BHM Sports Quiz

In the 1968 Summer Olympics, who were the two Black athletes suspended from the US team for their Black Power salute?

The first man in history to set 3 Olympic records at the same games and holds the title as the fastest man in the world.

In what year did Blacks first compete in the Olympic Games?

Who holds the record of 100 points scored in a single NBA game?

She won her second US Open Title while rallying for racial social justice wearing the names of racial violence victims.

What year did Muhammad Ali joined the Nation of Islam?

From 1937 to 1949, he held the heavyweight title for 140 consecutive months, the longest such streak in boxing history.

She was the first black athlete to win a Grand Slam Tournament and was the first African American on the 1963 LPGA Tour.

The PGA was considered "Caucasian Only" until which golfer joined?

He was the first African American to be drafted into the NBA and was drafted by the Boston Celtics.

In 2002 she was the first African-American Winter Olympic gold medal winner.

The only athlete in history to win the 200m and 400m at the same Olympics and successfully defend his title in the 400m.

He was the first boxer in history to win a divisional world championship five times and had a 91-fight unbeaten streak.

Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany?

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the MLB. What minor league team did he start playing with?