Black History Month #2

Question 1

When was Black History Month nationally celebrated for the first time?

Accepted Answer

1976

Question 2

What is the most points that Kobe Bryant scored in one game?

Accepted Answer

81

Question 3

What did Wilma Rudolph suffer from at a young age?

Accepted Answer

Polio

Question 4

What team did Jackie Robinson play for?

Accepted Answer

Brooklyn Dodgers

Question 5

In which state is Fisk University located?

Accepted Answer

Tennessee

Question 6

Mae Jemison was a doctor on what mission?

Accepted Answer

Endeavour

Question 7

Who was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

Question 8

Who was named "the godmother of the civil rights movement" by President Barack Obama?

Accepted Answer

Dorothy Irene Height

Question 9

How tall was Kareem Abdul Jabbar?

Accepted Answer

7' 2", 6' 14"

Question 10

What is the name of Stephen Curry's all-star dad?

Accepted Answer

Dell

Question 11

Which state has the most HBCUs?

Accepted Answer

Alabama

Question 12

What year did Madam C.J. Walker become the first female African American multi-millionaire?

Accepted Answer

1910

Question 13

What did Black History Month begin as?

Accepted Answer

Negro History Week

Question 14

Who did Coretta Scott marry?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 15

What is Michael Jackson's only daughter's name?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 16

Nelson Mandela became President of what country?

Accepted Answer

South Africia

Question 17

Fannie Lou Hamer is responsible for which of these famous quotes?

Accepted Answer

I am sick and tired of being sick and tired.

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