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Black History Quiz - Entertainers, Activists, & Leaders
Black History Quiz - Entertainers, Activists, & Leaders
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A quiz created to help students study for Black History Quiz Bowl
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Opera singer; 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
Arethea Franklin
Marian Anderson
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
2
1st African-American to win Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actor (for Lilies of the Field - 1964)
Morgan Freeman
Sidney Poitier
Will Smith
James Earl Jones
3
1st African American appointed as U.S. Secretary of State; 1st to serve as Joint Chief of Staff
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
Andrew Young
Colin Powell
Clarence Thomas
4
Rock 'n' roll performer; known for songs "Maybellene" & "Johnny B. Goode
Nat King Cole
Ray Charles
Louis Armstrong
Chuck Berry
5
Biologist & educator; pioneer in the physiology of development, especially in fertilization.
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Frederick McKinley Jones
Percy Lavon Julian
Ernest Everett Just
6
Nobel Peace Prize–winner & U.N. diplomat; helped keep peace in the Middle East, & Africa
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
7
Chemist; pioneer in medicinal drugs (cortisone, steroids & birth control pills)
Ernest Everett Just
Percy Lavon Julian
Frederick McKinley Jones
Garrett Augustus Morgan
8
Self-made millionaire; created products for African American hair; real name: Sarah Breedlove
Mae Jemison
Madame C.J. Walker
Percy Lavon Julian
Mary McLeod Bethune
9
Actor, comedian, singer & dancer. Member of the Rat Pack w/ Frank Sinatra; made several films
Gregory Hines
James Earl Jones
Morgan Freeman
Sammy Davis, Jr
10
Inventor - developed refrigeration equipment used to transport food & blood during WWII
Charles Drew
Frederick McKinley Jones
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
11
2nd African-American to serve on the Supreme Court; appointed in 1991 and leans conservative.
Clarence Thomas
Andrew Young
Thurgood Marshall
Colin Powell
12
Actor; has appeared in 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'Glory,' & 'The Shawshank Redemption,'
Morgan Freeman
Gregory Hines
James Earl Jones
Sammy Davis, Jr.
13
Computer scientist & engineer; helped develop the color PC monitor & the 1st gigahertz chip
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
Charles Drew
14
Guitarist, singer, & songwriter in the 1960s; known for fabulous electric guitar playing skills
Jimi Hendrix
Louis Armstrong
Michael Jackson
Chuck Berry
15
Trumpeter, bandleader, singer; considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history
Chuck Berry
Harry Belafonte
Louis Armstrong
Sammy Davis, Jr.
16
Surgeon; pioneered method of storing blood for transfusion & organized 1st US blood bank
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Charles Drew
17
1st African-American general for the U.S. Army; started as a volunteer in Spanish-American War
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
Daniel Hale Williams
18
Billionaire media giant & philanthropist; best known for hosting her own talk show & TV network
Bessie Coleman
Halle Berry
Oprah Winfrey
Dorothy Dandridge
19
African-American pioneer in the field of heating & AC; known for heating Radio City Music Hall.
Charles Drew
Matthew Henson
Mark Dean
David Crosthwait, Jr
20
Attended the Tuskegee Institute; first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
Daniel "Chappie" James
Morgan Freeman
Jesse Jackson
Thurgood Marshall
21
1st black US Surgeon General in 1993 & only the second woman to hold the position.
Oprah Winfrey
Jesse Jackson
Minnie Jocelyn Elders
Madame C.J. Walker
22
"Empress of the Blues"; Jazz & blues singer with a powerful, soulful voice
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
Arethea Franklin
Bessie Smith
23
1st African-American female astronaut. In 1992, became the 1st African-American woman in space.
Mae Jemison
Oprah Winfrey
Mary McLeod Bethune
Percy Lavon Julian
24
Explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.
