History
Who was the founder of Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
What team Jackie Robinson played for in the MLB?
Brooklyn Dodgers
What colors that represent Black History Month?
Black, red, yellow and green
What female was the first gymnast to win 4 gold medals at a single Olympics game?
Simone Biles
What state Barack Obama was a senator in?
Illinois
What a 6-year-old, entered an all-white school?
Ruby Bridges
What two NBA teams did Michael Jordan play for?
Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards
What year did Canada establish the Celebration of Black History Month?
1995
Black History Month was chosen in February to coincide with the births of these two people?
Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln
What year did Juneteenth became a federal holiday?
2021
Before Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white man?
Claudette Colvin
Jackie Robinson's Baseball Jersey Number?
42
What female designed the first GPS system?
Gladys West
Who was an iconic jazz trumpeter who developed a style of playing jazz in the 1920's?
Louis Armstrong
What year did Black History Month receive national recognition?
1976
Who was the first African American astronaut?
Mae Jemison
What boxer is known for biting his opponents ear off?
Mike Tyson
What scientist responsible for numerous products made from peanuts?
George Washington Carver
Who was the inventor who created the super soaker water gun?
Lonnie Johnson
How many HBCUs still exist today?
101
Who was the first Black woman to graduate from Columbia Law School?
Judge Elreta Melton Alexander
What sport was Jesse Owens known for?
Track & Field
What female mathematician calculations was responsible for the landing of the Apollo Moon space shuttle?
Katherine Johnson
Who was the first man in history to set 3 Olympic records at the same time?
Usain Bolt
Who was the first Black man to play in the NBA?
Earl Lloyd