Black History Month Bowl 2016

This African American girl went to a segregated elementary school in the South. (K)

Who is known as the father of Black History Month?

Crippled as a child, she was the first black woman to win 3 gold medals in 1 Olympiad. (4)

Who was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer?

How did Gordon Parks die?

What is the basketball number of Stephen Curry?

How long did Matthew A. Henson explore the Arctic?

When did Deion Sanders retire from playing football?

How tall was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

What was Jackie Robinson's baseball number?

Who was the first black female astronaut? (K)

The fight for African American Rights was called  ________ . (1)

In what year did Harriet Tubman Flee Maryland?

Who developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans? (2)

What was the name of the slave who led the largest slave rebellion in history in 1831?

In the American Revolution, on which side did African Americans fight? (3)

Who did Kobe Bryant pass to become third on the all-time scoring list?

In what year did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? (3)

Who is this former Secretary Of State? (2)

What award did Septima Poinsette Clark win?

All of these Black icons have received the Presidental Metal of Freedom, Except

Michelle Obama, a Chicago native, is the _________ lady.   (1)

What is Michael Jackson's song about equality called?

Crispus Attucks was the first black casualty of which war? (4)

When was Black History Week first Celebrated?

This group of students rode on buses throughout the South to integrate transportation. (4)

This Chicago native won an Academy Award for best supporting actress in 2006 (2)

What song did Louis Armstrong write?

What former slave and abolitionist published The North Star, an abolitionist newspaper? (3)

Fannie Lou Hamer is responsible for which of these famous quotes?

What was the name of the escape system used by the slaves (1)

What year was it when Mae C. Jemison became the first African American woman in space?

This man was the first African American to play major league baseball. (K)

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson famously broke baseball's color barrier in 1947 playing for?

How do you spell this person's name?

What are the names of the first black actor/actress to win the Academy Award for best Actor

Marie Maynard Daly was the first black woman to earn ___________________.

What is the most points that Kobe Bryant scored in one game?

How many medals did Wilma Rudolph win in the 1960 Olynpics?

What year did Ernie Banks Join the 500 Home Run Club?