The Arts
Who has had 99 Grammy nominations, 35 Grammy awards, and recently became the first Black woman to win Best Country Album?
Who is Beyonce Knowles Carter?
What NASA mathematician was instrumental in calculating flight trajectories for the Apollo moon missions? (Also has a movie now!)
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Who was the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Who is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history?
What famous African American leader was the first Black U.S. senator from the state of Illinois?
Who is Barack Obama?
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul" and was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
Who is Aretha Franklin?
What African American nurse and abolitionist helped care for injured soldiers during the Civil War?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
What was the name of the all-Black fighter pilot group that served in World War II?
What is The Tuskegee Airmen?
Who was the first Black athlete to play Major League Baseball?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Who is known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and has influenced the evolution of R&B and hip-hop music?
Who is Mary J. Blige?
What Broadway musical, based on The Wizard of Oz, featured an all-Black cast and was later made into a movie starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson?
What is The Wiz?
Who was the first African American neurosurgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins?
Who was Ben Carson?
The "Black Wall Street" massacre occurred in 1921 in which U.S. city?
What is Tulsa, OK?
What Black quarterback became the highest-paid player in NFL history in 2023?
Who is Patrick Mahomes? FLY HIGH BABYYYYYY
What African American boxer served in the U.S. Army and became a Civil Rights icon?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
What actor won a Tony Award for his role in Fences and later reprised it in the film adaptation?
Who is Denzel Washington?
Who was the Black woman whose cells, known as HeLa cells, have been used in major medical breakthroughs?
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
What year did the Emancipation Proclamation take effect?
What is 1863?
Who was the first Black coach to win an NBA championship?
Who is Bill Russell?
What iconic Black supermodel graced the cover of Vogue more than 20 times?
Who is Naomi Campbell?
What famous jazz musician is known for hits like What a Wonderful World and Hello, Dolly!?
Who is Louis Armstrong?
What agricultural scientist discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans?
Who is George Washington Carver?
Before Rosa Parks, which 15-year-old girl was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama?
Who is Claudette Colvin?
What Black female boxer became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing? (HINT: Remy Ma is her biggest op right now)
Who is Claressa Shields?
Who is the author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a famous autobiography that helped bring African American women’s voices to literature?