Historical Global Figures
Which singer is remembered as the ‘queen of jazz’?
A) Tina Turner
B) Aretha Franklin
C) Ella Fitzgerald
D) Whitney Houston
Who is C) Ella Fitzgerald?
Muhammad Ali’s nickname
A) The Greatest
B) The Best
C) Boy Wonder
D) The Prodigy
What is A) 'The Greatest'
With only an elementary school education, he invented the three-light traffic signal in 1923, as well as several more significant inventions, including an improved sewing machine and the gas mask.
A) Morgan Freeman
B) James Earl Jones
C) Garrett Morgan
D) Granville Woods
Who is C) Garrett Morgan?
In 1955, this activist refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Alabama.
A) Ida B. Wells
B) Mary Ovington
C) Fannie Lou Hamer
D) Rosa Parks
Who is D) Rosa Parks?
The first African American model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine.
A) Beyonce
B) Chanel Iman
C) Tyra Banks
D) Halle Berry
Who is C) Tyra Banks?
Which US president signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?
A) Franklin Pierce
B) George Washington
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Theodore Roosevelt
Who is C) Abraham Lincoln?
Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport.
A) Basketball
B) Softball
C) Soccer
D) Gymnastics
What is D) Gymnastics?
America’s first self-made black female millionaire most known as the founder of the African American hair care and cosmetics industry.
A) Mary Kay
B) Madam C. J. Walker
C) Estee Lauder
D) Elizabeth Arden
Who is B) 'Madam C.J. Walker' a.k.a. Sarah Breedlove?
The federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January each year in the US?
A) Martin Luther King Jr. Day
B) Christopher Columbus Day
C) Barak Obama Day
D) George Washington Day
What is A) Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Soul Train was created and hosted by which TV Presenter?
A) Steve Harvey
B) Ru Paul
C) Al Sharpton
D) Don Cornelius
Who is D) Don Cornelius?
Scientist Ralph Bunche was the first African American to win which prestigious award?
A) Congressional Gold Medal
B) Nobel Peace Prize
C) Medal of Freedom
D) Pulitzer Prize
What is B) Nobel Peace Prize?
Tiger Woods’ given name
A) Eldrick
B) Denzel
C) DeAngelo
D) Curtis
Who is A) Eldrick?
This African American was one of the most prominent agricultural scientists of the early 20th century whose 44 practical bulletins for farmers contained 105 food recipes using peanuts.
A) Percy Julian
B) Henry Blair
C) George Washington Carver
D) Lewis Temple
Who is C) George Washington Carver?
He was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
A) John Lewis
B) Malcom X
C) Whitney Young
D) Roy Wilkins
Who is B) Malcolm X?
This actress was the first African American recipient of the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) in 2002.
A) Whoopi Goldberg
B) Viola Davis
C) Cicely Tyson
D) Jennifer Hudson
Who is A) Whoopi Goldberg?
Born in Ghana, West Africa, she was kidnapped into slavery and brought to the island of Jamaica, where she led slave uprisings for freedom and revolts against the British.
A) Queen Nanny
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Harriet Jacobs
D) Sojourner Truth
Who was A) Queen Nanny?
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?
A) Skiing
B) Track & Field
C) Football
D) Boxing
What is B) Track & Field?
This nurse and inventor created a precursor to the modern home TV security system where a motorized camera could peer through a set of peepholes and project images onto a TV monitor.
A) Marie Van Brittan Brown
B) Judy Reed
C) Valerie Thomas
D) Katherine Johnson
Who is A) Marie Van Brittan Brown?
In 1890, which was the first state in the union to grant women the right to vote?
A) California
B) Delaware
C) Wyoming
D) New York
What is C) Wyoming?
Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of which menswear brand?
A) Burberry
B) Louis Vuitton
C) Armani
D) Prada
What is B) Louis Vuitton?
The ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E who was remembered for his immense riches, Islamic faith, promotion of scholarship, and patronage of culture in Mali.
A) Mansa Musa
B) Nzinga Mbande
C) Alessandro de' Medici
D) Blanche Bruce
Who is A) Mansa Musa aka Musa I of Mali?
The basketball player who holds the record for the most NBA championship rings.
A) Micheal Jordan
B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
C) Bill Russel
D) Magic Johnson
Who is C) Bill Russel?
The first African American to receive a patent in the US who invented an early method of dry cleaning called “dry scouring” which was patented 1821?
A) Phillip Downing
B) Thomas L. Jennings
C) Richard Spikes
D) Thomas Elkins
Who is B) Thomas L. Jennings?
In the Dred Scott v. Sandford case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not what?
A) U.S Citizens
B) Allowed to own Property
C) Entitled to be educated
D) British Citizens
What is A) U.S Citizens?
The only African-American painter among the first generation of abstract expressionists to use representational strategies focusing on black urban life and his community's struggles.
A) Kehinde Wiley
B) Jean-Michel Basquiat
C) Norman Wilfred Lewis
D) Jacob Lawrence
Who is C) Norman Wilfred Lewis?