Arts
Who published The Souls of Black Folks in 1903?
W.E.B. Du Bois
What was the name of the network of hiding places which helped slaves to escape to freedom?
Underground Railroad
What was the first war in which blacks served in every branch of the U.S. armed forces?
World War II
Where was George Washington Carver's laboratory?
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbledon and other major tennis tournaments. Name them.
Venus and Serena Williams
Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
On January 1, 1863 what significant declaration did President Lincoln issue?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was the first black general of which branch of the U.S. Armed Forces?
The U.S. Army
What famous inventor did Lewis Latimer work with in the development of the electric light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Who was the first Black National League baseball player to hit 600 home runs?
Willie Mays
What is the given name of blues great W.C. Handy?
William Christopher Handy
Where did the "sit-in" movement begin?
Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina
Who was the first Black American admiral in the US Navy?
Samuel L Gravely, Jr.
The ironing board was invented by what Black American woman?
Sarah Boone
At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, this sprinter was the first American woman to win three Gold Medals. Who was she?
Wilma Rudolph
Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss America?
Vanessa Williams
Who was President of the United Negro College Fund and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League?
Vernon Jordan, Jr.
What war led Colin Powell to conclude that an army should not enter into combat unless it had a clear objective?
Vietnam
What did Elijah McCoy patent in 1872 that drastically improved the speed and efficiency of industrial machinery?
The lubricator cup
In 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first Black American to win what major tennis tournament?
U.S. Open
Who wrote Clotel, or The President's Daughter, the first published novel by a Black American in 1833?
William Wells Brown
In what state did Nat Turner lead a slave revolt that killed 55 white people?
Virginia
Commissioned in 1943, the first group of black naval officers were known as what?
The "Golden Thirteen"
What scientist experimented with injections of Vitamin C in cats and dogs in order to find a cure for epilepsy?
Wendell Belfield
NBA superstar Michael Jordan played college basketball at what university?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill