The Arts
What Harlem theatre is a showcase for African- American talent?
What is The Apollo?
This African American entrepreneur created a homemade line of hair care products for Black women.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
Who was the first African-American woman chosen as Miss America?
Who is Vanessa Williams?
This sorority is was founded in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 12, 1922.
What is Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority Inc.?
What amendment to the constitution banned slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment?
Who was the African-American actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001?
Who is Halle Berry?
Who is coined as "The Father of the Peanut Industry"?
Who is George Washington Carver?
Who was the first woman candidate to run for Presidency in the United States of America?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Composed of nine international Greek-letter organizations (4 sororities and 5 fraternities), what Greek Council hosts them?
Who is the National Pan-Hellenic Council?
This African American revolutionary party was founded in 1966. Their purpose was to patrol African American neighborhoods to protect residents from acts of police brutality.
Who is the Black Panther Party?
Who was the Actor to win an Academy Award in a Leading Role for Lilies of the Field?
Who is Sidney Poitier?
After witnessing a severe car accident at an intersection in the city, this inventor expanded on the traffic light by adding a “yield” component, creating a three-light traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This man was South Africa's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative Democratic election.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Known as The Boule, this organization became the 1st black Greek-lettered organization.
Who is Sigma Pi Phi?
What was the nickname for the all-Black 332d Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on 1,578 missions during World War II?
1. Flying Blue Aces
2. Tuskegee Airmen
3. 92nd bomber squadron
Who are the Tuskgee Airmen?
Who was the African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet?
Who is Misty Copeland?
After a customer sent french fries back to the kitchen complaining that they weren't good. In an irritated fit, this New York Chef created the potato chip.
Who is George Crum?
Who was the first Black woman to own a TV studio?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Which two organizations in The Divine Nine have 7 founders?
Who are Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated?
What case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no black-free or slave could be a US citizen?
What is the Dred Scott Case?
This African-American Actress won an Oscar for her role in Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
I was a medical doctor and scientist. I was interested in solving the problem of storing and using blood for transfusions. I developed a process for removing plasma from the blood. I was credited with heading two blood banks – American Red Cross and Blood for Britain.
1. James Baldwin
2. Charles Drew
3. W. E. B. Du Bois
Who is Charles Drew?
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team?
Who is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Which two Divine Nine organizations are constitutionally bound?
Who are Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated & Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated?
These Black soldiers who primarily fought Native Americans in the West after the Civil War. Who are they?
Who were Buffalo Soilders?