Black
What civil rights leader was co-founder of the NAACP?
W.E.B. DuBois
What was the name of the network of hiding places which helped slaves to escape to freedom?
Underground Railroad
Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who created what popular snack?
Potato chip
These black soldiers were trained to become pilots in World War II.
Tuskegee Airmen
What month is Black History celebrated in the US?
February
What state was the first to abolish slavery?
Vermont
What Black American sparked the “Montgomery Bus Boycott”?
Rosa Parks
What was the name of the group of black and white volunteers to test desegregation of the South’s buses and restaurants?
Freedom Riders
Who invented the pencil sharpener?
J.L. Love
Who invented the automatic car washer?
Richard Spikes
Who was the first Black American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor?
William Carney
Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first Black American to win what prestigious award?
Nobel Peace Prize
What did George Washington Carver use to develop shaving cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, synthetic rubber, and instant coffee?
peanuts
What measuring instrument was invented by Frederick Jones?
Thermostat
What is the name of the largest political rally in US history?
March on Washington
Who is the first black female US Supreme Court Justice?
Kentanji Brown Jackson
Who invented the automatic car washer?
Richard Spikes
Who is often called “The father of the Civil Rights Movement”?
Frederick Douglass
Who invented the lawn mower?
J.A. Burr
August Jackson created what well-known dessert?
Ice Cream
Who served as a nurse, scout and spy for the Union Army?
Harriet Tubman
What famous march helped influence the Voting Rights Acts passed in August 1965?
March on Selma
Matthew Henson was with the first expedition to reach what destination?
North Pole
The ironing board was invented by what Black American woman?
Sarah Boone
Who invented the golf tee?
G.F. Grant