NAACP
Civil Rights & Black Power Movement
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Final Jeopardy
100
NAACP stands for this
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
100
She was involved with the NAACP as a field secretary, worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Shirley Chisom, Ella Barker, or Maya Angelou
Who is Ella Barker?
100
This person was an American social activist leader of the civil rights movement, politician, professor and writer. He was elected to the Georgia State senate, and served 20 years. He was the chairman of the NAACP. Martin Luther King Jr., Julian Bond, or Marcus Garvey
What is Julian Bond?
100
The artistic and socio-cultural awakening among Black people in the 1920s and early 1930s. Civil Rights Movement, Black Power Movement, or The Harlem Renaissance
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
100
The first African American to win the Master's Tournament.
Who is Tiger Woods?
100
This James Brown song was released in 1968, four months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., boldly celebrating Black culture
What is "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?
100
200
NAACP was founded on this day. February 12, 1909, February 16, 1900, March 1, 2010
What is February 12, 1909?
200
These two college students founded the Black Panther Party, originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in October 1966 in Oakland, California. Give us one answer.
Who is Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton?
200
She is a Republican. A former Secretary of State under George Bush.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
200
She is the most decorated gymnast in world championship history with 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, and was named Olympic Female Athlete of the Year by Team USA in 2019
Who is Simone Biles?
200
These students were escorted by the national guard to integration their local Arkansas high school in 1957.
The Little Rock 2, The Little Rock 5, or The little Rock 9
Who is the Little Rock Nine?
200
What artist recorded the songs, I Will Always Love You, The Greatest Love of All, and I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Who is Whitney Houston?
200
Who is Steve Harvey?
300
NAACP was founded in this city. San Francisco, Chicago, or New York City
What is New York City?
300
He came to prominence in Chicago as chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and deputy chairman of the national BPP. Fred Hampton, Jesse Jackson, or Julian Bond
Who is Fred Hampton?
300
The first African American Supreme Court justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
He was stripped of his title. His source of income was gone. He was banned from his sport during his prime athletic years. He refused the idea of a 'comfortable level Of blackness' and was associated with the Nation of Islam and Malcolm x
Who is Muhammed Ali?
300
During the October 16, 1968, awards ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, these two U.S. gold and bronze medalists raised their fists in a Black Power salute. Give us one name.
Who is John Carlos and Tommie Smith?
300
He wrote Go Tell It on the Mountain and Notes of a Native Son. James Baldwin, James Buddy, or James Banter
Who is James Baldwin?
400
The most famous NAACP court case occurred in 1954. What was it?
- Bakke vs. Board of Regents of the University of California
- Brown vs. The Topeka Board of Education
- Semple vs. Carter
- Chandler vs. Detroit School System
What was Brown vs. The Topeka Board of Education
400
A civil rights titan, most notably known for organizing marches in the American South, one of which became known as Bloody Sunday. He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966. "Get into Good Trouble"
Who is John Lewis?
400
This person is an American civil rights activist, Baptist Minister, talk show host, and politician. He ran for President in 2004.
Who is Al Sharpton?
400
This Jamaican leader was a major proponent of Pan-Africanism, and is considered a major inspiration for the Rastafari and Black Power Movement.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
400
She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Decade
Who is Serena Williams?
400
Her works include the poem And Still I Rise and autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
This is the year the NAACP Youth and College Division was Founded. 1936, 1943, or 1956
What is 1936?
500
He coined the term black power. Stockley Carmichael, Huey Newton, or Julian Bond
Who is Stokely Carmichael?
500
The first female Black Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
500
He was the first Black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only Black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Australian Open
Who is Arthur Ashe?
500
Former football athlete, sports analyst, actor, and Hall of Famer. He played for the Cleveland Browns.
Who is Jim Brown?
500
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as "Mammy” in Gone with the Wind, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
600
The official magazine of the NAACP. The Crisis, The Advancement, or The Urgency
What is the The Crisis?
600
This woman is an activist, scholar, and writer who advocates for the Oppressed. She has authored several books, including women, culture, and politics. She was also a member of the Black Panthers.
Who is Angela Davis?
600
He ran for president in 2020. He is a song writer and rapper. The onle rapper to run for president.
Who is Kanye West?
600
This African American woman developed and patented the pressing comb, which we still use today and known to be the first African-American woman millionaire
Who is Annie Malone?
600
John Lewis was famous for organizing this non-violent march. The march was later called Bloody Sunday. Where was the march.
Where was Selma to Montgomery Alabama?
600
He was a famous Jazz trumpet player, band leader and composer. He was married to Cicely Tyson.
Mike Davis, Manny Davis, or Miles Davis
Who is Miles Davis?