Historic Figures
Original singer of the song Hound Dog, made famous by Elvis Presley
Big Mama Thorton
What was Beyoncé’s first solo album called?
Dangerously in Love
Author of "Why the Caged Bird Sings."
Maya Angelou
Jackie Robinson debuted in the MLB as first base for which team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Civil Rights leader Malcolm X was close friends with this famous boxer whose hits "stung like a bee"
Mohammed Ali
Which singer is remembered as the ‘queen of jazz’?
Ella Fitzgerald
Lorraine Hansbury
What is Tiger Woods’ given name?
Eldrick
Who was the first African American to serve as Secretary of State?
Colin Powell
Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?
Bessie Coleman
Ice Cube was one of the founding members of which hip-hop group?
N.W.A
This author of science fiction wrote "Kindred", "Parable of the Sower", and "Fledgling" and died on Feb. 24, 2006. Who is it?
Octavia Butler
LeBron James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, L. A Lakers and _______.
Miami Heat
Who was the first African-American woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court justice?
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?
Washington, DC
Which singer headlined the Super Bowl LVII (2023) halftime show?
Rihanna
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison told radio interviewer Terry Gross in 1996 that writing which novel “felt like a radical act” because it featured an African American girl at its center?
The Bluest Eye
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
17
What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?
Track and Field
What is the name of Michael Jackson’s debut solo album?
Which author wrote "Born a Crime" and can speak 5 languages?
Trevor Noah
What professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs, the highest total in major league history?
Hank Aaron
Which political activist and leader is known for the phrase "Black is beautiful"?
Stokely Carmichael