Music
Black inventions/entrepreneurship
Misc.
Hair Care history
name that product
200
The famous R&B singer Lauryn Hill used to be a member of which group?
The Fugees
200
He was a scientist and loved to study plants. He developed over 300 ways to use peanuts.
George Washington Carver
200
Why is black history month in February?
What is Lincoln’s birthday and Fredrick Douglas’ birthday
200
During the 1950s and 1960s, which natural black hairstyle became a pivotal part of the Black Liberation movement as well as being a symbol of resistance to racism in America?
The afro!
200
Miss Jessies "Multi-Cultural Curls"
400
Which artist is remembered as the “Queen of Jazz”?
Ella Fitzgerald
400
This chef accidentally created the potato chips in 1853 after accidentally slicing potatoes too thin.
George Crum
400
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
400
Who became the first female African American self-made millionaire by creating a line of hair care products for African American women? (she created a cream to help hair grow back)
What is Madam C.J. Walker
600
Who is credited for the creation of hip hop music?
A. Kool and the Gang
B. The Sugarhill Gang
C. Grandmaster Flash
D. DJ Kool Herc
D. DJ Kool Herc
600
American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, author, writer, and editor. First African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. Helped create NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in 1910
W.E.B DuBois
600
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?
Aug. 28, 1963
600
In 1898, she patented a brush specifically designed for Black women’s hair with a carefully constructed compilation of firm, synthetic bristles (most brushes during this time were made with animal hair).
Lyda Newman
800
Who was the first woman to land three number-one songs on Billboard’s streaming charts in a single year?
A. Nicki Minaj
B. Megan Thee Stallion
C. Janet Jackson
D. Queen Latifah
B. Megan Thee Stallion
800
He invented the "Jenny Coupler" in 1897 (allowed train cars to hook themselves by bumping together and saved many lives of railroad workers who had to do this by hand)
Andrew Jackson Beard
800
Who created black history month?
What is Carter G. Woodson
800
________ is known as or referred to as the belief that certain curl patterns are superior to others
texturism
1000
Who led the campaign to have Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday designated as a national holiday?
Stevie Wonder
1000
He was an engineer who performed spacecraft system design for NASA. He also invented the Super Soaker water gun, the number-one-selling toy in America in 1991.
Lonnie G. Johnson
1000
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
1000
Who invented the "Permanent Waving Machine,” which consisted of multiple rods connected to a drying hood by electrical cords?
Marjorie Joyner