Music
This man is the bridge between R&B, Soul, Funk and Rap
Who is James Brown?
The Negro Speaks of Rivers was written by what poet after graduating from high school
Who is Langston Hughes?
George Washington Craver created this
Who created Peanut Butter?
Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, and Raphael Warnock join Barack Obama and Hiram Rhodes Revels as people to hold this type of office
What are the Senators?
What player averaged 50 points in an NBA season and also was 7'8"
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
Chuck Berry invented what music genre that is still around today
Who is Chuck Berry?
This novel by Zora Neale Hurston was celebrated as a literary classic and one of the greatest works of the Harlem Renaissance
Their Eyes Were Watching God
In 1982 this man created the Super Soaker in his basement while trying to create something else
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
He was the first black man in the U.S. congress
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels
Who was the first black Head Coach in the NFL?
Who is Fredrick "fritz" Pollard?
In 1919 this song became the official song of the NAACP
What is Lift Every Voice And Sing?
He is known as the Father of Harlem Renaissance literature
Who is Alain Locke?
Marie Van Brittan Brown created this
Who invented the Home Security System?
Shirley Chisolm became the first Black woman elected to the United States congress and represented New York's 12th congressional district for how many years
Bonus: what years did she serve
What is Seven years?
Bonus: 1969-1983
He boxed from 1897-1938 and was the first heavyweight boxing champion
Who is Jack Johnson?
Who wrote the song Change Gonna Come?
Bonus: He is also the Father of Soul Music
Sam Cooke
What novel did Ralph Ellison write that also won him a National Book Award?
Invisible Man
George Carruthers created this in 1969
What is the Ultraviolet Camera
Between 1789 and 2020, how many African Americans have served in the House of Representatives
What is 152?
What NBA player is known as the Answer?
Bonus: What team did he play for?
Allen Iverson
Philadelphia 76ers
These two artists were the first African American to become Grammy Winners. Name one of the artists
Ella Fitzgerald
Who was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 with five books of poetry?
Pinkie Gordon Lane
This gentleman created the Three-Way Stoplight and also a protective smoke hood
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This gentleman is the first black man to hold public office in the Unites States and is also the first black Judge
Who is Wentworth Cheswell?
What years did Arthur Ashe?
1969-1980