Black History Trivia

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

What is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir?

Who is the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election?

He founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).

Which sports movie did Michael B. Jordan star in?

All Eyez On Me is an album by which notorious rapper?

Who was the first African American model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?

This amendment abolished slavery.

Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of?

Who starred as Annalise Keating in How To Get Away With Murder?

This superstar developed his stage name as a reference to New York's J/Z Subway which has a stop in Brooklyn.

First African American poet on the cover of Vogue magazine?

Which singer headlined the Super Bowl LVII (2023) halftime show?

Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?

LeBron James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, L. A Lakers and _______.

Which of the following is Maya Angelou's first body of work?

Which teen movie did Gabrielle Union get her breakthrough role in?

He was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and a poet, activist, novelist and playwright.  He wrote "Dream deferred".

He was the first African-American to win the masters golf tournament.

First known Black student to graduate from MIT who is an accredited & academically trained African American architect.

What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?

Truth Hurts was the first major single by which of the following artists?

She helped 300 slaves escape to freedom.

Simone Biles is the most decorated sports person in which sport?

Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?

When was the official end of slavery date? AKA Independence day for African Americans

What are the African flag colors?

Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?

At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?

Which Disney Channel show did Zendaya make her acting debut in?

Which comedian played crown prince Akeem in Coming To America?

Jackie Robinson debuted in the MLB as first base for which team?

Who played T’Challa in Black Panther?

Who played Coach Carter in the 2005 film?

The first Black vice president of the United States.

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?

Who developed the red, black, and green flag?

This African-American inventor played an important role in the development of the Light Bulb.