Awards & Firsts
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama?
This is the best singer and entertainer. He was part of the Jackson 5 and was known as the "King of Pop."
Who is Michael Jackson?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
When was Negro History Week created?
What is 1926?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
What federally recognized holiday is on June 19th?
What is Juneteenth?
Who was the first Black person to win an Academy Award (Oscar)?
Who is Hattie McDaniel
Which singer performed "I Will Always Love You" and starred in the The Bodyguard?
Who is Whitney Houston?
Who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
What is the oldest national civil rights organization?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
What group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II?
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
Who are the YMCA?
Who are the Marines?
What 2018 Marvel movie featured a predominantly Black cast and fictional African nation, Wakanda?
The first Black female writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This award-winning hip hop artist was the first to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show as a solo act.
*Double Jeopardy*
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This is the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
What city is known as the birthplace of Motown?
*Double Jeopardy*
What is Detroit?
Who was the first Black woman to win a Grammy for Album of the Year (1999)?
Hint: Songs "I Used to Love Him" and "Ex-Factor" are on the album.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
Which singer is known as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman"?
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Which boxer was known as "The Greatest" and famous for saying "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?"
Who is Muhammad Ali?
What movement began after the 2013 acquittal in the Trayvon Martin case?
What is Black Lives Matter?
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Who created and starred in the HBO show Insecure?
Who is Issa Rae
Who was the first Black woman to travel to space?
Who is Mae Jemison?
Which legendary jazz musician, nicknamed "Satchmo," helped popularize jazz worldwide with songs like "What a Wonderful World" and "Hello, Dolly!"?
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Who was a tennis champion, civil rights activist, and philanthropist, renowned as the first Black man to win singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open?
Who is Arthur Ashe?
In what year was the March on Washington where MLKJ gave his "I Have a Dream" Speech?
What is 1963?
This person became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State in 2001.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
What fraternity did MLKJ belong to?
What is Alpha Phi Alpha?