BuffSci - BHM Trivia - 2022

Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery Alabama buses from 1955-1956?

Mayor Byron Brown is the first black Mayor of Buffalo.

In 2008, who became the first man to set three world records at a single Olympics event?

Which co-founder of the Niagara Movement is buried in Buffalo in Forest Lawn Cemetery?

When Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, what team did he play for?

Who was the first female self-made millionaire in the United States, according to the Guinness Book of World Records?

What Buffalo park famously served as a transit area as part of the Underground Railroad?

Which of the following figures in Black History is featured on The Freedom Wall in Buffalo?

Which Williams sister has won more Grand Slam titles: Venus or Serena?

True or False: Martin Luther King Jr. gave the famous "I Have A Dream speech" at the Lincoln Memorial Monument.

Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?

The Buffalo home, of what former Pastor of the Michigan Street Baptist Church is now a museum?

Who was the first Black candidate and also the first female candidate for President of the United States?

The annual Juneteenth of Buffalo ranks as the third largest Juneteenth celebration in the world?

What is the name of the Buffalo Black Community Newspaper founded in 1963?

Which musical artist helped make Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday with his single "Happy Birthday"?

What street is the world-famous Colored Musicians Club located?

True or False: As of 2020, Alabama has the most Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)?

In what year was the Michigan Street Baptist Church built?

Which of the following legends was born in Buffalo?