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100

As a 6-year-old, I entered an all-white school.

Who is Ruby Bridges?

100

This man had a dream that all people will be equal.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

100

This sport was invented by a black man. 

What is basketball?

100

This is the month of Black History Month

What is February?

100

These were the colleges and universities that were for black people only.

What are HBCU's?

200

This woman refused to give her seat to a white man.

Who is Rosa Parks?

200

He was the first black President.

Who is Barack Obama?

200

The first African American world heavyweight boxing champion.

Who is Jack Johnson?
200

Black History Month was chosen in February to coincide with the births of these two people?  (You must have both people to get the points.)

Who is Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln?

200
These were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation 

What are Jim Crow laws?

300

This African American woman helped 300 slaves escape to freedom.

Who is Harriet Tubman?

300

He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

300

The first African American to play a major sport. When this player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball was segregated.

Who is Jackie Robinson?

300

These are the colors that represent Black History Month.

What is red, green, black and yellow.

300

This is the first female African American Vice President

Who is Kamala Harris?

400

Her memoir is " I know why the caged bird sings" she was also a poet, activist, and mother.

Who is Maya Angelou?

400

This man served in the United States Congress for over 30 years.  He was one of the last living civil rights leaders when he died in 2020.   

Who is John Lewis?

400

The first man in history to set 3 Olympic records at the same time.  

Who is Usain Bolt?

400

True or False: There is a theme every year for Black History month. 

What is TRUE?
400

This was the first African American self-made millionaire

Who is Madame CJ Walker?

500

This African American woman wrote the book "Becoming" and was a former First lady. 

Who is Michelle Obama?

500

An iconic jazz trumpeter who developed a style of playing jazz in the 1920's.  His music still influences people today.  

Who is Louis Armstrong?  

500

This African American basketball player played for the Chicago Bulls and won finals MVP 6 times.

Who is Michael Jordan?

500

The father of Black History month is. 

Who is Carver Woodson?

500

2023 Black History Month Theme

What is Black Resistance?