Arts & Entertainment
In 1984, what Black American singer won eight Grammy Awards?
Michael Jackson
Father of Negro History Week, later changed to Black History Month.
Dr Carter G Woodson
What famous scientist and biologist had a Master's degree in agriculture said, "God gave them to me, why should I claim to own them" with regard to his discoveries and inventions?
Known for peanut products
George Washington Carver
Who was elected the first African-American female Vice-President in 2021?
Kamala Harris
Who was the first Black American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Jackie Robinson
Louis Armstrong played the trumpet and sang. He helped start this style of music in New Orleans.
Jazz
During the 1960's, what erupted in Philadelphia, Chicago and other major cities due to the turbulent social and political climate?
Race riots
Who was credited with setting up the first blood bank in England and the United States?
Dr. Charles Drew
Who was the first African-American National Security Advisor?
Colin Powell
What track and field athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
Jesse Owens
She was the first black performer to win an Academy Award. She won for Best Supporting Actress in "Gone With the Wind".
Hattie McDaniel
What was the name of the first published black newspaper?
Freedom's Journal or Journey
He prepared blueprints for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone.
Lewis Latimer
Who was the first Black American appointed to the United States Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
In 1956, who became the first African woman to win a Grand Slam title in tennis?
Althea Gibson
Considered the greatest blues singer of the 1920's, what artist was known as the "Empress of the Blues"?
Bessie Smith
What does the "N" in SNCC stand for?
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
A famous saying was coined for what oiling device inventor?
Elijah McCoy
Who was the first Black American the receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950?
Ralph J. Bunche
What heavyweight boxer gave Muhammad Ali his first professional loss?
Joe Frazier
Alex Haley won a Pulitzer Prize for this story about his seven-generation family from West Africa. The book was later made into a movie.
Roots
What civil rights leader was co-founder of the NAACP and the Pan-African Movement?
W. E. B. DuBois
What Black American developed a treatment for arthritis?
Dr. Percy Julian
After growing up in Barbados and a successful career as a teacher, she was elected to the New York Assembly. She then became the first Black woman to serve in the U. S. Congress where she worked for 13 years.
Shirley Chisholm
Leroy Paige was a great pitcher in the Negro Leagues who also played in the major leagues in 1949. By what name was he known for?
Satchel