Sports
Known as "The Greatest," which famous boxer won an Olympic gold medal and later became the heavyweight champion of the world?
Muhammad Ali
Alfred Cralle noticed that servers had trouble serving restaurant customers dessert, so he invented this useful item
The ice cream scoop
This woman's cells are immortal, have been used in over 100,000 medical studies, and have helped win three Nobel Peace Prizes.
Henrietta Lacks
It's the month that we celebrate Black History
February
Who was the first Black U.S. Secretary of State and a four-star general in the Army?
Colin Powell
Which Olympic gymnast was the first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion and is known for her amazing flips?
Simone Biles
What important everyday object did Sarah Boone improve by inventing a better way to press wrinkles out of clothes in 1892?
The ironing board
Who was the first Black woman to travel to space?
Mae Jemison
February is Black History Month because Frederick Douglass and this man celebrated their birthdays during the month.
Abraham Lincoln
She was the first black female millionaire.
Which famous NFL player went to Jackson State University, was nicknamed "Prime Time," and later came back to coach at his HBCU?
Deion Sanders
Inventor and scientist Percy Lavon Julian taught at this Nashville HBCU.
Fisk University
This woman was an American feminist and child-welfare advocate who founded the Women’s Action Alliance.
Dorothy Pitman Hughes
Black History month was originally only this long.
This is the U.S. landmark where Augustus Jackson worked as the Chef...
The White House
This baseball player (#44) played for the Braves and broke Babe Ruth's home run record.
Hank Aaron
He invented a toy that is used in a water gun battle.
Lonnie Johnson
What was the name of the event where civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson was beaten by police during a march on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama?
Bloody Sunday
This President, who shares his last name with a car brand, declared Black History Month should be celebrated for a whole month because "the accomplishments of black people have been too long neglected."
Gerald Ford
This writer and activist moved to France to escape racism. His most famous book is called "The Fire Next Time"
James Baldwin
Which HBCU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is famous for its amazing marching band called the "Human Jukebox"?
Southern University
In 1916, this famous inventor led a rescue that saved eight men trapped in a gas-filled tunnel under Lake Erie.
Garret Morgan (Inventor of the traffic light)
Who was the first African American female tennis player to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon, and later became a successful fashion designer?
Althea Gibson
This man is the historian who is known as the "Father of Black History." He started Black History Month to celebrate the achievements of Black people.
Carter G. Woodson
This scientist and astronomer was part of the team that designed and developed Washington D.C.
Benjamin Banneker