Arts & Literature
Known for his social and political views, who published The Souls of Black Folks in 1903?
W.E.B. DuBois
Who is called the “queen of hip-hop soul?”
Mary J. Blige
How many slaves were “freed” at the end of the Civil War?
4 million
In 1908, what was the first black sorority founded at Howard University?
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Where was George Washington Carver's laboratory?
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama
Which one of composer/pianist Anthony Davis' operas premiered in Philadelphia in 1985 and was performed by the New York City Opera in 1986?
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
NBA superstar Michael Jordan played college basketball at what university?
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What famous narrative was written by Solomon Northrup, a fugitive slave?
My Bondage & My Freedom
What was Madame C.J. Walker's real name?
Sara Breedlove Walker
The ironing board was invented by what Black American woman?
Sarah Boone
What famous Black author said, “Black writers do more than merely exhibit rage – they must analyze the roots of racial oppression”?
James Baldwin
These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbledon and other major tennis tournaments. Name them.
Venus and Serena Williams
In 1624 what was the first black child born in English America named?
William Tucker
What colonial era crop had a significant shortage of workers which demanded a large number of Africans to be imported to the Americas?
Tobacco
Who was the first black physician in the United States?
James Derham
Who was the author of the hit play A Raisin in the Sun?
Lorraine Hansberry
The film Glory was based on America’s first unit of black soldiers in the Civil War. Who won the award for Best Supporting Actor of this 1989 historical film?
Denzel Washington
What was the only African American military women's unit to go overseas during World War II?
The 6888th Postal Unit (Six Triple Eight)
Raising $150,000 over seven years, this choir from Nashville traveled around the world singing spirituals and work songs to raise money for their college. What was the name of the choir?
the Fisk Jubilee Singers (from Fisk University)
What system did Robert Shurney develop specifically for use aboard a Skylab space mission?
Waste management system
This first Gloria Naylor novel consisted of tales from seven black women who wound up on a dead-end street in a ghetto in the North. It was made into a television movie. What is the name of the novel?
The Women of Brewster Place
In the 1920s the Lindy Hop was made famous at this Harlem dance venue.
The Savoy Ballroom
Richard Allen spearheaded the fight against racial discrimination through his church ministry. What was the name of his church?
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Who was the first African American appointed to the executive board of the Hopkinsville Chamber of Commerce and also the first to chair the Area Development District in Kentucky?
Walton N. Smith
Who invented the common dust mop?
T.W. Steward