4th & 5th Grade Black History Quiz Bowl

It was the responsibility of African women to understand when to plant crops, raise children, and take care of the home?

Who was the first black United StatesSupreme Court Justice?

What is the name of the collective group of black fraternities and sororities?

In pre-colonial Africa, how many distinct ethnic regions were there?

What is the organization that Fred Hampton provided leadership to?

What people were among the first to participate in extensive international trading networks and travel across oceans?

Who was the first black millionaire?

About how many years ago did the domestication of the first crops and livestock developed in Africa?

What is the original name for ancient Egypt?

West Africa contained what historical kingdom in the 1200’s?

Who was the creator of the first blood bank program?

What doea HBCU stand for?

In the 1800's who was known as the fastest and the most famous cyclist?

Who wrote the best selling memoir, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

Africa did not have trading with India, China, and other parts of Asia before European involvement.

On March 3, 1965, Congress passed "An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees", known as?

Who was the lead architect that designed Wahington D.C.?

What country is Nicki Minaj from?

Who was the creater of Black History Month?

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in what year?

Who was the youngest person to speak at the March on Washington?

Where was the Kingdom of Kush located?

What is the name of the first state in human history?

Who was the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor?

The Kingdom of Aksum was among the first to mint their own money, build religious monuments, and establish trade routes?

Who was the first person to reach the North Pole and plant the U. S. flag?

The Kingdom of _______located in present-day Eritrea and Ethiopia was one of the most powerful African empires.

The Kingdom of _____, was established in 1070 BC

The North African invasion of Europe led to the occupation of much of Spain and Portugal for several centuries?

In pre-colonial Africa, who were the first primary agriculturalists?

What was the first state in West Africa?

What country is the first black-led republic that reclaimed its freedom back from the French?

What famous baseball player fought Major League Baseball indentured servitude policy and changed free agency rules?

What is the oldest known holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States?

Who was the brave African American journalist that started an anti-lynching crusade in the late 1800's?