General
Black History Week was first celebrated in what year?
1963
1923
1926
1957
1926
The celebration evolved to Black History Month in 1976.
Who was the first Black woman to win Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson
Who is the most honored woman in the history of the Grammy awards?
Beyonce
Who was the first Black woman on Forbes list of billionaires?
Oprah Winfrey
Who initiated the Montgomery bus boycott by refusing to move to the back of the bus?
Claudette Colvin
Which civil rights activist skipped 2 grades and enrolled at Morehouse College at age 15?
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. Who is he?
Muhammad Ali
Who is known as "The Father of Rock and Roll"?
Chuck Berry
Who invented the blood bank?
Dr. Charles Drew
Who was the first Black man to receive a PhD?
W.E.B. Dubois
Harvard University
PROTUS 44 Who is he?
Barrack H. Obama
Who is the most highly decorated gymnast in history?
Simone Biles
For which movie did Hattie McDaniel win a best supporting actress Academy Award?
Gone With the Wind
Who invented the gas mask and the traffic light?
Garrett A. Morgan
Matthew Henson and Robert Pearry were the first explorers to reach what frigid landmark?
The North Pole
Who was the first African-American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Ralph Bunche
C. Desmond Tutu
D. Wangari Maatha
Ralph Bunche
He helped resolve the Arab-Isreali War.
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first Black person to host a late-night television show?
Arsenio Hall
Which useful household apparatus was invented by Sarah Boone?
ironing board
Until 2023 who was the highest scorer in the NBA?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Record overtaken by LeBron James
Who is known as the "Father of Black History"?
Carter G. Woodson
There are several Black quarterbacks who played in the Super Bowl. Who was the first black quarterback to START and FINISH a winning Super Bowl game?
Doug Williams
Super Bowl MVP, Washington Redskins
Grambling State University
Who was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Lonnie Johnson, an aerospace engineer, invented this iconic toy of the 90s
Super Soaker
Who was the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court?
Kitanji Brown Jackson