Notable in Nebraska
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100
Who was the 1st Free Black person to live in Nebraska?
Sally Bayne
100
How many children did Frederick Douglass have? Name them
5 - Rosetta, Lewis, Henry, Frederick Jr., Charles & Annie
100
Who was the first Black female cable car conductor in San Francisco
Who is Maa Angelou
100
This Marvel movie featured a mostly Black cast and took place in the fictional nation of Wakanda.
What is Black Panther?
100
Which country in Africa is one of the oldest countries in the world, with a history that dates back to 400 B.C. and is the only African country never to have been colonized.
What is Ethiopia
100
Which country in Africa has more pyramids than any other country (Also name its original name).
What is Sudan (Kush)
200
This Omaha high school opened in 1923, focusing on both academics and vocational training to nearly 2700 students. The school contained 20 shops, 12 laboratories, 5 drafting rooms, a greenhouse, rooftop garden, 2 gyms and the 1st swimming pool at any public school. It was the largest school west of Chicago.
What is Technical (Tech) High School
200
Who brought the practice of vaccinations to America, and ultimately saved Colonial Boston from smallpox?
Who is Onesimus
200
Nine months before Rosa Parks, there was a 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on the bus. Name her
Who is Claudette Colvin
200
Name 2 Underground Railroad sites in Nebraska.
Mayhew Cabin (associated with John Browns cave in NE City)
Dorrington Building (Falls City)
200
This was the 1st African American military pilots in the United States, who served with distinction during WWII. Name them and their nickname
Who is the Tuskegee Airmen/ Redtails.
200
A documented miracle tells of how this saint, known for miraculous healing, involved the resurrection of the Count of Gagliardi, who was literally on his deathbed.
Who was St. Benedict the Moor
300
This man attended St. Benedict the Moor School, and is the 1st Deacon to come out of St. Bendict.
Who is Deacon James Chambers
300
Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Who is Katherine Johnson
300
This Battalion was an all -black, all female unit of the military that delivered mail to World War II troops across England.
Who was the 6888 Battalion.
300
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
300
Who was the first Black athlete to compete in international tennis?
Who is Althea Gibson
300
Who became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Vice President in 2021?
Kamala Harris
400
Who is the first woman from St. Benedict to become a Nun?
Who is Winifred Oneil - Order of Poor Clare
400
This woman was an influential American journalist known for her pioneering work in her anti-lynching campaign.
Who is Ida B.Wells
400
The summer of 1964 was pivotal in the fight for civil rights. What other name was the summer of 1964 know as?
What is Freedom Summer
400
Reginald Lewis
Who is the 1st Black Billionaire
400
What were the laws imposed by the South to suppress black citizens?
Jim Crow Laws
400
This Civil Rights leader worked alongside Reverend Martin Luther King in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and in 1968, witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel.
Who is Jessee Jackson
500
Who was the first Black student to graduate from a high school in Omaha?
Who is Henry Clay Curry- July 1876
500
What is the name of the nation's 1st historically Black University?
What is Cheyney University
500
What event commemorated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is the March on Washington
500
Name 2 of 7 Black Catholics on the road to Sainthood
Father Augustus Tolton Henriette Delille
Sister Thea Bowman Mother Mary Lange
Pierre Toussaint Julia Greeley
Martin DePorres
500
This Reconstruction-era amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people.
What is The 14th Amendment?
500
This abolitionist and activist, who delivered his famous 1857 speech declaring, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” made Rochester, NY, his home for over 25 years and published The North Star newspaper there.
Frederick Douglass
