History
Which President signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
This well-renowned Black astrophysicist is known for hosting the television show Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and the StarTalk Radio Show podcast
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Who was the first African-American President
Barack Obama
What is the name of the African American holiday celebrating family and culture starting on December 26?
Kwanzaa
Who was the first Black Best Actress Oscar winner?
What day and month is Juneteenth celebrated on?
June 19
This American agricultural scientist and inventor is best known for his work surrounding peanuts
George Washington Carver
Who was the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State?
Condoleezza Rice
Which musician is known as the "Godfather of Soul"?
James Brown
Which black Major League Baseball (MLB) player broke the color barrier?
Jackie Robinson
Which country has the largest African diaspora population in the world?
Brazil
This back NASA engineer invented the Super Soaker.
Lonnie G. Johnson
Who was the first Black woman millionaire in the United States?
Madam C.J. Walker
Kwanzaa is a Swahili word that means what?
This NYC borough is widely considered the birthplace of Hip Hop
The Bronx
What portion of the United States population identifies as Black/African American ( can give a 5% range ex: 5-10%)
14%
This black surgeon developed methods for storing blood plasma, establishing blood banks
Dr. Charles Drew
Who was the first African -American pilot? (Hint: they are a Female)
Bessie Coleman
What are the four traditional colors of the Pan-African/Black History Month flag?
Red, Green, Yellow, and Black.
In 2018, this rapper became the first to win a Pulitzer Prize for music
Kendrick Lamar
Name 3 non-European languages that are widely spoken on the African continent (Bonus points if you can name six)
Swahili, Arabic, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Oromo, Amharic, Zulu, Khoisan, Kirundi, Lingala, Tswana, Swati, Sotho, and Fula.
This back inventor patented portable refrigeration for trucks in 1940
Frederick McKinley Jones
Who was the first Black person in space? (Hint: they flew to space in 1983)
Guion Stewart Bluford
What organization did Martin Luther King Jr. co-found to coordinate nonviolent protests?
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Who was the first Black athlete to win a Grand Slam tennis title (1956) and compete on the women's professional golf tour?
Althea Gibson