World History
These (whole) U.S. states were once a part of Mexico.
What are California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas?
This music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s.
What is Hip Hop?
The three branches of the U.S. government.
What are the executive, judicial, and legislative branches?
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The only African country that was never colonized.
What is Ethiopia?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
Two ancient civilizations that originate from Central America.
What are the Aztecs and the Mayans?
What year was slavery abolished?
What is 1865?
The 39th President of the United States.
Who is President Jimmy Carter?
The name of the system of laws that enforced segregation in the South.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
This is the capital of South Korea.
This performer was often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
The series of fortresses in Asia that’s considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
What is the Great Wall of China?
The first Black President and the first Black First Lady.
Who is President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama?
The name for the leader of the House of Representatives.
What is the Speaker of the House?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This Native American tribe has the largest tribal land in the United States.
What is the Navajo Nation?
This Civil Rights Movement boycott was sparked by Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
There are this many countries in the continent of Africa.
What is 54 countries?
The ideas of this 1960s civil rights activist clashed with Dr. MLK Jr.'s philosophy of peaceful protest. His autobiography was titled "By Any Means Necessary."
Who is Malcolm X?
The name for the period of economic downturn that lasted from 1929 to 1939.
What is The Great Depression?
In this year, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream Speech.”
What is 1963?
[The speech was delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, commonly called the "March on Washington," on August 28, 1963.]
This is the first and only nation to be born from a successful slave rebellion. Hint: It’s also a West Indian island.
Haiti
This African American scholar is considered the first African American sociologist (scholar who studies human behavior) & the first African American to get a PhD from Harvard.
W.E.B. DuBois
This leader championed nonviolent resistance and led the movement for India’s independence.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This is what HBCU stands for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
This U.S. President established the Peace Corps as a permanent government agency on September 22, 1961.
Who is President John F. Kennedys?
This famous product, founded by African American Wallace "Wally" Amos, Jr., made him a fortune selling cookies.
What is Famous Amos Cookies?
The various indigenous peoples of the Australia mainland.
Aboriginal Australians
The first African American woman to travel to space.
Dr Mae Jemison