thrower signed with this team as the first black professional quarterback in 1953
What is the Chicago Bears
300
The Oldest building on Fisk University's campus
What is the Little Theatre
300
I was the author of the Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots, for which I became the first Blck to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1977
Who is Alex Haley
400
in 1967, I became the first black singer with the Grand Ole Opry
Who is Charley Pride
400
DAILY DOUBLE: In 1857, I , a Virgina Slave, sued for my freedom as a citizen of the United States and was denied by the Supreme Court on the premise that blacks could not be a citizen of the United States
Who is Dred Scott
400
I was the first black to win a major tennis title in the French Open in 1956
Who is Althea Gibson
400
I was the person that comissioned the painting of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1873 that sits in he Appleton Room in Jubilee Hall
Who is Queen Victoria
400

Who is the first African American member of the Metropolitan Opera

Who is Marian Anderson?

500
In 1959, was the first black woman to win a Grammy. Tell Beyonce and Adele to thank me!
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
500
In 1791, Toussaint L'Ouverture led the first slave revolt against the French in this country.
What is Haiti
500
In 1932, I broke three world records and become the first man to win the NCAA doubles three times in a single event. I was known as teh world's fastest sprinter
Who is Ralph Metcalf
500

DAILY DOUBLE: This university celebrates Jubilee Day every year on this date to commemorate the first tour of the orignal singers

What is Fisk University?

500
I published the first book of poetry by a black person in America in 1773
Who is Phyllis Wheatley