Arts and Culture
This musician is known as the "King of Pop."
Michael Jackson!
This person broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
This invention helps us see at night by making streets brighter. It was invented to make driving safer at night.
Streetlights
This person gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1992, this singer became the first African American woman to win a Grammy for Best New Artist.
a. Beyonce
b. Whitney Houston
c. Aaliyah
a. Whitney Houston
Who was ranked the second best selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollard?
Beyonce!!
This person is the most decorated gymnast in history, with multiple Olympic gold medals.
Simone Biles
This invention is a kind of smooth, creamy spread that can be put on toast or used in baking.
Who refused to give up her seat on a public bus which sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
This person was the first Black President of the United States.
Barack Obama
This movie about a Black superhero became a huge hit in 2018 and starred Chadwick Boseman.
Black Panther
This amazing man is the self-proclaimed boxer of all time.
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products? For example, the pressing comb?
Madame CJ Walker
What is the social movement against police brutality?
Black Lives Matter
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white women?
Emmet Till
This music style, created by Black artists, started in the 1970s and includes rapping, DJing, and breakdancing.
Hip-Hop
Who was the first African American gold champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) tour?
Tiger Woods
This invention helps us cook food faster by heating it up in a few minutes without using a stove.
Microwave
Who was known as the Nation is Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group , the Organization of Afro American Unity?
Malcolm X
Who started Black History Month?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Barack Obama
C. Carter J. Woodson
C!
In 1992, this famous African American basketball player became the first to win an NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan
Who scored the most sports ever in a single NBA game with 100 points?
Will Chamberlain
This invention allows us to draw, print, and create pictures or words on paper from a computer.
Printer
This Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional in 1954.
Brown v. Board of Education
What year did African Americans get the right to vote?
a. 1965
b. 1971
c. 1950
A. 1965