MSSSC's Black History Month

History

100

Who created Black History Month?

A. Madam C.J. Walker

B. Rosa Parks

C. Martin Luther King Jr.

D. Carter G. Woodson

D. Carter G. Woodson

200

Who was the first Black president of the United States?

Barack Obama

300

Who was the first Black Vice President of the United States?

Kamala Harris

400

Who was the first African American baseball player?

Jackie Robinson

500

Why is Black History Month in February?

Hint: Someone involved in the abolishment of slavery was born this month

It is in recognition of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' birthdays.

Inventors

100

George Crum invented this delicious snack accidentally when a customer complained that their fried potatoes were cut too thick and they needed them thinner.

What are potato chips?

200

George Washington Carver invented this butter that you might find on a sandwich in the cafeteria.

What is peanut butter?

300

Without Garrett Morgan's colorful invention, there would be way more car accidents daily.

What is traffic signal?

400

Going up? Alexander Miles' invention takes you where you need to go throughout a building faster than you can walk.

What is an elevator?

500

Marie Van Brittan Brown created this computer system to keep our homes safe.

What is home security system?

What College Did They Go To?

100

Shaquille O'Neal

A. University of Connecticut

B. Yale University

C. Florida State University

D. Louisiana State University

D. Louisiana State University

200

John Legend

A. Harvard University

B. Georgetown University

C. University of Pennsylvania

D. Columbia University

C. University of Pennsylvania

300

Megan Thee Stallion

A. Texas Southern University

B. Texas A&M University

C. University of Houston

D. University of Texas

A. Texas Southern University

400

Samuel L. Jackson

A. Spelman College

B. Morehouse College

C. Texas A&M University

D. Fordham University

B. Morehouse College

500

Barack Obama

A. Harvard University

B. Brown University

C. Yale University

D. Columbia University

D. Columbia

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

100

True or False: Only Black students may apply to HBCU's

False

200

How many HBCU's are there currently?

A. 87

B. 156

C. 101

D. 110

C. 101

300

Which state has the most active HBCU's?

A. Alabama

B. Tennesee

C. North Carolina

D. South Carolina

A. Alabama

400

What year did the first HBCU, The Institute for Colored Youth now known as Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, open up?

A. 1957

B. 1837

C. 1857

D. 1937

B. 1837

500

Which HBCU did Vice President Kamala Harris and Chadwick Boseman attend?

A. Howard University

B. Spellman University

C. Tuskegee University

D. Clark Atlanta University

A. Howard University