General Facts
What month is considered Black History Month?
What is February
What was the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech?
"I Have a Dream"
Who was the first African American President of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama
What does WNBA stand for?
a. West Northern Bay Academy
b. Women's National Basketball Association
c. Women's National Beta Association
b. Women's National Basketball Association - On April 24, 1996, women's basketball announced “We Got Next” as the NBA Board of Governors approved the concept of a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to begin play in June 1997. Since then, the WNBA has been the home for the best women's basketball talent in the world.
This black female artist is the most Grammy-Award nominated female artist of all time
a) Rihanna
b) Beyonce
c) Cardi B
b. Who is Beyonce
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom?
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
Who is known as the King of Pop?
Who is Michael Jackson
This man is clearly the best golfer on the PGA Tour, and perhaps the greatest ever. He was the youngest golfer (24) to ever win the Grand Slam.
Who is Tiger Woods
The famous black actor, rapper, and film producer had a breakout role as a young man "from West Philadelphia born and raised..."
a. Will Smith
b. Chance the Rapper
c. Snoop Dog
a. Who is Will Smith
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
Who invented peanut butter?
Who is George Washington Carver
He was the first African-American to own a major film studio. He created and performs the Mabel Simmons a character who is a tough elderly woman.
Who is Tyler Perry
This basketball player made the NBA internationally known. He cemented his claim of being the greatest basketball player ever by beating and outplaying Hall of Famers without ever losing a championship series. Ad campaigns had kids saying "I wanna be like Mike!", and children of every color from around America and abroad really did.
Who is Michael Jordan
This African American male won five titles as one of the marquee players in the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. He was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. men's basketball teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2012 London Olympic Games. He wrote the poem "Dear Basketball," which served as the basis for a short film of the same name he narrated. The work won an Academy Award for best animated short film.
Who is Kobe Bryant
Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Who is Rosa Parks
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
Who is Usain Bolt
This group slid into Billboard charts history and became the first artist to ever hold the top three slots on the Billboard R&B charts. The songs? “The Hills,” “Earned It” and “Can’t Feel My Face,” all off of his upcoming album, Beauty Behind the Madness. This group played at last years Super Bowl Halftime Show
Who is The Weekend
This African American male was a former professional boxer, entrepreneur, minister and author. His final career record was 76 wins (68 by knockout) and 5 losses. After he retired from boxing he created a Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine that is a portable electric heated grill.
Who is George Foreman
This black male rapper is the most nominated artist in Grammys history. In May 2021, he became the first living solo rapper to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He became the first billionaire in hip hop. His songs included 99 Problems, Numb/Encore, Run this Town, and more.
Who is Jay-Z
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation gave African Americans the right to vote?
False. It was an executive order by the president Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves.
Interracial marriage was illegal in the US until what year?
a. 1980
b. 1967
c. 1908
d. 1994
What is: 1967 That is only 54 years ago! The ruling to abolish the law was largely in part of Mildred and Richard Loving who were a biracial couple who were arrested in Virginia for secretly marrying after finding out they were pregnant.
Who is known as one of the greatest guitarist of all time?
A.) Prince
B.) Jimi Hendrix
C.) B.B. King
D.) Chuck Berry
Who is Jimi Hendrix
Few athletes in the last 50 years have captured the public's imagination like this boxer. He won his first 19 professional fights by knockout and became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time when he won the title by defeating Trevor Berbick in 1986.
Who is Mike Tyson
This black male Canadian actor-turned-rapper won 12 trophies at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards — including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for "Scorpion." He set a new record for most BBMA wins ever. He earned a total of 27 BBMAs.
Who is Drake