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1
Who developed the laser probe?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Alexander Miles
Dr. James McCune Smith
Dr. Patricia Bath
2
Speaking of Garrett Morgan, what type of mask did he invent?
Disposable procedure mask
Gas mask
Oxygen mask
3
Who holds the record for the most Grammy Awards in a lifetime?
Beyoncé
Quincy Jones
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklin
4
Who was the richest man who ever lived?
Osei Kwadwo, King of Ashanti Empire
Samore Toure, King of Wassoulou Empire
Dakodonou, King of Kingdom of Dahomey
Mansa Musa, King of Mali Empire
5
Which film is the top-grossing film in history by a black director and featuring a largely black cast?
Coming to America
Black Panther
Bad Boys II
Friday
6
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
21
22
17
20
7
What day was the NAACP established?
July 17, 1910
February 12, 1909
June 19, 1893
January 14, 1916
8
George T Sampson received the first patent for the mechanical clothes dryer.
True
False
9
Who has the best selling album of all time?
Michael Jackson
Whitney Houston
Aretha Franklin
James Brown
10
Who improved the original version of the refrigerator?
John Standard
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Garrett Morgan
Lewis Latimore
11
Who is known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”?
Fannie Lou Hamer
Rosa Parks
Coretta Scott King
Ella Baker
12
Who was the Black Panther Party was founded by?
Malcolm X and Eldridge Cleaver
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
Fred Hampton and Kathleen Cleaver
Angela Davis and Stokely Carmichael
13
Twelve Years a Slave
is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by which abolitionist?
Nat Turner
Solomon Northup
Benjamin "Pap" Singleton
Sojourner Truth
14
Who invented the three-way traffic light?
George Washington Carver
Garrett Morgan
John Standard
15
What did Phillip D Downing invent?
the mailbox
the typewriter
the fire extinguisher
the mop
16
Which of the following is Maya Angelou's first body of work?
The Heart Of A Woman
I Know Why The Caged Birds Sings
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Gather Together in My Name
17
Which of these countries are not in the west coast of Africa?
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Botswana
Guinea-Bissau
18
What is the importance of Juneteenth?
to honor US veterans
to honor Malcolm X
to honor the ending of slavery
to honor Martin Luther King Jr
19
Who was the first artist to release a number one album five consecutive times on the
Billboard
200?
James Brown
Michael Jackson
DMX
Nas
20
Madam CJ Walker was the first female self-made millionaire in the US
True
False
21
Which invention is NOT of Lewis H. Latimer?
mechanical washer
light bulb
toilet system
air conditioner
22
Which school was the first all-black school in the nation to win a state title?
Crispus Attucks High School
Crenshaw High School
East Side High School
Shortridge High School
23
Which African American author wrote the novel “Beloved”?
James Baldwin
Maya Angelou
Zora Neale Hurston
Toni Morrison
24
Which singer is remember as the "queen of jazz"?
Billie Holiday
Aretha Franklin
Ella Fitzgerald
Nina Simone
25
Who was the first black model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?
Iman
Naomi Campbell
Grace Jones
Tyra Banks
26
Who conducted research that led to the Caller ID feature?
Dr. Susie King Taylor
Dr. Shirley Jackson
Dr. Patricia Bath
27
Who was was the founder of Negro History Week?
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie
Martin Luther King Jr
Marcus Garvey
Carter G. Woodson
28
Who improved the rotary blade lawn mower?
Lewis Latimore
David H. Blackwell
John A. Burr
George Washington Carver
29
Which of the Divine Nine was first to be founded?
Alpha Phi Alpha
Kappa Alpha Psi
Delta Sigma Theta
Alpha Kappa Alpha
30
Who was the Supreme Court's first African-American justice?
Langston Hughes
Clarence Thomas
W.E.B. DuBois
Thurgood Marshall
31
Who became the first to perform a successful open-heart procedure in the US?
Dr. James McCune Smith
Dr. Shirley Jackson
Dr Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Patricia Bath
32
Who became the first African American to win a Grammy?
James Brown
Chuck Berry
Ellla Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
33
Where was Marcus Garvey, black nationalist and Pan-Africanist, from?
The Bahamas
Haiti
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
34
Rosa Parks was the first black woman arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus
False
True
35
Who was the first to invent the home security system in 1966?
Miriam Benjamin
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Dr. Patricia Bath
Sarah Goode
36
What historic event marked the end of legalized segregation in the United States?
Brown v. Board of Education
Emancipation Proclamation
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
37
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place in what year?
1963
1955
1961
1962
38
James McCune Smith was the first African American to earn a medical degree.
True
False
39
Sarah Boone was an inventor who improved ________
the clothing iron.
the ironing board.
the iron streamer.
the flat iron.
40
Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB)?
Jesse Owens
Bobby Marshall
Jack Johnson
Jackie Robinson
41
The first Historically Black College University is:
Fisk University
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Clark Atlanta University
Lincoln University
42
Who were the the first two African-American players in the NFL in 1920?
Fritz Pollard & Bobby Marshall
Tommie Smith & John Carlos
Huey P Newtown & Bobby Seale
43
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?
Fencing
Baseball
Basketball
Track and Field
44
What song was the first hip hop record to gain widespread popularity in the mainstream?
Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks"
NWA's "Straight Outta Compton"
Sugarhill Gang's "Funk You Up"
Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight"
45
Soul Train was created and hosted by which TV presenter?
Montel Williams
Donnie Simpson
Don Cornelius
Arsenio Hall
46
The Fight Of The Century was between which two champions:
Jack Johnson vs Muhammad Ali
Joe Louis vs Muhammad Ali
Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali
Sugar Ray Robinson vs Muhammad Ali
47
Who is the first Black person to win the coveted EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony) Award?
Jennifer Hudson
Viola Davis
Whoopi Goldberg
John Legend
48
What was Malcolm X's nickname in Harlem?
Detroit Little
Detroit Red
Little the Pimp
Lansing Slim
49
What year was the BET Awards established?
2002
2001
1985
1994
50
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have A Dream" speech?
Montgomery, Alabama
Memphis, TN
Atlanta, Georgia
Washington, DC
