2021 Trivia Night

Hiram Rhodes Revels, first African American ever elected to U.S. Senate. He represented which state Feb 1870-Mar 1871.

Michael Jackson snagged how many Grammy Awards in 1984? Hint: This is the most ever won by someone in one year.

Who was the first Black woman to win Wimbledon?

Who helped make Dr. MLK's birthday a national holiday with the support of special lyrics from his “Happy Birthday” song?

______was the first African American to reach #1 on the Billboard charts and to host his own television show?

Esther Lee Jones, an American singer & entertainer in the 1920s. Which fictional character was created using her image?

Who was the African American gridiron football player who in 1967 became enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Scientist and mathematician Benjamin Banneker is credited with helping to design the blueprints for what?

African American Matthew Henson accompanied Robert Edwin Peary on the first successful U.S. expedition to where?

James Brown's famous dance moves were coded for his stage band; ___movement meant he noticed bum note or unshined shoes.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the first participant to score more than 7,000 points in what track and field event?

Benjamin Banneker was called upon to assist in the surveying of territory for the construction of which U.S. city?

Halle Berry was the first African American to win an Academy award for Best Actress for her role in ________.

Lisa Gelobter invented the _____. Thank her for making your tweets so much more enjoyable!

Who was not only the first African American woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame but the first woman period?

Before they were acting, who won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance?

Black History Month was chosen in February to align itself with the birthday of which two prominent figures in history?

We can credit Garrett Morgan for the invention of a traffic device that regulated crossing vehicles. What did he invent?

At the age of___, Jesse Ernest Wilkins Jr. became the 7th African American to obtain a Ph.D. in Mathematics from UC.

Which Black American professional baseball player surpassed batting records set by the greatest including Babe Ruth?

Harriet Tubman was the first woman to lead what?   

Which of Michael Jackson's groundbreaking music videos was the first performed by a black artist to appear on MTV?

Who became the first African American billionaire when he/she sold the cable station they founded, BET, in 2001.

Shirley Chisholm, first African American woman elected to House of Representatives in 1968. She represented what state?

Madam C.J. Walker, born on a cotton plantation became the first black woman millionaire in America after inventing what?