Black History I
50 years before ____ was celebrated, the US celebrated Negro History Week.
a. Black History Month
b. Black Lives Matter
c. Black Joy
A) What is Black History Month
In which year did Black History Month become an annual, month-long celebration?
a. 1960
b. 1976
c. 1990
B) What is 1976
Which black female artist is the most Grammy-Award nominated female artist of all time?
a. Nicki Minaj
b. Meg Thee Stallion
c. Beyonce
Who is Beyonce
A former Harlem Globetrotter who played for the Philadelphia Warriors where he scored 100 points in a single basketball game.
a. Wilt Chamberlain
b. Jerry West
c. Elgin Baylor
A) Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
What was the name of the first black owned hotel on Court Street?
Berry Hotel
He is considered to be the father of Black History Month.
a. Martin Luther King Jr.
b. John Lewis
c. Carter J. Woodson
C) Who is Carter J. Woodson
Who served as a nurse, scout and spy for the Union Army?
a. Harriet Tubman
b. Sojourner Truth
c. Assata Shakur
A) Who is Harriet Tubman
Who was the first African American to star in their own tv show?
a. Ethel Waters
b. Oprah Winfrey
c. Wendy Williams
A) Who is Ethel Waters
Who was the first Black boxer?
a. Muhammed Ali
b. Jack Johnson
c. Mike Tyson
B) Who is Jack Johnson
Who was the first black man to be lynched in Athens, Ohio?
Christopher Davis
The first African American Supreme Court Justice?
a. Thurgood Marshall
b. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
c. Clarence Thomas
A) Who is Thurgood Marshall?
What was the first historically Black college in the US?
a. Howard University
b. Cheyney University
c. Lincoln University
B) What is Cheyney University
Who was the first Black Disney princess?
a. Mulan
b. Princess Tiana
c. Princess Jasmine
B) Who is Princess Tiana
Who was the first black NBA Player?
a. Michael Jordan
b. Ray Allen
c. Earl Lloyd
C) Who is Earl Lloyd
Who was the first Black man to graduate from Ohio University and the fourth African American to gradate from a U.S college?
Who is John Newton Templeton?
She triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus.
a. Claudette Colvin
b. Ida B. Wells
c. Rosa Parks
A) Claudette Colvin
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
a. President Richard Nixon
b. Ronald Reagan
c. President Jimmy Carter
C) Who is President Jimmy Carter
What was the name of the character who was also the Black Panther?
a. T’ challa
b. Shuri
c. M’Baku
A) Who is T’ challa
Who was the first Black baseball player in Major League baseball?
a. Willie Mays
b. Jackie Robinson
c. Hank Thompson
B) Who is Jackie Robinson
What is the one-of-a-kind alumni celebration that is a way for our Black Alumni to come together every three years
what is BAR weekend?
The founder and president of the first black American national labor union.
a. John H. Murphy
b. Issac Meyers
c. Terry McMillian
B) Who is Issac Myers
The name of the Virginia slave named decided to mail himself to freedom in 1849.
a. Booker T. Washington
b. Denmark Vesey
c. Henry Brown
C) Who is Henry Brown?
Which Black artist known for the song “Earned It” became the first to top three slots on the Billboard R&B?
a. Jay Z
b. Drake
c. The Weeknd
C) Who is The Weeknd
At what sporting event did players raise a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem?
a. 1968 Summer Olympics
b. 2016 Super Bowl
c. 1974 World Cup
A) What is the 1968 Summer Olympics
The first tenured African American professor at Ohio University.
Who is Dr. Francine C. Childs?