Business
Who was the first African American female millionaire?
Madame C.J. Walker
Which state supplied the largest proportion of African American soldiers to the Civil War?
Louisiana
How many candles are lit at Kwanzaa and what are their colors?
7 candles; 3 red 3 green 1 black
Walter Sammons and Lydia Newman invented what popular hair care items?
Comb & Brush
What Harlem Theater is the showcase of African American Talent?
The Apollo Theater
What U.S. Company has the most African American franchises?
McDonald’s
She was the first Black Army nurse and was never paid for her service.
Susie King Taylor
What Harlem Theater is the showcase of African American Talent?
The Apollo Theater
What measuring instrument was invented by Frederick McKinley Jones?
Thermostat
Who was the first African American killed in an American Space Shuttle?
Ronald E. McNair
The famous black entrepreneur who earned his status in the kitchen for the Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine
George Foreman
What did the Cheyenne and Comanche nickname the mounted regiments of the 9th and 10th Cavalries?
The Buffalo Soldiers
When was the first time Hispanic Heritage was celebrated in this country?
1968
Who was the first black inventor to receive official recognition for the corn harvester?
Henry Blair
Who was known as the “Peanut Scientist”?
George Washington Carver
What federal district in the U.S. has the highest ratio of Black-owned business?
Washington DC
In World War II baseball great Jackie Robinson held what rank in the army?
Lieutenant
What popular phrase was applied to African American creative life during the roaring twenties?
The Harlem Renaissance
The first wooden clock made in America was made in 1754 by whom?
Benjamin Banneker
Who was the architect who designed the memorial to the service people killed at Pearl Harbor?
Paul Williams
Who is the Black Chocolate Chip Cookie King?
Walter Amos
Who was the first African American to be awarded the title of “Four Star General?”
Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr.
What is the Harlem Club where many legendary black entertainers got their start?
Cotton Club
Who invented the pencil Sharpener?
L.J. Love
She was a mathematician and aerospace engineer at the NACA which later became the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The movie “Hidden Figures” is based on the untold work of her and two other mathematicians at the NACA.
Mary Winston