Important figures
The first African American Major League Baseball player
A. Willie Mays
B. Jackie Robinson
C. Hank Aaron
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This person made headlines by performing at the 2023 Superbowl halftime show and announcing her return to music
A. Beyonce
B. Rihanna
C. Nicki Minaj
Who is Rihanna?
A neighborhood in this state was the center of the Harlem Renaissance
A. Philadelphia
B. New York
C. Illinois
What is New York?
This movie features the first black princess
A. Moana
B. Aladdin
C. Princess and the Frog
What is Princess and the Frog?
This federal holiday is celebrated in June and commemorates the emancipation of slaves
A. Juneteenth
B. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
C. Kwanzaa
What is Juneteenth?
Best known for inventing peanut butter
A. George Washington Carver
B. Granville Woods
C. Elijah McCoy
Who is George Washington Carver?
This actor and Howard graduate was most notably known for his leading role in Marvel's Black Panther
A. Chadwick Boseman
B. Michael B. Jordan
C. Winston Duke
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech here
A. New York City
B. Atlanta, Georgia
C. Washington D.C
What is Washington D.C?
Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she is best known for her hit titles "RESPECT"
A. Aretha Franklin
B. Tina Turner
C. Diana Ross
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She was the first African American author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
A. Cicely Tyson
B. Maya Angelou
C. Toni Morrison
Who is Maya Angelou?
The first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice
A. Sonia Sotomayor
B. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
C. Ketanji Brown
Who is Ketanji Brown?
This singer made history with her album named S.O.S as it nears almost 10 weeks in the no.1 spot
A. Doja Cat
B. Kehlani
C. SZA
Who is SZA?
This place is known as the birthplace of hip-hop
A. Chicago, Illinois
B. Los Angeles, California
C. The Bronx, New York
What is The Bronx, New York?
First black person to own their own tv network?
A. Oprah Winfrey
B. Nat King Cole
Who is Nat King Cole?
They are known as the richest person in history with an estimated net worth of $400 billion in today's currency
A. Mansa Musa
B. Oprah Winfrey
C. Barack Obama
Who is Mansa Musa?
She is known for creating the hair-straightening comb and the world's first hair-straightening formula
A. Dorothy Dandridge
B. Nina Simone
C. Madam C.J Walker
Who is Madam C.J Walker?
This woman recently achieved EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) status for her performance in the Woman King
A. Octavia Spencer
B. Viola Davis
C. Regina King
Who is Viola Davis?
This city was infamously known as the center of the civil rights movement
A. Montgomery, Alabama
B. Atlanta, Georgia
C. Little Rock, Arkansas
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
This movie tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program was developed due to the work of notable figures such as Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson
A. Green Book
B. Hidden Figures
C. A Beautiful Mind
What is Hidden Figures?
This holiday began in 1966 as a way to African American heritage
A. Fourth of July
B. Juneteeth
C. Kwanzaa
What is Kwanzaa?
The first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license
A. Bessie Coleman
B. Marjorie Joyner
C. Ellen Eglin
Who is Bessie Coleman?
The first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year
A. Whitney Houston
B. Lauryn Hill
C. Beyonce
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This state was the first to abolish slavery and give African Americans males full voting rights
A. Missouri
B. Vermont
C. Delaware
What is Vermont?
The highest Grossing black Album of all time
A. Purple Rain- Prince
B. Thriller- Michael Jackson
C. Legend- Bob Marley and the Wailers
What is Thriller by Michael Jackson?
This famous supreme court case was known for allowing segregation as long as facilities were "separate but equal"
A. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Plessy v. Ferguson
C. Loving v. Virginia
What is Plessy v Ferguson?