Matthew Henson
David Crosthwait, Jr
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
25
Extremely influence African American Jazz singer.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Madame C.J. Walker
Marian Anderson
Billie Holiday
26
"Queen of Soul" & multiple Grammy winner; known for hits "Respect," & "I Say a Little Prayer"
Diana Ross
Arethea Franklin
Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith
27
Former President & CEO of the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
Kwesi Mfume
Jesse Jackson
Daniel Hale Williams
28
1st black woman to win an Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actress (for the movie "Monster's Ball")
Dorothy Dandridge
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Josephine Baker
29
Film actor famous for his voice.... voiced Darth Vader (Star Wars) & Mufasa (The Lion King).
Denzel Washington
Richard Pryor
Sidney Poitier
James Earl Jones
30
Civil Rights Activist; became a member of Congress, mayor of Atlanta & US ambassador to the UN
Medgar Evers
Clarence Thomas
Jesse Jackson
Andrew Young
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American musician & former child prodigy; extremely creative musical figure who was born blind
Stevie Wonder
Harry Belafonte
Ray Charles
Jimi Hendrix
32
Lawyer who helped end segregation in schools; 1st African-American justice of the Supreme Court
W.E.B. DuBois
Thurgood Marshall
Jesse Jackson
Booker T. Washington
33
African-American comedian & one of the top entertainers of the 1970s and '80s.
Sidney Poitier
Denzel Washington
Morgan Freeman
Richard Pryor
34
Aviator; she became the first African American woman to stage a public flight in America.
Halle Berry
Ella Baker
Mae Jamison
Bessie Coleman
35
Educator & activist, served as president of the National Association of Colored Women.
Madame C.J. Walker
Percy Lavon Julian
Mae Jemison
Mary McLeod Bethune
36
Civil rights leader, Baptist minister & politician; ran for U.S. president; from Greenville, SC
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fred Shuttlesworth
Daniel Hale Williams
Jesse Jackson
37
1st African-American to host a variety TV series (1956); Sang the "The Christmas Song"
Chuck Berry
Nat King Cole
Harry Belafonte
Louis Armstrong
38
Lead singer of 60s trio "the Supremes"; starred films like 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz'
Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith
Arethea Franklin
Diana Ross
39
Blind genius; singer of soul, gospel, & pop; sang "Hit the Road Jack" & "Georgia on My Mind"
Ray Charles
Nat King Cole
Harry Belafonte
Chuck Berry
40
Black leader of the late 1800s & early 1900s); founded the Tuskegee Institute
Marcus Garvey
Elijah Muhammad
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
41
One of the 1st doctors to perform open-heart surgery in the US.
Daniel Hale Williams
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
42
Dancer & singer; symbolized the beauty of black US culture; took Paris by storm in the 1920s.
Josephine Baker
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Lena Horne
43
Inventor; hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine, etc
Ernest Everett Just
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Percy Lavon Julian
Frederick McKinley Jones
44
Actor & rapper; starred on
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
; Films:
Independence Day
&
Men in Black
James Earl Jones
Will Smith
Denzel Washington
Richard Pryor
45
Actress & singer; first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Josphine Baker
Dorothy Dandridge
46
Dancer & actor on Broadway, TV, & films. Movies include
The Cotton Club
&
White Nights
.
Morgan Freeman
Sidney Poitier
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Gregory Hines
47
Popular actress & singer known for 'The Wiz' as well as her trademark song, "Stormy Weather."
Dorothy Dandridge
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Lorraine Hansberry
48
Jazz trumpeter & composer; played with Charlie Parker; developed music known as "bebop."
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
Nat King Cole
Dizzy Gillespie
49
One of the greatest Blues performers of all time, died at age 27.
Stevie Wonder
Chuck Berry
Nat King Cole
Robert Johnson
50
Oscar winning Actor/director; films include 'Glory,' 'Malcolm X,' & 'Training Day'.
Will Smith
James Earl Jones
Richard Pryor
Denzel Washington
51
Singer known as the "King of Pop"; released the best-selling album in history 'Thriller' (1982)
Michael Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Louis Armstrong
Jimi Hendrix
52
Actor, singer and activist; sang 'The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)'
Chuck Berry
Ray Charles
Louis Armstrong
Harry Belafonte
