Music
Who is known as The King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
She left a legacy with her large body of work, including memoirs, poems, essays and plays. She famously wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".
Maya Angelou
He recently made a record-breaking donation to Make-A-Wish Foundation?
Michael Jordan
"Wakanda Forever" is from which movie?
Black Panther
Lonnie Johnson invented what summer soaking toy?
Super Soaker
Who has the most Grammy awards?
Beyonce
From which state was the first African American Congress person elected to?
New York
“I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… all I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”
Who is the highest paid African American actor of all time?
Tyler Perry
In 1892, Sarah Boone improved upon this useful household clothing tool?
Ironing board
Which R&B legend who won three American Music Awards and two MTV VMAs, along with five Grammy Award nominations died in an airplane accident at the age of 22?
Aaliyah
In April 2022, she made history as the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Which wide receiver has the most catches in NFL history?
Jerry Rice
Who is currently the highest paid African American actress in TV history?
Angela Bassett
Frederick McKinley Jones invented this? Thanks to him, you can purchase fresh produce from your local grocery store.
a refrigerated truck
Who is known as the Queen of Soul?
Aretha Franklin
Who is the first female millionaire ever in the US?
Madam C.J Walker
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she became both the first American to claim gold medals in the team and individual all-around events and the first African American to win the all-around title?
Gabby Douglas
What was the first cartoon with an all Black cast?
Fat Albert
Garrett Morgan had the good sense to add a third position to this? Yes, there was a time when this indicated “stop” or “go.
Traffic light
Nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpet player and vocalist?
Louis Armstrong
Rosa Parks was famously credited for sparking the civil rights movement and Montgomery bus boycott when she refused to give up a seat to a white man in Alabama in 1955. BUT who was the first black woman to refuse to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white person?
Claudette Colvin
He became the first African American coach of a modern major professional sports team in the United States?
Bill Russell
What was the longest-running TV show ever featuring a mostly Black cast?
The Jeffersons
This OH native, subsequently moved to WI, MN, and IN, Alexander Miles invented this? (Thankfully to him, we no longer have to worry about falling down an elevator shaft)
automatically opening and closing elevator doors