Civil Rights & Social Justice
Who was the civil rights leader best known for the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
What New York neighborhood was the center of the Harlem Renaissance?
Harlem
What artist released the album Thriller?
Michael Jackson
Who invented the traffic signal?
Garrett Morgan
Which baseball player broke the MLB color barrier?
Jackie Robinson
Which activist refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus?
Rosa Parks
During which decade did the Harlem Renaissance primarily take place?
The 1920s
Which genre originated in the Bronx in the 1970s?
Hip-hop
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
Which boxer is widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time?
Muhammad Ali
What 1954 Supreme Court case ended school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
What art form was especially popular during the Harlem Renaissance: jazz, rock, or country?
Jazz
Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Which inventor improved the light bulb filament?
Lewis Latimer
Who became the first Black gymnast to win Olympic all-around gold in 2012?
Gabby Douglas
What organization was founded by Brother Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale?
The Black Panther Party
Which writer authored Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
Which rapper won a Pulitzer Prize for music?
Kendrick Lamar
Who was the first Black woman to travel into space?
Mae Jemison
Which NBA legend won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics?
Bill Russell
In what year was the Civil Rights Act signed into law?
1964
Which poet wrote “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?
Langston Hughes
Who was the first hip-hop artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards?
Ms. Lauryn Hill
What scientist helped develop blood plasma storage during WWII?
Charles Drew
What Olympic athlete won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens