Black History Bowl Questions (1)

Who was a former sharecropper who formed the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party?

The famous restaurant sit-in by 4 students came from what university?

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a heart disease

Name the well-known song recorded by Billie Holiday along with the subject.

What was Fannie Lou Hamer’s famous quote?

What does the 14th Amendment say about all persons born in the country?

Who wrote “Miseducation of the Negro”?

Why did Dr. King visit Memphis in 1968?

What small island country in the Caribbean had the only successful slave revolt in the western hemisphere?

What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?

In what year and in what Alabama city were four little girls murdered by a member of KKK bombing at a church?

In what city was Dr. King assassinated?

According to the 13th Amendment when is slavery still allowed?

Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture?

Who was the first Black African elected president of South Africa and in what year did that occur?

The ancient Egyptian Imhotep was given what honorary title?

In addition to his knowledge of medicine, what other contributions did Imhotep make?

One planned a slave revolt in 1800 and the other in 1831. Name the two men.

What is the historical significance of Jackie Robinson?

Which one is NOT the agricultural practice Dr. Carver recommended that organic farmers use today?

How did Olympic Athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith protest racial discrimination in 1968?

What scientist at Tuskegee University found many uses of peanuts and sweet potatoes?

In what city in North Carolina did the famous restaurant sit-in by 4 students take place?

Who discovered the existence of CTE among pro football players?

Prior to his election in 1994, where did Nelson Mandela spend the previous 27 years?

what Historically Black College or University (HBCU) did Booker T. Washington found?

C.J. Walker wrote the play "Fences"

What team did Jackie Robinson play for?

Who was the author of THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLKS?

What was "Miseducation of the Negro" about?

In what league did African American baseball players compete before being allowed to play in the major leagues?

Stokely Carmichael is credited with being one of the first people to use what two-word quote?

What's the title of Booker T. Washington’s autobiography?