Black History Month
Who started Black History Month?
Carter J. Woodson
What is the name of Michael Jackson's debut solo album?
Off The Wall
Soul Train was created and hosted by which TV presenter?
Don Cornelius
This 2018 superhero film, based on a Marvel Comics character, follows the story of T'Challa, the king of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. What is the title of this movie?
Black Panther
What is Maya Angelou's first body of work?
I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing
Who was the first African American Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglass
Which abolitionist was known as the "Moses" of his/her people?
Harriet Tubman
Jordan Peele was the first Black director to win Best Original Screenplay for which 2017 horror film?
Get Out
What landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Couty in 1954 declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional?
Brown v Board of Education
Who was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University?
W.E.B Dubois
Jay-Z. a rapper and businessman, became the first hip-hop artist to be inducted into what prestigious institution in 2021?
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot's license?
Bessie Coleman
This 2014 film focuses on the historical events surrounding the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It features powerful performances and depicts the marches from Selma to Montgomery. What is the title of this movie?
Selma
What was the name of the all-Black military pilot group in World War II?
The Tuskegee Airmen
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Sidney Poitier
Beyonce, an iconic singer and performer, made history as the first Black woman to headline a music festival in 2018. Which music festival did she headline?
Coachella
Who invented the traffic signal?
This movie tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program got off the ground
Hidden Figures
This African American scientist and inventor is best known for his agricultural innovations and is often called the "Peanut Man." Who is he?
George Washington Carver
What does the NAACP Stand For?
National Association for the Achievement of Colored People?
Who beat the Nazis in their own Olympics?
Jesse Owens
Who led the movement in America in 1916-1922 to found a nation in Africa?
Marcus Garvey
In 2013, this film detailed the life of a free black man who was abducted and sold into slavery. It won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. What is the title of this film?
12 Years a Slave
What year was the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund formed?
1939