Inventors/ Inventions
True or False: Potato chips were created by a Black inventor.
What is True? Created by chef George Crum.
This historian founded Black History Month, originally known as Negro History Week.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This three-time heavyweight boxing champion became a global icon for civil rights and anti-war activism.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This seven time Grammy nominated actress and rapper from Newark, New Jersey.
Who is Queen Latifah?
This term refers to colleges and universities originally founded to educate students of African American descent.
What are HBCUs, Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
This is a life-saving system for storing blood was developed by Dr. Charles Drew.
What are blood banks?
This African American leader in the Civil Rights Movement was a Muslim minister and a supporter of Black nationalism.
Who is Malcolm X?
This gymnast became the first Black all-around Olympic Gymnastics Champion.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
This is the year New Jersey fully eliminated slavery.
What is 1865?
This traditional African American cuisine originated in the rural Southern United States.
What is Soul Food?
This is a popular summertime water toy was invented by a nuclear engineer.
What is the Super Soaker? Created by Lonnie Johnson
This woman became the first Black, self-made millionaire in the United States.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This NBA legend became the first Black professional head coach in major American sports.
This recently established law was created to promote awareness and appreciation of Black History, heritage and culture in New Jersey.
What is the Black Heritage Trail?
This vibrant flowering of African American culture, literature, music and art took place from the end of World War I through the mid 1930's.
This inventor created the modern traffic light, improving road safety across the world.
This trailblazer was the first African American woman elected to the United States Congress.
This tennis legend became the first Black athlete to win a Grand Slam title.
Who is Althea Gibson?
This South Jersey city became a crucial hub of the Underground Railroad.
What is Lawnside?
This actor is considered the highest-grossing Black actor of all time.
This widely used workplace invention, found in phones and workplace technology was co-invented by Dr. James E. West.
What is the electret microphone?
This diplomat became the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for mediating the 1949 Arab-Israeli armistice agreements.
Who is Ralph Bunche?
This pioneer became the first Black sportscaster in the United States.
Who is Sherman "Jocko" Maxwell?
This is New Jersey city is where the first African American voted after the 15th Amendment was ratified.
What is Perth Amboy?
This genre of music, built upon rhythm and blues and gospel, includes influential artists such as Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
What is Rock and Roll?