General
What does BLM stand for?
Black Lives Matter
Which black inventor invented the first Super Soaker Water Gun?
Lonnie Johnson
What was the name of an American professional basketball player that died in a helicopter crash in California last year?
Kobe Bryant
What month is considered Black History Month?
February
Which Disney film was released in 2009 and had the first Black Princess?
The Princess and the Frog
Who was the first African American to become the president of The United States of America?
Barack Obama
Which black inventor invented the first fully functioning clock?
Benjamin Banneker
Who is the fastest man in the world?
Usain Bolt
Who started Black History Month?
Carter Woodson
What famous black actor, rapper and film producer played a role in the movie “The Karate Kid”?
Will Smith
What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955?
She refused to give up her seat to a white man.
What black inventor invented Potato Chips?
George Crum
What black Muslim professional boxer and activist died in 2016?
Muhammad Ali
What was the name for Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech?
I Have a Dream
Who was the star in the movie Black Panther who recently passed away?
Chadwick Boseman
Nelson Mandela was president of which country?
South Africa
What black inventor invented the Dustpan?
Lloyd Ray
Who was the first Black Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom in the south of the United States?
Harriet Tubman
Which black artist from Scarborough became the first to ever hold the top three slots on the Billboard R&B charts for the songs “The Hills”, “Earned It“, and “Can’t Feel My Face”?
The Weekend
Which black Nova Scotian business woman is on the Canadian $10 bill?
Viola Desmond
What black inventor invented the traffic signal?
Garret Morgan
Who is the first African American Olympian to win the All Around Title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
Which 2 countries in Europe celebrate Black History Month in October?
The United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Which black female artist is the most Grammy Award nominated female artist of all time?
Beyonce