Black 'history Quiz Bowl

Question 1

This botanist became famous for promoting peanuts, sweet potatoes, and peanut butter.

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

Question 2

Which athlete broke three and field World records in 45 minutes at Ohio State?

Accepted Answer

Jesse Owens

Question 3

The first African American Major League Baseball player was

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 4

Before it became Black History Month, what was the observance of Black History called?

Accepted Answer

Negro History

Question 5

The first African American to win an Academy Award is

Accepted Answer

Hattie McDaniel

Question 6

The first African American to serve as a U. S. Supreme Court Justice was

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 7

The first African American to serve as a U. S. Senator is

Accepted Answer

Hiram Rhodes Revels

Question 8

Where was the 1st sit-in at a segregated lunch counter?

Accepted Answer

Greensboro, North Carolina

Question 9

Dr. Martin Luther King was shot and killed on April 4, 1968 by who?

Accepted Answer

James Earl Ray

Question 10

Who signed the Emancipation Act?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

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