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AFRICAN AMERICAN FIRST
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN INSURANCE
POTPOURRI
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Who is Tiger Woods?
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
100
What is Chaney University of PA or Lincoln University of PA?
This was the first HBCU (2 correct answers) established
100
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This woman invented a line of African-American hair care products in 1905
100
What is The African Insurance Company?
This was the first African American owned insurance company in the United States
100
What is Ebony?
John H. Johnson created this magazine
200
Who is Booker T. Washington?
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
200
What is Clark Atlanta, Morehouse, and Spelman?
These three schools are part of the "HBCU Triangle"
200
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This man is known for creating the traffic signal
200
What is the NAAIA - National African American Insurance Association
This organization is dedicated to empowering African American insurance professionals. It engages in the sharing of information for personal growth and professional development while providing opportunities for networking, continuing education and building mutually beneficial partnerships.
200
What is Harlem?
This part of New York City became popular for African-American artists, writers and musicians in the 1920's?
300
Who is Toni Morrison?
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature? (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula", “Beloved” and "The Bluest Eye")
300
What is Howard University?
This is the largest Black University in the United States?
300
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson?
He invented the world-famous water gun - the Super Soaker
300
What is Atlanta Life Financial Group
This is the only African American owned and privately held stock company in the country
300
Where is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
Often regarded as the "original", where was Black Wall Street located?
400
What is Harvard University?
W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black American to receive a Ph.D. from what prestigious university
400
What is Meharry Medical College?
This medical college was founded in 1876, located in Nashville, TN. It is the second largest HBCU medical school in the country?
400
Who is Lewis Latimer?
In 1881 he invented the Carbon filament for the light bulb.
400
What is The Insurance Exchange?
This is one of the leading African American owned independent insurance agencies in Illinois?
400
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Planned for circulation by 2020, this female abolitionist is set to appear as the first African American on US Currency. Namely the $20 bill.
500
Who is Dr. Mae Jamison?
She was the first African American woman to travel in space, speaks three languages, and has a doctorate degree from Cornell University
500
What is Norfolk State University?
Katherine G. Johnson a mathematician, was one of the ladies featured in the movie "Hidden Figures" attended what school?
500
Who is Gerald A. Lawson?
He created the first home video-game system that used interchangeable cartridges, offering gamers a chance to play a variety of games.
500
What is EG Bowman?
What is New York’s largest African American woman owned insurance brokerage founded in 1953?
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Where is Memphis, TN and that is where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated
Where is the "Lorraine Motel", and why is it important?