Black History Quiz Bowl (K-2)

What was the date of Rosa Parks' famous refusal to give up her seat on the bus?

Who was the first African American man to reach the North Pole?

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

What was the first African American sorority?

What is Ruby Bridges famous for?

How many children did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have?

Who was the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad?

What is the oldest HBCU in the state of Georgia?

In what year did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lead the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama?

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

Who was famous for developing over 300 uses for the peanut?

Who is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history?

What African American athlete played two professional sports?

Name the first African American person to star in their own television show.

Where was Black Wall Street located?

Name the first African American woman to win the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament.

Who invented the automatic traffic signal and the gas mask?

Who was the first female rapper to be nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Who was the first African American to be sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives?

Who wrote the Black American National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing?"