Black History Bee

Question 1

Who is thefirst African-American President of the United States of America?

Accepted Answer

Barack Obama

Question 2

What Marian Wright Edelman did, to raise money for poor & disabled children and their families?

Accepted Answer

The Children's Defense Fund

Question 3

Who was thefirst African-American Country Music Star?

Accepted Answer

CharleyPride

Question 4

What year did the Voting Rights Act become law?

Accepted Answer

1965

Question 5

The first African-American pilot to fly for a commercial airline and the nameof the airline?

Accepted Answer

Captain Dave Harris for American Airlines

Question 6

Who was thefirst woman to win three Olympic Gold Medals in track?

Accepted Answer

WilmaRudolph

Question 7

What was thename of the first record company owned and operated by an African-American?

Accepted Answer

Pace Phonographical Corporation

Question 8

Who was the first African- American to win the Nobel Peace prize?

Accepted Answer

Ralph Bunche

Question 9

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 10

What famous speech took place at the March on Washington?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "IHave A Dream" speech

Question 11

Thefirst African-American to become Chairman & CEO of Fannie Mae & to lead aFortune 500 company

Accepted Answer

Franklin Raines

Question 12

Who became the first black woman millionaire and invented hair care products for black women?

Accepted Answer

Madame C.J. Walker

Question 13

What was the total number of slaves that escaped to freedom using the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

50,000

Question 14

Who was the first African-American woman to win a Tony Award for best leading actress?

Accepted Answer

Phylicia Rashad

Question 15

Who helped to keep the African dance tradition alive?

Accepted Answer

Katherine Dunham

Question 16

Who was the first African-American woman lawyer?

Accepted Answer

Charlotte Ray

Question 17

Who was thefirst African-American woman to become First Lady of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Michelle Obama

Question 18

Thefirst African-American Joint Chiefs of Staff & thefirst African-American Secretary of State

Accepted Answer

ColinPowell

Question 19

Who was the first black woman bank president?

Accepted Answer

Madame C.J. Walker

Question 20

Who was the first African-American to preside over a national political convention andwhen?

Accepted Answer

John Roy, 1884

Question 21

What major ballet company did Arthur Mitchell found?

Accepted Answer

Dance Theater of Harlem

Question 22

The first African-American to hold a Democratic Leadership position in the House of Rep?

Accepted Answer

Cardiss Collin

Question 23

What twoAfrican-Americans became mayors of two large cities & what were the citiesthey mayored?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Bradley of Los Angeles andColeman Young of Detroit

Question 24

For whatmovie did Sidney Poitier win an acadamy award & in what year was it awarded?

Accepted Answer

"Lillies of the Field" in 1963

Question 25

Who was thefirst African-American to serve on the Board of Directors of General Motors?

Accepted Answer

Leon Sullivan

Question 26

Whowas the owner/operator of Pace Phonographical Corporation and what year was it founded?

Accepted Answer

HarryPace in 1921

Question 27

Who was the first African-American painter to gain international fame?

Accepted Answer

Henry O. Tanner

Question 28

Who is the founder of the United Negro College Fund?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Frederick D. Patterson

Question 29

Who founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to train black teachers?

Accepted Answer

Booker T Washington

Question 30

What was thereason Ralph Bunche won the Nobel Peace Prize?

Accepted Answer

Helped Israel & Egypt reach an agreement & end a war

Question 31

Who was thefirst African-American Supreme Court Justice?

Accepted Answer

ThurgoodMarshall

Question 32

What was the name of the play Ethel Waters was in & what year did she play the role?

Accepted Answer

"Mamba's Daughters" , 1939

Question 33

Who was the first African-American to become a permanent member of a major ballet company?

Accepted Answer

Arthur Mitchell

Question 34

What was the name of the bank Maggie Lee Walker founded; where was the bank located?

Accepted Answer

St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Virginia

Question 35

Whowas the first African-American actor to win an Academy Award?

Accepted Answer

Sidney Poitier

Question 36

What was the largest civil rights protest in America?

Accepted Answer

The March on Washington of 1963

Question 37

Dr. Carter G. Woodson is known as holding what title?

Accepted Answer

The Father of Black History

Question 38

What holiday did Professor Dr. Maulana Karenga create?

Accepted Answer

Kwanza

Question 39

For what purpose was the United Negro College Fund founded?

Accepted Answer

The help more blacks go to college

Question 40

First private university founded for black students through the Methodist Episcopal Church was

Accepted Answer

Wilberforce University

Question 41

Whatbasketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?

Accepted Answer

Wilt Chamberlain

Question 42

Who was the first African-American actress to star in a Broadway play?

Accepted Answer

Ethel Waters

Question 43

Which African-American coach was the first to win a superbowl game; what team did he coach?

Accepted Answer

Tony Dungyof the Indianapolis Colts

Question 44

Who was thefirst African-American football player to win the Heisman Trophy?

Accepted Answer

Ernie Davis

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