Food
What year was the term “Soul food” first used?
1964
Who won four Olympic gold medals?
Jesse Owens won four Olympic gold medals in Track and Field. Owens ran in the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin, Germany.
What Black inventor is credited with inventing the potato chip?
George Crum
Langston Hughes was known as a leader in what artistic movement taking place in the 1920’s-30’s?
(The Harlem Renaissance)
Who is known as the Queen of Soul?
Aretha Franklin
What is the name of the book published by Rufus Estes?
Good Things to Eat
Who was the first African-American tennis player to compete in the U.S. Open?
Althea Gibson
This Aspire dean was the first to suggest a Black History Month Quiz Bowl that invited all Aspire schools to play?
Angela Davis
What word is missing from the following poem by Langston Hughes?
Hold fast to _____
For if _____ die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Dreams
Who wrote the famous song Say it Loud Im Black and Im Proud?
James Brown
What are some reasons enslaved people ate more fatty, fried foods?
To give them needed strength/protein/nourishment to get through day
Gabby Douglas is the most decorated U.S. gymnast. How many Olympic and World Championship medals has she won?
30! She was the first female U.S. gymnast to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, and she was the first gymnast to win three consecutive world all-around titles. Unsurprisingly Simone Biles has won every all-around competition she has competed in since 2013!
This African American dentist was the second to graduate Harvard, and the first Black man to have a patent for dental equipment and a new and improved Golf Tee.
Dr. George Grant
“If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”--This quote is from what piece of writing by Hurston?
Their Eyes Were Watching God
The Roaring Twenties introduces an unprecedented outpouring of Black music, art and literature. What was this period known as?
The Harlem Renaissance
What is a health benefit of pot likker?
Has Vitamin K and/or Aids in blood clotting
Which Black athlete gave a Black Power salute on the Olympic podium?
Jon Carlos. He gave a Black Power salute as he was being awarded a bronze medal in the 1968 Summer Olympic games. Carlos won his medal for his performance in the 200-meter dash.
Who is Richard Dorsey Swan?
Invented term “Queen of Drag”
The FBI had Malcolm X under surveillance due to their suspicion that he was associated with
The Communist Party
Which was the first Hollywood film with sound to feature an all-Black cast?
Hallelujah
Name three rice cultivation techniques.
Sowing in trench, open trench, tidal cultivation
Who set a new Olympic world record with a time of 9.63 seconds at the 2012 Summer Olympics?
Usain Bolt
This lady invented the ironing board
Sara Boone
How old was bell hooks when she began writing her first mainstream book Ain’t I A Woman? Black Women and Feminism?
19
In 2023, __________ made history when she became the first Black woman to win two Oscars. In 2019, she became the first Black person to win the Oscar for best costume design for her win on Marvel’s “Black Panther.” In 2023, she won the award again for her work on the film’s sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.”
Ruth E. Carter