Black Inventors/Engineers
Is famously known for his work with peanuts
George Washington Carver
What NSBE stands for
The National Society of Black Engineers
A secret network of safehouses and passageways that allowed as many as 100,000 slaves to escape to freedom
The Underground Railroad
The King of Pop
Michael Jackson
Mizzou's colors
Black and Gold
The first self made female millionaire
Madame CJ Walker
The NSBE logo
A torch representing NSBE's commitment to to excellence, sense of community, and passion for supporting initiatives regarding STEM and opportunities for its constituents.
This civil rights group/political party famously wore berets and shares a name with a Marvel superhero
The Black Panther Party
The first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player
Jackie Robinson
The name of the Mizzou Mascot
Truman the Tiger
NASA's first black female engineer. (Bonus points if you can name all 3 Hidden Figures.)
Mary Jackson (Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson)
The upcoming NSBE convention in March 2026 will be the ___ annual convention
51st
Famously said "A man who stands for nothing will fall for everything."
Malcolm X
What BET Stands for
Black Entertainment Television
The number of columns that still remain on campus in Francis quadrangle.
6
The first black woman in space
Mae Jemison
The NSBE Mission Statement
To increase the number of culturally responsible Black Engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively impact the community.
A dialect of English, created and commonly spoken by Black Americans.
African American Vernacular English
The 12th highest grossing film of the year set in the Jim Crow South that analyzes music, specifically Blues music and its relation to black culture
Sinners
The year of the first homecoming
1911
The inventor of lubrication cups that evenly distributed oil over an engine's moving parts, making railroad operations much more efficient. Also the inventor of ironing boards and lawn sprinklers. (*Hint)
Elijah McCoy
NSBE was founded at this university
Purdue University
The first black person to serve as a supreme court justice
Thurgood Marshall
This rapper won a Pulitzer prize for his 2017 album
Kendrick Lamar
Mizzou was founded in the year ___
1839