Black Excellence December Quiz Questions

In 1895, this educator became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University

In 1903, this individual became the first Black woman to head a bank.

This man is regarded as one the greatest track and field athletes of all time earning 4 gold medals in the 1936 olympics

She supported racial and gender equality and led voter registration drives after women gained the right to vote in 1920.

This inventor and scientist was one of the first soil scientists to support crop rotation. Name this scientist.

What name are these nine black students know as that were being prevented from going to Central High School in Arkansas?

This song is often called the “Black National Anthem” and was written in 1901. Name this song

In 1965 this legislation was signed by President Lyndon B Johnson to ban literacy tests as a requirement to vote.

This group used this tactic first in 1947 to protest against discrimination in Chicago restaurants. What was the tactic?

This man was a spokesman for the Nation of Islam and was an advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam

In 1893, this poet's collection of poetry, Oak and Ivy, was published which made him world famous. Name this poet

During this event, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Name this event

Name the lawyer who argued this important case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas in the Supreme Court

He turned down a job from Thomas Edison and was named one of the greatest electricians in the world. Name this inventor

What was the group of black and white people who traveled by bus to protest segregated bus terminals?

This author's novels present aspects of his life as a black man dealing with racism in books such as The Fire Next Time

This famous scholar created the establishment of Black History Month marked every February since 1976.

This African American musician formed his own band at the age of 17. He had hits such as Sweet Lorraine and Mona Lisa.

This woman became the first black woman to be appointed to the Board of Education in the city. Name this educator.

With her inclusion of dances that reflected Black culture, she was known as The Queen Mother of African American Dance.

This minister and activist delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in front of 250,000 people

This group completed more than 1,500 missions during the Second World War and destroyed more than 400 enemy aircraft

In 1960, she was the first Black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South.

An exceptional athlete in several sports, he became the first Black person to play in modern major league baseball.

This black woman created a manufacturing company for hair products that would eventually employ thousands of workers.

This person was the first black writer to have a long-running Broadway hit. He also wrote over 60 short stories.

This man created a painting series that featured Frederick Douglass and the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

She was one of the founders of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club, which helped deal with women's suffrage

This case upheld the terrible Jim Crow segregation laws of the south. Name this case

Her refusal to change her bus seat led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and is a vital moment of the Civil Rights Movement