Black History Month

Activists

100

I am a preacher. My famous quote is "I have a dream." Who am I?

Martin Luther King, Jr.

200

I refused to give up my seat on the bus. Who am I?

Rosa Parks

300

I was an activist and soldier. There is a college named after me. Who am I?

Medgar Evers

400

I was the first African American Supreme Court Justice. Who am I?

Thurgood Marshall

500

I was arrested. I was apart of the civil rights movement. I became Muslim. My last name is a letter of the alphabet. 

Malcolm X

Musicians

100

I play the saxophone and my performance was shown to the school today. Who am I?

Mr. Brandon

200

Known as the "Queen of Soul". Singer, songwriter, and pianist.

Aretha Franklin

300

Trumpeter and vocalist. Known for contributions to jazz music and the Harlem Renaissance?

Louis Armstrong

400

I am the "First Lady of Soul"

I am a revolutionary, American jazz singer.

Who am I?

Ella Fitzgerald

500

"Lady Day"

American jazz singer. Famous song "Strange Fruit"

Billie Holiday

Inventors

100

Who invited the traffic light?

Garrett Morgan

200

Who invented potato chips?

George Speck (Crum)

300

Who invented the super soaker?

Dr. Lonnie Johnson

400

Who invented the mailbox?

Phillip B. Downing

500

Who invented peanut butter?

George Washington Carver