Sports
Which of the following players broke the color barrier in professional baseball?
A. Satchel Paige
B. Babe Ruth
C. Jackie Robinson
What is Jackie Robinson?
This man was born into slavery, yet, became a botanist, inventor and teacher. He invented over 300 uses for the peanut and developed methods to prevent soil depletion. Who is he?
A. Sidney Portier
B. W.E.B. DuBois
C. George Washington Carver
Who is George Washington Carver?
This renown poet wrote the famous piece entitled, Why the Caged Bird Sings.
A. Mary McCloud Bethune
B. Maya Angelou
C. Phyllis Wheatley
Who is Maya Angelou
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?
Where is Washington D.C.?
On which of the following teams team did Jackie Robinson make his historical MLB debut at first base?
A. Brooklyn Dodgers
B. Los Angeles Dodgers
C. Florida Marlins
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This American engineer, physician and NASA astronaut, became the first African American woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. Who is she?
A. Mae Jemison
B. Katherine Johnson
C. Ella Baker
Who is Mae Jemison?
This woman is the first black and female self-made millionaire in the U.S. by creating hair and beauty products for women.
A. Ella Baker
B. Rosa Parks
C. Madam C.J. Walker
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
Jessie Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes in what sport?
A. track and field
B. football
C. boxing
What is track and field?
This woman is best known for her major contributions to the United States' aeronautics and space programs with the early application of digital electronic computers. Her work was recently recognized and featured in the movie Hidden Figures.
A. Mae Jemison
B. Katherine Johnson
C. Gladys West
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This man played T'Challa in Black Panther. He was also from South Carolina.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?
A. Illinois
B. Hawaii
C. South Carolina
What is Illinois?
Which of the following actresses is an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)?
A. Queen Latifah
B. Whoopi Goldberg
C. Octavia Spencer
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
A. 17
B. 20
C. 22
What is 17?
This woman leveraged her mathematical and programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth which was used as the foundation for the creation of the Global Positioning System (GPS). She was the second black woman ever to be employed by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division and was inducted into the United States Air Force Hall of Fame.
A. Katherine Johnson
B. Gladys West
C. Phyllis Wheatley
Who is Gladys West?
Which singer is remembered as the ‘queen of jazz’?
A. Ella Fitzgerald
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Nina Simone
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
A. Ketanji Brown
B. Shirley Chisolm
C. Carol Moseley Braun
Who is Ketanji Brown?
Which sports movie did Michael B. Jordan star in?
A. Creed
B. Coach Carter
C. Love and Basketball
What is Creed?
Which of the following was the great boxer, Muhammad Ali's nickname?
A. The Greatest
B. The Fridge
C. Mookie
What is The Greatest?
This man was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from any American university and the sixth person of any race to receive a Ph.D. in physics from an American university. He taught science at the Institute for Colored Youth for 26 years.
A. George Washington Carver
B. Edward Bouchet
C. Percy Julian
Who is Edward Bouchet?
Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of?
A. The Supremes
B. The Marvellettes
C. The Temptations
What is the Supremes?
Who was the first black congressman from South Carolina?
A. Joseph Rainey
B. Hiram Revels
C. Robert Smalls
Who is Joseph Rainey?
Ice Cube was one of the founding members of which hip-hop group?
A. Wu-Tang Clan
B. N.W.A.
C. The Roots
What is N.W.A.