Black History Quiz Bowl

Slavery was one of the causes for which US war?

What singer was the star of Moesha?

What racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of 4 girls in Alabama?

Who was the 14 year old boy who was lynched for whistling at a white woman?

In the US, what month celebrates Black History?

BONUS: What president recognized Black History month?

Who is best known for discovering many ways to use peanuts?

What was Bill Cosby's career on "The Cosby" show?

Who is the author/poet of "Still I Rise" and "Phenomenal Woman"?

What jazz musician was included into the Hall of Fame?

BONUS: What were the names of the 4 girls?

Who was ranked the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?

What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?

What was the Sit In Movement?

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?

Who wrote the "I Have a Dream" speech?

What was Muhammad Ali's original name?

Who is Jesse Owens?

What was the highest number of slaves in the US?

Who wrote and presented the speech "Ain't I A Woman"?

What actress and TV host played Sofia in The Color Purple?

Who became the First African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?

Who was the first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?

What is the name of the laws that segregated black and white people?

BONUS: Where was the "I Have a Dream" speech delivered?

Who was the 1st Black President?

Who was the First African-American child to desegregate the all-white school?

Who's refusal to give up their seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama buses from 1955-1956?