Black History Month Advisory Quiz

He was the first African American President of the United States

Known for poetry, this person celebrated African American culture. A famous poem they wrote is "Theme For English B"

He was the first African American Quarterback to win the Super Bowl?

He invented the first successful system for mobile refrigeration keeping your ice cream cold?

What does the red, green, and yellow colors of black history month represent?

Amongst many other things, he is known for creating the incandescent light bulb?

He developed more than 300 uses for peanuts to help save agriculture in the South

She was an African American inventor famous for her patented system of central heating using natural gas

She was the inventor of the first home security system.

She became the first black woman to travel into space serving as a specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992

Who was the first president to officially recognize black history month?

He was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era

When should Black History be celebrated?

The automatic gear shifter was created by this famous person

He is best known for providing you the opportunity to enjoy your favorite Potato Chips

She is best known for improving telephones and communications for society including fax machines and caller id

He is famous for his leadership during the Civil Rights Movement! You may recognize his "I Have a Dream Speech"

He is known for inventing the Super Soaker

He was a self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs

Who played the trumpet, was nicknamed pops, satcho, satchmo and very influential in jazz?

African-American inventor best known for his early patent of the automatic clothes dryer in 1892.

She is known for her math skills, discovering how spaceships can orbit Earth and land on the moon?

He is known for creating traffic lights and gas mask?

She was the first African American woman to earn her pilot license?