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Black History Quiz - Entertainers, Activists, & Leaders
Black History Quiz - Entertainers, Activists, & Leaders
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A quiz created to help students study for Black History Quiz Bowl
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Actor; has appeared in 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'Glory,' & 'The Shawshank Redemption,'
Morgan Freeman
Gregory Hines
Sammy Davis, Jr.
James Earl Jones
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Dancer & singer; symbolized the beauty of black US culture; took Paris by storm in the 1920s.
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Josephine Baker
Dorothy Dandridge
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Popular actress & singer known for 'The Wiz' as well as her trademark song, "Stormy Weather."
Lorraine Hansberry
Lena Horne
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
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Computer scientist & engineer; helped develop the color PC monitor & the 1st gigahertz chip
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Matthew Henson
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
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Educator & activist, served as president of the National Association of Colored Women.
Mae Jemison
Mary McLeod Bethune
Percy Lavon Julian
Madame C.J. Walker
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1st African-American to win Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actor (for Lilies of the Field - 1964)
James Earl Jones
Morgan Freeman
Will Smith
Sidney Poitier
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Actor & rapper; starred on
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
; Films:
Independence Day
&
Men in Black
Denzel Washington
James Earl Jones
Will Smith
Richard Pryor
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Film actor famous for his voice.... voiced Darth Vader (Star Wars) & Mufasa (The Lion King).
Sidney Poitier
James Earl Jones
Richard Pryor
Denzel Washington
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Civil rights leader, Baptist minister & politician; ran for U.S. president; from Greenville, SC
Daniel Hale Williams
Jesse Jackson
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fred Shuttlesworth
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1st black woman to win an Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actress (for the movie "Monster's Ball")
Josephine Baker
Lena Horne
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
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Singer known as the "King of Pop"; released the best-selling album in history 'Thriller' (1982)
Michael Jackson
Louis Armstrong
Jimi Hendrix
Jesse Jackson
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Billionaire media giant & philanthropist; best known for hosting her own talk show & TV network
Oprah Winfrey
Dorothy Dandridge
Bessie Coleman
Halle Berry
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Lead singer of 60s trio "the Supremes"; starred films like 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz'
Arethea Franklin
Bessie Smith
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
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Blind genius; singer of soul, gospel, & pop; sang "Hit the Road Jack" & "Georgia on My Mind"
Chuck Berry
Ray Charles
Harry Belafonte
Stevie Wonder
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Inventor - developed refrigeration equipment used to transport food & blood during WWII
Matthew Henson
Mark Dean
Frederick McKinley Jones
Charles Drew
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Chemist; pioneer in medicinal drugs (cortisone, steroids & birth control pills)
Ernest Everett Just
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Percy Lavon Julian
Frederick McKinley Jones
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Actor, comedian, singer & dancer. Member of the Rat Pack w/ Frank Sinatra; made several films
Gregory Hines
Morgan Freeman
Sammy Davis, Jr
James Earl Jones
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1st African-American female astronaut. In 1992, became the 1st African-American woman in space.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mae Jemison
Oprah Winfrey
Percy Lavon Julian
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Actress & singer; first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Josphine Baker
Dorothy Dandridge
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
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American musician & former child prodigy; extremely creative musical figure who was born blind
Jimi Hendrix
Ray Charles
Harry Belafonte
Stevie Wonder
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Black leader of the late 1800s & early 1900s); founded the Tuskegee Institute
Marcus Garvey
Elijah Muhammad
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
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Self-made millionaire; created products for African American hair; real name: Sarah Breedlove
Percy Lavon Julian
Mae Jemison
Madame C.J. Walker
Mary McLeod Bethune
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"Queen of Soul" & multiple Grammy winner; known for hits "Respect," & "I Say a Little Prayer"
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
Arethea Franklin
Diana Ross
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Inventor; hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine, etc
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Frederick McKinley Jones
Ernest Everett Just
Percy Lavon Julian
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Oscar winning Actor/director; films include 'Glory,' 'Malcolm X,' & 'Training Day'.
Denzel Washington
Richard Pryor
Will Smith
James Earl Jones
