Black History Bowl, Round 2

Booker T. Washington, author of Up From Slavery, made his largest contribution in the field of:

In 1963, Sidney Poitier was the first blackperson to win a Best Actor Oscar for what movie?

In 1867, Howard University was founded in which U.S. city?

The music group Parliament played what type of music?

In 1968, Rev. Channing Phillips became the first black to be ever nominated for:

Jesse Owens won this many gold medals in the 1936 Olympics:

Black explorer Matthew Henson discovered the:

Dr. Daniel Hale Williams is credited with which of the following?

Black entrepreneur who started his own cookiecompany:

In 2002, she became the 1st African American to win an Olympic gold medal at the Winter Games:

The first African American female___________was Dr. Mae Jemison.

Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Joseph Searles was the first black man to get a seat:

Poet Phillis Wheatley was:

In 1883, a town was incorporated for blacks in:

The Montgomery bus boycott brought about the Supreme Court decision that declared:

Marcus Garvey advocated "back to ____________":

Frederick Douglass was nominated as a presidential candidate in:

From 1973-1976, this famous singer won 3 out 4Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocalist:

Wilma Rudolph did not learn to walk until she was eight years old. At age 20, she was called:

Who was the first black boxer to hold the heavyweight championship longer than a decade?

Sojourner Truth was active as:

Isabella Baumfree was the real name of:

Susie King Taylor served with the First Regiment of the South Carolina Volunteers as a:

Former nurse Ruth Carol Taylor became the first African American female: