History
Who is known as the Father of Black History?
Carter G. Woodson
Who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who invented the modern traffic signal?
Garrett Morgan
Who is known as the “Queen of Jazz”?
Ella Fitzgerald
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What year did Black History Month become a national observance?
1976
Who was the first African American woman elected to Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Which scientist helped develop modern blood banks?
Dr. Charles Drew
What newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass?
The North Star
Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?
Mae Jemison
Which Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the first African American president of the United States?
Barack Obama
Who invented the Super Soaker water gun?
Lonnie Johnson
Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
Who was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
What was the original name of Black History Month when it began in 1926?
Negro History Week
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Which African American inventor improved the ironing board?
Sarah Boone
What music genre did Black artists pioneer in New Orleans?
Jazz
Who was the first African American woman billionaire?
Oprah Winfrey
Who founded Negro History Week, which later became Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
Who was the civil rights leader and longtime president of the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Who invented the carbon filament that improved the electric light bulb?
Lewis Latimer
Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul”?
James Brown
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Ralph Bunche