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Lesser Known Black Historical Figures
Lesser Known Black Historical Figures
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A Black History Month Quiz talking about different inventions and lesser-known figures.
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1
The toilet was patented by...
Otis Boykin
Thomas Elkins
Thomas W. Stewart
John Lee Love
2
Who originally refused to give up their seat to a white person?
Rosa Parks
Claudette Colvin
Susie McDonald
Madam CJ Walker
3
Who is believed to be the first person to refer to a flavor of Kool-Aid as "red"?
Troy Booker
Louise Perkins
Thomas Jenkins
Trey Baker
4
Who was the first black Oscar winner?
Sydney Poitier
Michael B. Jordan
Denzel Washington
Hattie McDaniel
5
Which one of these people gave the lawnmower a makeover?
Phillip Downing
John Albert Burr
Aaron Burr
Joseph A. Smith
6
A NASA engineer and the inventor of the super soaker...
Frederick Jones
Dr. Shirlet Ann Jackson
Garrett Morgan
Lonnie G. Johnson
7
First person to refer to soap operas as "stories"
Rosa Parks
Edna B. Cash
Clayton Dean Smith
Madame CJ Walker
8
Who was the first person to yell "Ooooh this my jam" when their song came on?
Dwayne Freeman
Beyonce
Raven Symone
Morgan Freeman
9
This man was a famous lawyer and judge from Knoxville, Tennessee
Franklin Roosevelt
Pinckney Pinchback
William H. Hastie
George Washington Carver
10
Which of these items would not exist without black inventors?
Rolling Pins
Knives
Ice Cream Scoop
Spoon
11
Which of the following is false about Mary Ellen Pleasant?
She died with nothing to her name in 1904.
She is now remembered as "Mammy Pleasant."
She was an entrepreneur in California.
She fought against segregation in court cases.
12
Bessie Coleman was a(n)...
artic explorer.
mother of 17.
entrepreneur.
female pilot.
13
The first person to use the phrase "girl, bye" is?
Courtney Ellis
Quintessa Higgins
Dwayne Freeman
Pauletta Spencer
14
We can thank this man for potato chips.
George Crum
Thomas Crumb
Lewis Chum
Bob Crumbs
