12th grade Black History Trivia

Question 1

How many times did Kobre Bryant win the NBA Championship?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 2

Which singer performed during the Super Bowl LVII (2023) halftime show?

Accepted Answer

Rihanna

Question 3

LeBron James has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, L. A Lakers and...

Accepted Answer

Miami Heat

Question 4

In which team did Shaquille O’Neill finish his basketball career?

Accepted Answer

Boston Celtics

Question 5

Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?

Accepted Answer

U.S. Senator

Question 6

As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes:

Accepted Answer

Ballet and Poetry

Question 7

When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

Accepted Answer

1926

Question 8

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Accepted Answer

Ralph Bunche

Question 9

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 10

What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 11

Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?

Accepted Answer

Track and Field

Question 12

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

Accepted Answer

Lauryn Hill

Question 13

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?

Accepted Answer

Washington, D.C.

Question 14

Which basketball team did Kobe Bryant play for during his 20-year career?

Accepted Answer

L.A. Lakers

Question 15

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 16

When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?

Accepted Answer

Aug. 28, 1963

Question 17

Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport?

Accepted Answer

Gymnastics

Question 18

Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of?

Accepted Answer

The Supremes

Question 19

Who played T’Challa in Black Panther?

Accepted Answer

Chadwick Boseman

Question 20

Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

Accepted Answer

Maya Angelou

Questions 20