KC Black History Quiz Bowl #7

Question 1

Who co-founded Liberty Bank, the first black-owned bank in New Orleans?

Accepted Answer

Alden McDonald, Dr. Norman Francis

Question 2

Who was the first black person to earn the chess title of International Grandmaster?

Accepted Answer

Maurice Ashley

Question 3

Who invented the mechanical lubricator for steam engines?

Accepted Answer

Elijah McCoy

Question 4

What Virgin Islander is considered the hardest puncher in history, pound for pound?

Accepted Answer

Julian Jackson

Question 5

What retired NBA PG won the LA state championship in 1983 and led the NCAA in APG for 1988?

Accepted Answer

Avery Johnson

Question 6

Who invented weather resistant plastic coating for telephone wires?

Accepted Answer

Walter Lincoln Hawkins

Question 7

Who was the first African American national karate champion?

Accepted Answer

Vic Moore

Question 8

Who is the considered the father of American Ninjitsu?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Duncan

Question 9

What rap duo starred in the movie House Party in 1990?

Accepted Answer

Kid n' Play

Question 10

Who helped Michael Manley win the 1972 Jamaican PM election by giving him the "Rod of Joshua"?

Accepted Answer

Haile Selassie

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