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Black History Quiz - Entertainers, Activists, & Leaders
Black History Quiz - Entertainers, Activists, & Leaders
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A quiz created to help students study for Black History Quiz Bowl
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Educator & activist, served as president of the National Association of Colored Women.
Percy Lavon Julian
Mae Jemison
Mary McLeod Bethune
Madame C.J. Walker
2
African-American pioneer in the field of heating & AC; known for heating Radio City Music Hall.
Matthew Henson
Mark Dean
David Crosthwait, Jr
Charles Drew
3
Dancer & actor on Broadway, TV, & films. Movies include
The Cotton Club
&
White Nights
.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Morgan Freeman
Sidney Poitier
Gregory Hines
4
"Queen of Soul" & multiple Grammy winner; known for hits "Respect," & "I Say a Little Prayer"
Arethea Franklin
Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith
Diana Ross
5
Jazz trumpeter & composer; played with Charlie Parker; developed music known as "bebop."
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
Dizzy Gillespie
Louis Armstrong
6
Dancer & singer; symbolized the beauty of black US culture; took Paris by storm in the 1920s.
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
Josephine Baker
Lena Horne
7
Actor; has appeared in 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'Glory,' & 'The Shawshank Redemption,'
James Earl Jones
Gregory Hines
Morgan Freeman
Sammy Davis, Jr.
8
Lead singer of 60s trio "the Supremes"; starred films like 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz'
Diana Ross
Arethea Franklin
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
9
Former President & CEO of the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Kwesi Mfume
Jesse Jackson
Thurgood Marshall
Daniel Hale Williams
10
Rock 'n' roll performer; known for songs "Maybellene" & "Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
Ray Charles
Nat King Cole
11
Civil rights leader, Baptist minister & politician; ran for U.S. president; from Greenville, SC
Fred Shuttlesworth
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jesse Jackson
Daniel Hale Williams
12
Attended the Tuskegee Institute; first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
Morgan Freeman
Daniel "Chappie" James
Thurgood Marshall
Jesse Jackson
13
Actress & singer; first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Lena Horne
Dorothy Dandridge
Josphine Baker
Halle Berry
14
Inventor; hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine, etc
Ernest Everett Just
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Percy Lavon Julian
Frederick McKinley Jones
15
Opera singer; 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
Marian Anderson
Halle Berry
Arethea Franklin
Dorothy Dandridge
16
1st black woman to win an Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actress (for the movie "Monster's Ball")
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Josephine Baker
Dorothy Dandridge
17
Black leader of the late 1800s & early 1900s); founded the Tuskegee Institute
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
Elijah Muhammad
18
1st African-American to win Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actor (for Lilies of the Field - 1964)
Morgan Freeman
Will Smith
James Earl Jones
Sidney Poitier
19
1st African-American general for the U.S. Army; started as a volunteer in Spanish-American War
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
Daniel Hale Williams
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
20
One of the 1st doctors to perform open-heart surgery in the US.
Daniel Hale Williams
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
21
Aviator; she became the first African American woman to stage a public flight in America.
Mae Jamison
Halle Berry
Bessie Coleman
Ella Baker
22
Surgeon; pioneered method of storing blood for transfusion & organized 1st US blood bank
Charles Drew
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
23
Self-made millionaire; created products for African American hair; real name: Sarah Breedlove
Mae Jemison
Madame C.J. Walker
Percy Lavon Julian
Mary McLeod Bethune
24
Explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.
Charles Drew
Matthew Henson
David Crosthwait, Jr
Mark Dean
25
1st African American appointed as U.S. Secretary of State; 1st to serve as Joint Chief of Staff
Colin Powell
Clarence Thomas
Andrew Young
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
26
Nobel Peace Prize–winner & U.N. diplomat; helped keep peace in the Middle East, & Africa
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
27
1st African-American female astronaut. In 1992, became the 1st African-American woman in space.
