Timeline
What year was the voting rights acts signed?
1965
Who is the first and only black president we know?
Barack Obama
Fill in the blank ___ B. Wells
Ida B. Wells
Name three black chemists
Percy L. Julian, George W. Carver, Alice Ball, St. Elmo Brady.
Michael Jackson
When date was the NAACP founded (Extra 200 points if you can name the month, day and year.)
February 12, 1909
Who's cells are used to study the effects of toxins, viruses, etc?
Henrietta Lacks (Fun fact: When Henrietta Lack's other cells would die, Mrs. Lacks' cells doubled every 20 to 24 hours.)
What was Malcolm X's original last name?
Malcolm Little
What was George W. Carver mostly known for?
Option 1 or Option 2?
Option 1: Free 200
Option 2: Minus 200
What year did Martin Luther King do his "I have a dream" speech?
1963 (Fun fact: Martin Luther Kings speech lasted approximately 17 minutes)
Who was the first black person to play baseball?
Jackie Robinson?
Who didn't give up their seat for a white person before rosa parks
Claudette Colvin
Who is the most known black chemist?
Percy L. Julian
How long was Martin Luther Kings speech before the "I have a dream" speech actually supposed to be?(Hint:in minutes)
4 minutes
When was black history month established
1976 (Fun fact: Black history month used to be a week before it became a month)
Who was the first to play a sport?
Jackie Robinson
What organization was Martin Luther King and Rosa parks working for?
NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Who was the first black FEMALE chemist to graduate with a PhD?(Extra 100 points for the full name)
Marie Maynard Daly
How many people did Harriet Tubman free?
70-80 people
Who started black history month?
Carter G. Woodson(Fun fact: Carter chose February to celebrate Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass's birthdays which are on the 12th and 14th)
Who died to start the first casualty of the American Revolution to shape our country?
Crispus Attucks
Who said the words "Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation."
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is known as the father of the blood bank?
Charles Drew (Fun fact: Britain called upon Drew because of his expertise in blood transfusions)
Whose name is anagrammed? kajice soorbinn (Extra 500 points if correct)
Jackie Robinson