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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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Lead singer of 60s trio "the Supremes"; starred films like 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz'
Arethea Franklin
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith
2
Actor; has appeared in 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'Glory,' & 'The Shawshank Redemption,'
Morgan Freeman
James Earl Jones
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Gregory Hines
3
Surgeon; pioneered method of storing blood for transfusion & organized 1st US blood bank
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
4
1st African-American general for the U.S. Army; started as a volunteer in Spanish-American War
Daniel Hale Williams
Booker T. Washington
Ralph Bunche
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
5
"Empress of the Blues"; Jazz & blues singer with a powerful, soulful voice
Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith
Diana Ross
Arethea Franklin
6
Nobel Peace Prize–winner & U.N. diplomat; helped keep peace in the Middle East, & Africa
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
W.E.B. DuBois
7
1st African-American to win Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actor (for Lilies of the Field - 1964)
James Earl Jones
Sidney Poitier
Will Smith
Morgan Freeman
8
Singer known as the "King of Pop"; released the best-selling album in history 'Thriller' (1982)
Jesse Jackson
Louis Armstrong
Jimi Hendrix
Michael Jackson
9
African-American comedian & one of the top entertainers of the 1970s and '80s.
Sidney Poitier
Morgan Freeman
Richard Pryor
Denzel Washington
10
Educator & activist, served as president of the National Association of Colored Women.
Madame C.J. Walker
Percy Lavon Julian
Mae Jemison
Mary McLeod Bethune
11
Oscar winning Actor/director; films include 'Glory,' 'Malcolm X,' & 'Training Day'.
Denzel Washington
James Earl Jones
Will Smith
Richard Pryor
12
1st African-American to host a variety TV series (1956); Sang the "The Christmas Song"
Chuck Berry
Nat King Cole
Harry Belafonte
Louis Armstrong
13
Actor, comedian, singer & dancer. Member of the Rat Pack w/ Frank Sinatra; made several films
Gregory Hines
Morgan Freeman
James Earl Jones
Sammy Davis, Jr
14
Civil Rights Activist; became a member of Congress, mayor of Atlanta & US ambassador to the UN
Andrew Young
Medgar Evers
Jesse Jackson
Clarence Thomas
15
American musician & former child prodigy; extremely creative musical figure who was born blind
Ray Charles
Harry Belafonte
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Wonder
16
Film actor famous for his voice.... voiced Darth Vader (Star Wars) & Mufasa (The Lion King).
Denzel Washington
James Earl Jones
Sidney Poitier
Richard Pryor
17
Popular actress & singer known for 'The Wiz' as well as her trademark song, "Stormy Weather."
Lorraine Hansberry
Halle Berry
Lena Horne
Dorothy Dandridge
18
Rock 'n' roll performer; known for songs "Maybellene" & "Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
Ray Charles
Nat King Cole
19
1st black woman to win an Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actress (for the movie "Monster's Ball")
Josephine Baker
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
20
One of the greatest Blues performers of all time, died at age 27.
Robert Johnson
Stevie Wonder
Chuck Berry
Nat King Cole
21
Billionaire media giant & philanthropist; best known for hosting her own talk show & TV network
Oprah Winfrey
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Bessie Coleman
22
Inventor - developed refrigeration equipment used to transport food & blood during WWII
Matthew Henson
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
Frederick McKinley Jones
23
Chemist; pioneer in medicinal drugs (cortisone, steroids & birth control pills)
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Ernest Everett Just
Frederick McKinley Jones
Percy Lavon Julian
24
Lawyer who helped end segregation in schools; 1st African-American justice of the Supreme Court
Jesse Jackson
Thurgood Marshall
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
25
African-American pioneer in the field of heating & AC; known for heating Radio City Music Hall.
Matthew Henson
David Crosthwait, Jr
Mark Dean
Charles Drew
26
2nd African-American to serve on the Supreme Court; appointed in 1991 and leans conservative.
Clarence Thomas
Thurgood Marshall
Andrew Young
Colin Powell
27
1st African American appointed as U.S. Secretary of State; 1st to serve as Joint Chief of Staff
Colin Powell
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
Clarence Thomas
Andrew Young
28
"Queen of Soul" & multiple Grammy winner; known for hits "Respect," & "I Say a Little Prayer"
Bessie Smith
Arethea Franklin
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
29
Actress & singer; first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Josphine Baker
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
Lena Horne
30
Explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
David Crosthwait, Jr
Charles Drew
31
Trumpeter, bandleader, singer; considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Harry Belafonte
32
Dancer & singer; symbolized the beauty of black US culture; took Paris by storm in the 1920s.
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Josephine Baker
33
Actor & rapper; starred on
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
; Films:
Independence Day
&
Men in Black
Will Smith
Richard Pryor
James Earl Jones
Denzel Washington
34
Former President & CEO of the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Daniel Hale Williams
Thurgood Marshall
Kwesi Mfume
Jesse Jackson
35
Computer scientist & engineer; helped develop the color PC monitor & the 1st gigahertz chip
Charles Drew
Matthew Henson
Mark Dean
David Crosthwait, Jr.
36
Self-made millionaire; created products for African American hair; real name: Sarah Breedlove
Percy Lavon Julian
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mae Jemison
Madame C.J. Walker
37
Guitarist, singer, & songwriter in the 1960s; known for fabulous electric guitar playing skills
Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
Michael Jackson
38
Extremely influence African American Jazz singer.
Marian Anderson
Mary McLeod Bethune
Billie Holiday
Madame C.J. Walker
39
1st African-American female astronaut. In 1992, became the 1st African-American woman in space.
Oprah Winfrey
Percy Lavon Julian
Mae Jemison
Mary McLeod Bethune
40
Biologist & educator; pioneer in the physiology of development, especially in fertilization.
Percy Lavon Julian
Ernest Everett Just
Frederick McKinley Jones
Garrett Augustus Morgan
41
Jazz trumpeter & composer; played with Charlie Parker; developed music known as "bebop."
Louis Armstrong
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
Dizzy Gillespie
42
Black leader of the late 1800s & early 1900s); founded the Tuskegee Institute
Elijah Muhammad
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. DuBois
43
Attended the Tuskegee Institute; first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
Thurgood Marshall
Daniel "Chappie" James
Jesse Jackson
Morgan Freeman
44
One of the 1st doctors to perform open-heart surgery in the US.
Booker T. Washington
Ralph Bunche
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
Daniel Hale Williams
45
Opera singer; 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Arethea Franklin
Marian Anderson
46
Inventor; hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine, etc
Ernest Everett Just
Frederick McKinley Jones
Percy Lavon Julian
Garrett Augustus Morgan
47
Blind genius; singer of soul, gospel, & pop; sang "Hit the Road Jack" & "Georgia on My Mind"
Chuck Berry
Nat King Cole
Ray Charles
Harry Belafonte
48
Civil rights leader, Baptist minister & politician; ran for U.S. president; from Greenville, SC
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Daniel Hale Williams
Jesse Jackson
Fred Shuttlesworth
49
Actor, singer and activist; sang 'The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)'
Harry Belafonte
Louis Armstrong
Ray Charles
Chuck Berry
50
1st black US Surgeon General in 1993 & only the second woman to hold the position.
Jesse Jackson
Minnie Jocelyn Elders
Madame C.J. Walker
Oprah Winfrey
51
Aviator; she became the first African American woman to stage a public flight in America.
Halle Berry
Bessie Coleman
Mae Jamison
Ella Baker
52
Dancer & actor on Broadway, TV, & films. Movies include
The Cotton Club
&
White Nights
.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Gregory Hines
Sidney Poitier
Morgan Freeman
