HISTORY
What was Malcolm X‟s given name?
Malcolm Little
A three-time heavyweight champion, who was stripped of his first championship title because he refused to fight in the Vietnam War?
Muhammad Ali
Lewis Latimer was known as a pioneer in the development of what device?
Electric light bulb
What was the name of the first hip-hop group to break into the mainstream American culture in the early 1980s? R
Run-DMC or B2k
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, who recorded the song "Twist and Shout"?
The Isley Brothers
In the late nineteenth century there was a system of laws that enforced racial discrimination in the United States. What was it called?
Jim Crow
These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbledon and other major tennis tournaments. Name them.
Venus and Serena Williams
What famous scientist and biologist said, “God gave them to me, why should I claim to own them” with regard to his discoveries and inventions?
George Washington Carver
What television program has received over 25 Emmy awards and has been the highest-rated talk show in television history?
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Guinness Book of World Records lists what Michael Jackson album as the best selling album of all times?
Thriller
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in what city in 1929?
Atlanta, Georgia
What basketball superstar became the first Black American to manage a major league sports team?
Bill Russell
Who was the first Black American woman doctor?
Rebecca Lee or Shayna Chris
Rebecca Lee
Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of Alice Walker‟s best-selling book, The Color Purple ?
Whoopi Goldberg
What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, ”The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”?
Whitney Houston
Who was the first black American to be depicted on a US postage stamp?
Booker T. Washington
Who was the first Black American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Jackie Robinson
Prior to Joseph Lee‟s bread making invention, how many people were needed to produce the same amount of loaves per day?
12 or 10
Twelve
In what 1984 movie did artist Prince have a starring role?
Purple Rain
In 1913 Delta Sigma Theta sorority was formed at what university?
Howard University
Who was the first black president of the prestigious legal publication Harvard Law Review ?
Barack Hussein Obama, II
What is basketball star Michael Jordan‟s nickname?
Air Jordan
Who was the first Black American senator in Congress?
Hiram Revels or Chris Watts
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, who recorded the number one 1957 hit "You Send Me"?
sam cooke or smokey robinson
Sam Cooke
The United Negro College Fund was established in 1944 to provide financial support to students who are enrolled in what educational institutions?
Historically black colleges and universities (or HBCUs)