BLACK HISTORY
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip Hop
This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
Where was Martin Luther King Jr's, "I Have a Dream" speech given?
Where is the Lincoln Memorial in Washinton, DC?
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This African American man was concerned about safety after seeing too many accidents at traffic lights with only "stop" and "go" signals, so he invented the 3 way traffic light?
Who is Garret Morgan?
What was the name of Wilma Rudolph's Relay team, which finished first at the 1960 Olympics?
What is Tennessee Tigerbelles?
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
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?
Katherine Johnson
What was the name of the play by Lorraine Hansberry that was the first on Broadway by an African American woman
What is "A Raisin in the Sun"?
What is the name of the influential record label founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit, which played a pivotal role in the development of music?
Motown Records
An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
What is Famous Amos?
Harriet Tubman known as the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, but what was her name at birth?
Who is Araminta Ross?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
Who is Toni Morrison?
Who made the the term "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) popular?
Who is Drake?
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 African American woman filed a patent in 1966 for the first ever home security system after wanting to increase her own house's security in her Queens, NY neighborhood
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
Who became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State in 2001?
Condoleezza Rice
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary? "
Who is Malcolm X?
First African American to hold a seat on the Surpreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
What was the name of the city where President Dwight Eisenhower sent troops in 1957 to protect black students trying to attend Central High School?
What is Little Rock, Arkansas?
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
1. Telfar
2. BET Black Entertainment Television
3. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
This African American surgeon and medical researcher discovered how to dry plasma and reconstitute it.
Who is Charles Drew?
What group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II?
The Tuskegee Airmen.
Though he was a Sothern Democrat himself, this president would sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also stared on the famous television show Power.
Who is 50 Cent?
This black chef and restaurateur was said to have unintentionally created the potato chip during the summer of 1853 in response to a customer complaining about their fried potatoes being too thick
Who is George Crum?
What activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination?
Frederick Douglass