Historical Figures
This woman refused to give up her seat on the back of the bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This Super Bowl artist performed at the latest Super Bowl featuring the Chiefs versus the Eagles.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This Chiefs quarterback loves ketchup.
Who is Patrick Mahomes?
This Civil Rights leader had a dream.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This holiday was created to celebrate the emancipation (or freeing) of the slaves in America.
What is Juneteenth?
This person was the first student to attend an integrated (black & white students together) school as a result of Brown v. Board of Education.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
This Afro-Latino teenager from Brooklyn took became Spider-Man after Peter Parker’s death in his universe.
Who is Miles Morales?
This baseball player was the first black member to play Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This is the year in which black men received the right to vote.
When is 1870?
This 90s phrase, popularized by Black comedians and TV shows, means to be extremely fashionable or stylish.
What is "drip" or "fresh to death"?
This escaped slave went on 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This Grammy-winning singer voiced Nala in Disney’s The Lion King (2019) and is famous for songs like Single Ladies and Halo.
Who is Beyonce?
Which Chicago Bulls player has 4 olympic gold medals and a hugely successful partnership with Nike?
Who is Michael Jordan?
This declaration was issued in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln and freed enslaved people in confederate states during the Civil War.
What is the emancipation proclamation?
This mutant superhero has the ability to control the weather.
Who is Storm?
After escaping slavery, this powerful speaker and writer became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement.
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
This comedian, actor, and horror film maker was the first black person to win an Oscar for best original screenplay.
Who is Jordan Peele?
This gymnast, considered one of the greatest of all time, has four skills named after her and has won more World Championship medals than any other gymnast in history.
Who is Simone Biles?
This boycott was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks and lasted for an entire year?
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This category of food is known for it's rich savory flavor and is a staple in many black communities. It includes foods like fried catfish, okra, chitlins, sweet potato pie, red beans and rice, collard greens, cornbread, black eyed peas, and bbq pork ribs.
What is Soul Food?
This agricultural scientist is most well known for developing new ways of using peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This artist is famous for her story quilts, including Tar Beach, which is also a popular children’s book. Her work combines storytelling and art.
Who is Faith Ringgold?
With 23 Grand Slam singles titles, this tennis superstar holds the record for the most major wins in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
This act outlaws segregation in public places and employment.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This person said “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Who is Barack Obama?