Black History Month Quiz Bowl (Round One)

What is the oldest civil rights organization in America?

Who invented over 300 products from the peanut?

Who is the only African-American honored by a national holiday?

Who is the first person in history to win four gold medals in track and field?

Who is the first A. American to win the Masters golf tournament?

What is the world's oldest black republic?

Who is the founder of Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan?

Which Amendment freed the slaves?

Who is the first A. American woman to host a TV program for 25 years?

Who became the first black player in Major League Baseball in 1947?

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

What holiday did Professor Dr. Maulana Karenga create?

Who is the youngest A. American boxer to win a World heavyweight title?

Who is the first African-American President of the United States of America?

Who was the first A. American woman to write/read her poem at President Clinton's inauguration?

A nonviolent protests in which a person sits and refuses to leave

Where did the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. take place?

What A. American woman made history when she refused to give up her seat to a white man?

Who was the first African-American woman to become the First Lady of the United States?

Who is the greatest NBA player of all time?