Civil Rights
In which city did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream" Speech?
Washington, D.C.
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Simone Biles
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Destiny's Child
Who was the first black president of the United States
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Solve for x:
3x+2=8
x=2
Which famous actor took members of the Morehouse College Board hostage (including Martin Luther King Sr.) in 1969 during a protest following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.?
Samuel L. Jackson
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Madame CJ Walker
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip-Hop
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Jackie Robinson
This founding member of the NAACP was the first woman of color to have a street named after her in downtown Chicago.
Ida B. Wells
Is the function f(x)=x2+3 linear or nonlinear?
Nonlinear
Which future politician was arrested 40 times between 1960 and 1966 for protesting racist laws and practices in the Jim Crow South. He Co-founded Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and was famous for the quote, “Get in Good Trouble.”
John Lewis
The inventor of peanut butter.
George Washington Carver
Which singer is often referred to as the "Queen of Soul" and is known for hits like "Respect" and "Natural Woman?"
Aretha Franklin
Who celebrated Black History Month in February 2023 by launching a month-long "subathon" stream, during which he became the first African-American streamer to surpass 300,000 Twitch subscribers.
Kai Cenat
Which island nation was the first and only in the world to self-liberate from slavery?
Republic of Haiti
Who's autobiography was titled "By Any Means Necessary?"
Malcolm X
Who invented the Super Soaker in 1982?
Lonnie Jackson
This black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also stared on the famous television show Power.
50 Cent
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Oprah Winfrey
The members of which revolutionary political party include Fred Hampton, Angela Davis, and Huey P. Newton?
The Black Panther Party
Sketch the graph of any linear function
graph of a continuous straight line
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
Which Black American mathematician and NASA scientist was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson in the film “Hidden Figures?"
Katherine Johnson
What is the name of the influential record label founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit, which played a pivotal role in the development of music?
Motown Records
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall
Which author escaped from slavery in 1838 would later became the first black person to be nominated for Vice President of the United States as a member of the Equal Rights Party?
Frederick Douglass
What irrational number is used in calculation relating to circles, rotation, and angles?
Pi