BLACK WOMEN
She is an American professional tennis player who has won 23 Grand Slam tennis titles.
a. Venus Willliams
b. Sloane Stephens
c. Serena Williams
c. SERENA WILLIAMS. Serena has also won 3 Gold Medals in Doubles with her sister, Venus Williams.
The name of our 1st GSP ZOOM TUESDAY Black History Month speaker was:
a. Dr. Christene E. Washington
b. Dr. Cathy E. Washington
c. Dr. Christa E. Washington
c. CHRISTA E. WASHINGTON
What is the NAACP?
a. Nat'l Assn for the Advancement of Colored People
b. Nat'l Assn for the Advancement of Christian People
c. Nat'l Assn for Aging and Cripple People
a. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The name of our Speaker from The Weather Channel:
a. Kevin Wooten
b. Kelvin Wooten
c. Tevin Wooten
c. Tevin Wooten
Born August 14,1959, in Michigan; Drafted by Lakers; Played 13 season in the NBA:
a. Michael Jordan
b. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
c. Earvin "Magic" Johnson
c. Earvin "Magic" Johnson
She served as District Attorney for San Francisco, as Attorney General for California, and as Vice-President of the United States:
a. Kimberly Harris
b. Kamala Harris
c. Kelly Harris
b. KAMALA HARRIS
What college did Dr. Christa Washington attend?
a. University of Arkansas
b. Southern Arkansas University
c. Arkansas State University
a. University of Arkansas
Who is responsible for Black History celebrations?
a. Frederick Douglas
b. Jesse Jackson
c. Carter G. Woodson
c. CARTER G. WOODSON organized the first Negro History Week celebration in February 1926, which later led to the celebration of Black History Month. He is considered as the "Father of Black History".
What is most true? Kevin Wooten is a:
a. Weather Man
b. Meteorologist
c. News Reporter
b. Kevin Wooten is a Meteorologist
1st African American to play Major League Baseball, in 1947 and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers:
a. Hank Aaron
b. Jackie Robinson
c. Satchel Paige
b. Jackie Robinson
She was the 1st Black woman to earn a pilot's license and to stage a public flight in the United States.
a. Wilma Brown
b. Bessie Coleman
c. Janet Bragg
b. Bessie Coleman
Finish this Quote from Dr. Washington's mother: "What you choose, What you think, What you do, is
a. How hard you must work
b. The key to success
c. Who you will become
c. WHO YOU WILL BECOME
Why was February chosen as Black History Month?
a. The Emancipation Proclamation was signed in Feb
b. The month of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays
c. Its the month with the fewest days
b. The month of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
Kevin got his Meteorology degree from:
a. Florida University
b. Florida State University
c. Florida A&M University
b. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Played football at Grambling University; and was the 1st Black Quarterback to win a Super Bowl:
a. Doug Williams
b. Michael Vick
c. Cam Newton
a. DOUG WILLIAMS quarterbacked the then Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII, on January 31, 1988.
She was born in Huttig, Arkansas on November 11, 1914. She played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957, and was also president of the Arkansas Chapter of the NAACP.
a. Daisy Bates
b. Diane Nash
c. Kathleen Cleaver
a. DAISY BATES
Colonel Johnny Galbert's officer rank when he graduated from college was:
a. 1st Lieutenant
b. 2nd Lieutenant
c. Lieutenant Major
B. 2nd Lieutenant
What was the name given to the Black men who flew war planes, known as "Red Tails", in World War II in the 1940s?
a. The Flying Red Wings
b. The Red Barons
c. The Tuskegee Airmen
c. TUSKEGEE AIRMEN. They were the 1st Black military aviators (pilots) in the U.S. Army Air Corps, who proved that Black men could fly advanced aircraft in combat as well as their white counterparts. They trained at the Tuskegee Army Airfield in Alabama. The tails of their planes were painted "red" for identification purposes, earning them the nickname "Red Tails."
What was his major when he first went to college?
a. Journalism
b. Meteorology
c. Engineering
d. Public Speaking
c. Engineering
Born with the name of Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., and was nicknamed as "The Greatest"
a. Muhammad Ali
b. Sugar Ray Robinson
c. Joe Frazier
a. Muhammad Ali
The 23-year old American poet who delivered her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the 2021 Inauguration of President Joe Biden.
a. Amanda Turner
b. Amanda Gorman
c. Amanda McKnight
b. AMANDA GORMAN. She also performed at Super Bowl LV (55) on February 7, 2021.
In Colonel Johnny Galbert present job, he works:
a. at the Pentagon
b. in South Dakota
c. in Fayetteville, Arkansas
a. The Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Who wrote the Negro National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
a. Langston Hughes
b. James Weldon Johnson
c. John Rosamond Johnson
b. James Weldon Johnson wrote this song as a poem at a time when "JIM CROW" was replacing slavery.
How many sibling does he have?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
c. He has 4 siblings (3 brothers and 1 sister)
Born August 17, 1980 in Camden, AR; Played football at Arkansas State University and drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2004
a. Kevin Ware
b.Wendell Bryant
c. Corey Williams
c. COREY WILLIAMS attended Harmony Grove High School. He is now retired from a successful career in the NFL, and lives in Camden, Arkanas.