Music
Name the first play by an African American to be produced on Broadway.
Fences; Color Purple; Raisin in the Sun; or Native Son
What is Raisin In the Sun
I am the first African-American elected to Congress from Maryland. Who am I?
Who is Parren Mitchell
Who was the first African American on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans (publisher)?
Who is John H. Johnson
The Negro National Baseball League was established in what city?
New York; Baltimore; Los Angles; or Kansas City
What is
Kansas City
President Obama is the 46th President of the United State (true or false)
What is False
He is the 44th
He won an Academy Award for the Best Original Song for the "Theme of Shaft" in 1971?
Curtis Mayfield; Isaac Hayes; Smoky Robinson; or Barry White
Who is Isaac Hayes
The Baltimore Washington Airport was renamed after this famous African American.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
John Singleton was nominated an Academy Award for Best Director for the movie Boyz in the Hood. He became the first African American and youngest person to have ever been nominated for the award. How old was he when he was nominated? Age 24, 23 or 26
What is Age 24
In 1909 the NAACP was founded in what city?
Philedelphia; DC; New York; or Atlanta
What is New York
President Obama represented what state as a U.S. Senator?
Michigan; Indiana; Illinois; or Wisconsin
What is Illinois
What Harlem Theater is the showcase of African American talent?
Howard; Royal; Apollo; or Warner
What is The Apollo Theater
Who was the first African-American lawmaker to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol?
Who is Elijah Cummings
In 1968, this TV show was notable for being the first weekly series to star and depict an African American woman, Diahann Carroll, in a non-stereotypical role. Name the TV show.
What is Julia
The American Civil War begins in what state?
Virginia; Maryland; North Carolina; or South Carolina
What is South Carolina
In what year was Barack Obama elected the first African American President of the Harvard Law Review?
1990; 1991; 1992; or 1993
What is 1990
How many Grammy Awards did Michael Jackson win in 1984? (Seven or Eight)
Six; Seven; Eight; or Nine
What is Eight
Who was the first African American Lieutenant Governor of Maryland?
Who is Michael Steele
The first African-American woman was elected to Congress in 1968, just three years after the Voting Rights Act was passed. What was her name?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Mother Bethel A.M.E Church was founded by Richard Allen in what city?
Boston; Richmond; Philadelphia; or DC
What is Philadelphia
In what year was President Obama re-elected as the President of United States?
What is 2012
Who was the first African American female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987?
Dionne Warwick; Aretha Franklin; Whitney Houston; or Patti Labelle
Who is Aretha Franklin
I am the first boxer from Maryland that won the title in five different weight classes?
Who is Sugar Ray Leonard
I was the first African American invited to dine at the White House. Who am I?
Benjamin Banneker; Whitney Young; Booker T Washington; or Ralph Bunche
Who is
Booker T. Washington
Kurt Schmoke is the first mayor of this city?
Flint; Annapolis; Baltimore; or Richmond
What is Baltimore
President Obama's father, Barack Obama, Sr. is a native of what African country?
Sengela; Nigeria; Kenya; or South Africa
What is Kenya