Arts
Which one of composer/pianist Anthony Davis' operas premiered in Philadelphia in 1985 and was performed by the New York City Opera in 1986?
The life and times of Malcom X
In what TV series was a character named “Buckwheat” one of the stars?
The Little Rascals
During the Civil War, Frederick Douglass served as an adviser to what US President?
Abraham Lincoln
What Black American sparked the “Montgomery Bus Boycott”?
Rosa Parks
Who invented the smallpox vaccine?
Dr. Louis Wright
Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss America?
Vanessa Williams
In what motion picture did Bill “Bo Jangles” Robinson teach Shirley Temple the famous Stair Dance?
The Little Colonel
Who was the first Black American four star general in US military history?
Daniel James, Jr.
Who was known as the “Black Daniel Webster”?
Samuel Ward
Who was the first accredited Black American woman dentist in America?
Dr. Ida Gray
Along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, what type of music is played with the accordion?
Zydeco
What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, ”The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”?
Whitney Houston
By when did the last all-black U.S. armed forces unit disbanded?
June 1952
Who was the fourth chairman of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee?
Stokely Carmichael
Who was the first African American woman admitted to the University of Louisville Medical School?
Dr. Delores Gordon Alleyne
Nat Love wrote what kind of stories?
Westerns
Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of Alice Walker‟s best-selling book, The Color Purple ?
Whoopi Goldberg
On September 2, 1941 who became the first black officer to fly an aircraft alone?
Captain Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Which two black churches emerged from the Free African Society?
the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in 1816 and the St. Thomas‟s African Episcopal Church in 1794
Who convinced doctors to use blood plasma for transfusions?
Dr. Charles Drew
Of what profession were Langston, Hughes, Zora ,Neale, Hurston,and Countee, Cullen, major contributors to the Harlem Renaissance?
Writers
The first rap song to achieve commercial success was “Rapper‟s Delight.” What was the name of the group who recorded this single in 1979?
The Sugar Hill Gang
Established by Congress in 1866 as the first peacetime all- black regiments in the regular U.S. Army, what soldiers were originally members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas?
Buffalo Soldiers
Paul Cuffe established a lucrative trade partnership with what African country?
Sierra Leone
Who is a pioneer in tooth transplantation research and a graduate of Howard University?
Dr. Harold Fleming