Mae Jemison
Oprah Winfrey
Mary McLeod Bethune
Percy Lavon Julian
28
Actor, singer and activist; sang 'The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)'
Harry Belafonte
Ray Charles
Louis Armstrong
Chuck Berry
29
2nd African-American to serve on the Supreme Court; appointed in 1991 and leans conservative.
Clarence Thomas
Colin Powell
Andrew Young
Thurgood Marshall
30
Chemist; pioneer in medicinal drugs (cortisone, steroids & birth control pills)
Percy Lavon Julian
Frederick McKinley Jones
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Ernest Everett Just
31
One of the greatest Blues performers of all time, died at age 27.
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
Robert Johnson
Stevie Wonder
32
Film actor famous for his voice.... voiced Darth Vader (Star Wars) & Mufasa (The Lion King).
James Earl Jones
Denzel Washington
Sidney Poitier
Richard Pryor
33
Guitarist, singer, & songwriter in the 1960s; known for fabulous electric guitar playing skills
Louis Armstrong
Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry
Michael Jackson
34
Trumpeter, bandleader, singer; considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history
Louis Armstrong
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Chuck Berry
Harry Belafonte
35
Inventor - developed refrigeration equipment used to transport food & blood during WWII
Matthew Henson
Mark Dean
Charles Drew
Frederick McKinley Jones
36
Actor, comedian, singer & dancer. Member of the Rat Pack w/ Frank Sinatra; made several films
James Earl Jones
Gregory Hines
Sammy Davis, Jr
Morgan Freeman
37
African-American comedian & one of the top entertainers of the 1970s and '80s.
Denzel Washington
Morgan Freeman
Richard Pryor
Sidney Poitier
38
American musician & former child prodigy; extremely creative musical figure who was born blind
Stevie Wonder
Jimi Hendrix
Ray Charles
Harry Belafonte
39
Billionaire media giant & philanthropist; best known for hosting her own talk show & TV network
Bessie Coleman
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Oprah Winfrey
40
1st black US Surgeon General in 1993 & only the second woman to hold the position.
Minnie Jocelyn Elders
Madame C.J. Walker
Oprah Winfrey
Jesse Jackson
41
Singer known as the "King of Pop"; released the best-selling album in history 'Thriller' (1982)
Michael Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jimi Hendrix
Louis Armstrong
42
Civil Rights Activist; became a member of Congress, mayor of Atlanta & US ambassador to the UN
Andrew Young
Jesse Jackson
Medgar Evers
Clarence Thomas
43
Blind genius; singer of soul, gospel, & pop; sang "Hit the Road Jack" & "Georgia on My Mind"
Ray Charles
Harry Belafonte
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
44
Computer scientist & engineer; helped develop the color PC monitor & the 1st gigahertz chip
Matthew Henson
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
45
Actor & rapper; starred on
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
; Films:
Independence Day
&
Men in Black
Will Smith
Richard Pryor
James Earl Jones
Denzel Washington
46
Biologist & educator; pioneer in the physiology of development, especially in fertilization.
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Ernest Everett Just
Percy Lavon Julian
Frederick McKinley Jones
47
"Empress of the Blues"; Jazz & blues singer with a powerful, soulful voice
Arethea Franklin
Billie Holiday
Diana Ross
Bessie Smith
48
Oscar winning Actor/director; films include 'Glory,' 'Malcolm X,' & 'Training Day'.
James Earl Jones
Will Smith
Denzel Washington
Richard Pryor
49
Lawyer who helped end segregation in schools; 1st African-American justice of the Supreme Court
Booker T. Washington
Jesse Jackson
W.E.B. DuBois
Thurgood Marshall
50
1st African-American to host a variety TV series (1956); Sang the "The Christmas Song"
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
Harry Belafonte
51
Popular actress & singer known for 'The Wiz' as well as her trademark song, "Stormy Weather."
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
Lorraine Hansberry
Lena Horne
52
Extremely influence African American Jazz singer.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Billie Holiday
Marian Anderson
Madame C.J. Walker
