Music & Icons
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
What is Destiny's Child?
He is famous for his work with peanuts and crop rotation.
Who is George Washington Carver?
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This is what HBCU stands for.
What are Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This music genre, using turntables and sampling, was founded in the Bronx.
What is Hip-Hop?
Lonnie Johnson, a NASA engineer, famously invented this high-powered water gun toy.
This gymnast became the most decorated American in history (32 medals).
Who is Simone Biles?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What day was Juneteenth started? (Must include year).
What is June 19, 1865?
This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
In 1923, Garrett Morgan patented this traffic safety device.
What is a Traffic Light?
This person became the first Black woman U.S. Secretary of State (2001).
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
What does NAACP stand for?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
This West African king is often cited as the richest person in history.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This "Queen of Soul" is known for hits like “Respect.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This woman revolutionized the hair industry and is famous for inventing the hot comb.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Who is Jesse Owens?
In 1963, over 250,000 people gathered for this massive protest event in D.C., where the "I Have a Dream" speech was delivered.
What is the March on Washington?
This island nation became the first independent Black republic in 1804.
What is Haiti?
He is the first Black person to achieve "EGOT" status.
(Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony Awards)
Who is John Legend?
This NASA mathematician was the lead "Hidden Figure" for Apollo 11.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
He is known as the "Father of Black History."
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
What was the 2022 federal law the NAACP worked over 100 years to pass?
What is the Emmett Till Antilynching Act?
This Nigerian playwright was the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Wole Soyinka?