African American History
Mixed History
Fun Facts
Inventors
Arts & Entertainment
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Jackie Robinson
What is the name of the first African-American Baseball player?
100
February 14th
Valentine's Day always falls on what date ?
100
cupid
Who carries a bow and arrow along with a heart? It is another symbol of Valentine's Day.
100
traffic signal
"Stop"-- Gerret Morgan's invention tells traffic when to yield and go.
100
Muhammad Ali
This man came up with the quote, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
200
Ella Fitzgerald
Who is considered the "Queen of Jazz"?
200
St. Valentine.
Valentine's Day is named after what saint.
200
The rear end
Cupid's arrow must hit this part of the body in order to work.
200
pencil sharpener
Bernard Lassimone loved to be simple and to the point. Thus, he created this item
200
Destiny Child
"Where my girls at from the front to back"--these original four member group did eventually excel within their career of choice but not all of them were Survivors, however the remaining were some Independent Women.
300
Tiger Woods
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
300
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
This group is responsible for terrorizing and murdering African-Americans during the Civil Rights Movement
300
Malcolm X
This civil rights leader followed the motto, "By any means necessary"
300
an automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks
Frederick McKinley Jones invented a machine to keep food from going bad as to store as well in a truck
300
Tupac Shakur
This person wrote a hit song "Dear Mama" while in prison.
400
Collin Powell
Who is the first African-American Secretary of State?
400
496 AD
Valentine's Day was first celebrated in what year?
400
Women
People of this gender buy more gifts on Valentine's Day.
400
Madame C.J. Walker
This woman invented the hot comb
400
Queen Latifah
This person has a royal stage name, but was born with the name Dana Owens.
500
Rosa Parks
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
500
Venus or Aphrodite
Who is Cupid's mother?
500
Nectar
In Roman mythology, Cupid spill this to make roses grow.
500
ironing board
Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you make that collar crisp enough to pop.
500
Spike Lee
This man makes very controversial films, yet he has never won an Oscar.