Famous Figures
Which famous figure became the first African American to be United States president?
Barack Obama
A famous astronaut said this:
"Never be limited by other people's imaginations."
A famous singer who recorded "Brown Skinned Girl" for the live action Lion King.
Beyonce
Jerry Lawson
A famous actor known for playing Donkey in Shrek and Mushu in Mulan.
Eddie Murphy
Which famous figure helped pioneer jazz poetry?
Langston Hughes
A famous mathematician for NASA said this:
"I like to learn. It is an art and a science."
Katherine Johnson
A famous TV show character who is known for his nasally voice and for wearing suspenders.
Steve Urkel
He created the first traffic light after seeing many bad accidents.
Garret Morgan
Which city in Ohio did track and field Olympian Jesse Owens grew up in?
Cleveland, Ohio
Which famous figure was the main character in the story "Salt in His Shoes"?
A famous activist said this:
"Each person must live their life as a model for others."
Rosa Parks
A famous musician who was known to use a lot of autotune.
T-pain
He was believed to invent the first striking clock in the United States.
Benjamin Banneker
A famous baseball player said this:
"The thing I liked about a baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a homerun, it's your homerun."
Hank Aaron
Which famous figure helped NASA put the first man on the moon?
Katherine Johnson
A famous track and field runner said this:
"The only victory that counts is the one over yourself."
Jesse Owens
An actress and singer who started out with Disney has appeared in the movies The Greatest Showman and Spider-Man Homecoming.
Zendaya
She became the first African American millionaire who made her fortune from her hair care line.
Madame C.J. Walker
Alfred Cralle was an African American business man and inventor. He invented which tool to make it easier to get ice cream out of its container?
Ice-cream scoop
Which famous figure became the first African American to be a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre?
Misty Copeland
The first African American female physician said this:
"I early conceived a liking for, and sought every opportunity to relieve the suffering of others."
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
A famous TV show host who also has her own television network called OWN.
Oprah Winfrey
He invented many products with peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. He was also the inspiration to Jerry Lawson, another inventor in the gaming industry.
George Washington Carver
Which famous figure was the first African American student to attend an all-white school in the 1960s?
Ruby Bridges