Black History Month Trivia

The research of Dr. Charles Drew helped improve the storage of what?

Lewis Latimer was part of which famous inventor's team?

Which early 20th century pianist is known as the father of ragtime music?

In what year was Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus?

Who was the first athlete in history to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games?

What 1953 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ended segregation in schools?

Who was the first woman in the United States to be a bank president?

What document did Abraham Lincoln sign that freed the slaves in the southern states?

During which war did the Tuskegee Airmen fight?

Who was the first black player in Major League Baseball?

Katherine Dunham dedicated her life to the study and teaching of what art form?

What former slave helped hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad?

What singer is known as the "First Lady of Song" and the "Queen of Jazz?"

Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to become what?

The Harlem Renaissance took place during which decade?

Sisters Venus and Serena Williams rose to international fame in what sport?

Who made the 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington?

What kind of protest was first used in 1960 in a North Carolina restaurant?