Music
What do the letters for the cable network BET stand for?
Black Entertainment Network
Who was the first African American elected as president of the United States.
Who is BARACK OBAMA!!!!!
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman
Which African-American entertainer was the first to star in his own television series?
Nat King Cole
This American singer and songwriter wrote these lyrics: “Brother, brother, brother, there’s far too many of you dying.”
Marvin Gaye
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Most famous female actress and highest paid Hollywood actress
Halle Berry
Known as “The Godfather of Soul,” which singer/showman was tapped to perform on national TV as a measure to control rioting after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
James Brown
What organization formed Feb. 12, 1909?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Who was an American novelist, playwright and activist, most notably known for "Notes of a Native Son", "The Fire Next Time" and "The Devil Find's Work".
James Baldwin
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Who is Maya Angelou
Highest Grossing Earned African American movie released in the 1980s. *Hint Comedy movie*
Coming to America by Eddy Murphy earning $288.8 million worldwide
This African American singer, guitarist, and professional baseball player was the first African-American to win the Country Music Awards Entertainer of the Year award.
Charley Pride
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
Who was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. men's basketball teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Kobe Bryant
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali
The first African American to win an Academy Award in the 1940s
Hattie Mcdaniels - Gone with the Wind
Name two out of the three of the original members of the singing group the Supremes.
Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard
In 1968 she became the first African American woman elected to Congress:
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first licensed female black pilot paving the way for fliers like the Tuskegee airmen, Blackbirds, and Flying Hobos.
Bessie Coleman
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Who is Morgan Freeman
At the Academy Awards held in 2002, which actors won Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars?
Denzel Washington and Halle Berry