Movies and Music
The “McDowell’s” restaurant from 1988 this movie was actually a Wendy’s that was scheduled to be closed for renovation.
What is Coming to America
“Thrilla in Manilla” refers to what sporting event?
What is boxing:
The Championship fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali -The Thrilla in Manilla was the 3rd and final boxing match between the two. It was contested in 1975 for the heavyweight championship of the world at the Philippine Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City Philippines.
What service did the first Black American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?
What is hair care products
Who is the author who wrote “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
This musical director of the choir at Saint Paul's Baptist Church in LA gave this legend her first vocal training when she was 5 years old. She was awarded a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. This followed the recording of her album called 'Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday'
Who is Etta James
Who is responsible for inventing the Traffic light as well as the gas mask?
Who is Garrett Morgan -Inventor and Community leader, the 46-year old inventor and newspaperman created and patented the first three-position traffic signal
Who is considered the "Father of Black History"
Who is Carter G. Woodson -Carter Godwin Woodson was one of the first scholars to value and study Black History. A founder of Journal of Negro History, Dr. Woodson is known as the Father of Black History.
What female athlete won the Junior Tennis title in 1981 at the U.S. Open?
Who is Zina Garrison -A three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion and women’s doubles gold medalist and singles bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.
Terrance Howard starred alongside Jennifer Hudson in this 2011 film that chronicles this South African's woman's life from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
Who is Winnie Mandela
John Albert Burr was known for the invention of what?
What is the Lawn Mower
Before it became Black History Month what was the observance of Black History called?
What is Negro History Week -Black History Month originated in 1926 by Carter Godwin Woodson as Negro History Week. February was chosen to honor the births of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
She began performing in her church’s gospel choir as a soloist at the age of eleven and learned to play the piano. While attending Catholic school, she took voice lessons from her mother, with whom she would occasionally perform in nightclubs.
In 1978, she sang on Chaka Khan’s single ‘I’m Every Woman’. She was offered an opportunity to sign with a recording company, but her mother declined so she would finish high school.
By 1993, she was at the pinnacle of her career. She went on to star in and produce several hits such as, ‘Waiting to Exhale’ (1995), ‘The Preacher’s Wife’ (1996), and ‘Sparkle’ (2012).
Who is Whitney Houston
Where was Muhammed Ali born?
Where is Louisville, Kentucky
Jack Johnson, who was the first Negro Heavyweight title champion was also the inventor of what?
What is a Wrench tool -While in jail in Kansas, he invented the wrench. In 1922 he received a patent for this invention. People still found a way to tarnish this great accomplishment by dubbing it the “Monkey Wrench”. A term many use freely today
Who was the first Black Astronaut?
Who is Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. - In June l967, Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was named the first African-American astronaut, though he never made it into space.
Name that Movie by this quote: “We didn’t land on Plymouth rock! Plymouth rock landed on us. You’ve been hoodwinked, bamboozled, run amuck and led astray!.”
Who is Malcolm X
For what professional football team did Walter Payton play?
Chicago Bears
Who was the first Black American car manufacturer in 1916?
Who is Charles Richard Patterson
What year was the Thirteenth Amendment approved, ending slavery?
1865 - The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was adopted on December 6, 1865, and was then declared in a proclamation of Secretary of State William H. Seward on December 18.