Brain Bowl #1
He became the 1st African American to play major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
She plays Rainbow Johnson in the TV series "Black-ish" and is the daughter to famous singer Diana Ross.
Tracee Ellis Ross
He founded the city of Chicago, Illinois in the late 18th century.
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable
He was credited for surveying the borders of the land that is now known as Washington D.C.
Benjamin Banneker
Her legal name is Yvette Marie Stevens. This famous singer is known as the Queen of Funk.
Chaka Khan
Ralphe Bunche was the 1st African American recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Where was he born?
Detroit, Michigan
This visually impaired singer/harmonica player was signed to Motown Records when he was 12 yrs old.
Stevie Wonder
Which war did the Tuskegee Airman involve in as the 1st African American flying squad fighter pilots?
World War II
He began to his acting career with the 1990's sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
Will Smith
He hosted a variety of shows including "America's Got Talent" and "Wildin Out".
Nick Cannon
She was the 1st African American elected into Congress and to run for the President of the U.S.
Shirley Chisholm
The movie "The Great Debaters" was centered around this HBCU.
Wiley College
She contracted polio (a disease that causes you to be paralyzed) but still won 3 gold medals for track in the Olympics.
Wilma Rudolph
What is the 1st radio station owned and programmed by African Americans?
WERD
He was a former Boston Celtics player who holds he player record for most NBA championships won, with 11 in total
Bill Russell
Most famous for his role as Black Panther, this actor also played James Brown and Thurgood Marshall
Chadwick Boseman
Berry Gordy founded this prominent record company in Detroit in 1959. He signed the famous singing group The Jackson 5.
These set of laws allowed segregation between blacks and whites in the south from 1900s-1960s.
Jim Crow
What city was the Black Panther Party founded in?
Oakland, California
What is the oldest HBCU in the United States?
Cheyney University
She is the 1st multibillionaire. She is also an actress, philanthropist, and a daytime TV talk show host.
Oprah Winfrey
He was the 1st African American to perform open heart surgery in 1893.
Daniel Hale Williams
Frederick Douglas was born into slavery in which northern state?
Maryland
This west coast rap artist was also an accomplished actor, starring in movies Poetic Justice and Juice.
Tupac Shakur
He was the 1st African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall