Music
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip Hop
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Who is she?
Simone Biles
The first Black President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
What does HBCU stand for?
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who are Destiny's Child?
Who was the first African American to play in the MLB?
Who is Jackie Robinson
The first African American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the South on November 14, 1960
Who is Ruby Bridges
The inventor of peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Who made the the term "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) popular?
Who is Drake?
Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
a) Halle Berry
b) Whoopie Goldberg
c) Hattie McDaniel
Who is Halle Berry?
An African American revolutionary and human rights activist who founded Muslim Mosque, and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. He was also a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965
Who is Malcolm X?
What year did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”
1965
Which male rapper, actor, and activist who emerged as a prominent figure in 1990s hip-hop once said: "Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real."
Who is Tupac Shakur?
She holds the Open Era record for Grand Slam (Tennis) singles titles with 23.
Who is Serena Williams?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
Who is Toni Morrison?
Who was the African American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Katherine Johnson
This black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also starred on the famous television show Power.
Who is 50 Cent?
Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”?
Aretha Franklin
Who was stripped of his titles and banned from boxing for three years starting in 1967 after refusing the military draft on religious and moral grounds.
Muhammad Ali
The first Black supreme court Justice to serve in the U.S, appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967, and confirmed by the Senate on August 30, 1967.
Thurgood Marshall
What activist and former slave declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination?
Who was Frederick Douglass
An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
What is Famous Amos?