Black History
Important People 1
Music
Sports
Important People 2
100

Who started Black History Month?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) Barack Obama

C) Carter J. Woodson

Who is Carter J. Woodson?

100

Who was known for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott?

Who is Rosa Parks?

100

Which Super Bowl halftime performance has the most views?

Who is Kendrick Lamar?

100

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

A) Hank Aaron

B) Jackie Robinson

C) Sammy Sosa

Who is Jackie Robinson?

100

Who was the first African American to be elected as President of the United States?

Who is Barack Obama?

200

Which Amendment to the Constitution banned slavery?

What is the 13th Amendment?

200

Who was the first African American student to integrate into an all white public school in the South?

Who is Ruby Bridges?

200

Which musician has won the most Grammy's?

Who is Beyonce?

200

Who is the female tennis player with 22 Grand Slam singles titles?

Who is Serena Williams?

200

Who conducted the Underground Railroad and was a leader in the fight for freedom and equality?

Who is Harriet Tubman?

300

What court case ended the legal segregation in public schools?

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

300

Who won the 1964 Noble Peace Prize?

Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

300

What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx in the 1970s?

What is Hip Hop?

300

Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?

A) Gabby Douglas

B) Serena Williams

C) Simone Biles

Who is Gabby Douglas?

300

Who was the first black woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Who is Aretha Franklin?

400

Which holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.?

What is Juneteenth?

400

Who was the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

A) Clarence Thomas

B) Thurgood Marshall

C) Colin Powell

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

400

Who is known as the King of Pop?

Who is Michael Jackson?

400

Which African American athlete was first known as Cassius Clay?

Who is Muhammad Ali?

400

Who was the first black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

A) James Baldwin

B) Toni Morrison

C) Langston Hughes

Who is Toni Morrison?

500

Which historic march in 1963 drew over 250,000 people to hear MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech?

What is March on Washington?

500

Who was an African American leader in the Civil Rights movement, a minister, and a supporter of Black Nationalism?

Who is Malcolm X?

500

Where is the birthplace of Jazz?

Where is New Orleans?

500

Which basketball player did Lebron James surpass in all time career points?

Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

500

Who invented over 300 ways to use peanuts?

A) George Washington Carver

B) Garrett Morgan

C) Kai Cenat

Who is George Washington Carver?