Black History Brain Bowl

In what country did Marcus Garvey, founder of UNIA, found a monthly magazine entitled Black Man?

Who did Arthur Ashe defeat in 1975 to become the first Black American to win the singles title at Wimbledon?

What hit song made Ella Fitzgerald a national celebrity at the age of 20?

In 1942, what branch of the U.S. armed forces became the last to admit Blacks?

(17) Who was the 1st black American woman chosen as Miss America

Sci&Expl: What invention by Granville T. Woods helped farmers with productivity

Who was the first Black American to lead professional football in rushing?

Ent: Music historians refer to what type of music as the first Black American Music? (55)

Bus&Ed: Who became the first African American female billionare in 2004? (247)

History: For what did Ralph Bunche win the Nobel Peace Prize for?

Bus&Ed: Ed Bradley was a member of what news team?

Who was the first Black American female lawyer to practice before the United States Supreme court?

Science & Exploration: What Black American patented the corn harvester?

Arts: What Ted Poston work was published after his death in 1974

Sci & Exploration: Who predicted the eclipse osn the sun in 1789?

Name the White abolitionist who urged Frederick Douglass to join the attack on Harper's Ferry?

What happened to Denmark Vessey after he was convicted of raising an insurrection against slave owners?

Sports: The mens' basketball team won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The team was known as what?

What was the purpose of the Emanc Proclamation of Abraham Lincoln, 1863?

Arts: Julian Abele was involved in the design of what museum? (85)

Entertainment: = What actress was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the film Chicago -465

Who was the first Black American heavyweight boxing champion

Black Americans were authorized to enlist in the US Navy in what year?

Bus&Ed: Who was the first Black American to graduate from college? (354)

Bus&Education: What was Madame C.J. Walkers' real name?

Who said, "Every race and every nation should be judged by the best it has been able to produce, not by the worst?"

Sci&Expl: Lewis Latimer prepared the drawings for what invention patented by Alexander Graham Bell?

Ent: What musical genre emerged from the Mississippi Delta, the Piedmont and East Texas(42)

Arts: What music is regarded by many as a form of street poetry? (78)

Arts: What actor appeared in the play Emperor Jones in 1925 (88)

Arts: What 1920's dance is believed to have started in a coastal city of SC (41)

(33) Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing what Black American magazine

Arts: Alice Walkers novel The Color Purple became a monumental bestseller and won what coveted award? (79)

History: How many books did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. write?

Sports: Before being christened the Harlem Globetrotters what was this basketball teams name?

What boxer gave Muhammad Ali his first professional loss?

In 1947, who was the first Black to join the major leagues since Moses Fleetwood Walker played in 1885?

Where is Meharry Medical College located?

Sports: Sonny Collins was selected by what professional team in the 2nd round of the 1976 NFL draft:

History: Who was the first American born black man to be ordained a Roman Catholic priest?

Bus.&Ed.: For what is Wally Amos Famous?

Arts: Currently a paster in NC, this well-known female singer worked with the gospel group the Caravans name her. (61)

Oliver Cromwell was a well-known freedom fighter in what war?

Who became the first Black American running back to rush more than 1,000 yards in a single season?

Arts: Nat Love wrote what kind of stories?

What entity ruled the "separate but equal" doctrine invalid in 1954?

(31) For what work did August Wilson win two Pulitzer Prizes for Drama

Arts: In what year did the first Broadway play written by a black woman open in NYC? (215)

What is the given name of blues great W.C. Handy?

Bus&Ed: Originally named Ohio African University, Wilberforce Univ was founded in 1843 by members of what church?

Sport: For what professional football team did Mercury Morris play?

Art: What artist's painting is entitled After Church?

History: A 50 cent memorial coin was introduced in 1946 that honored what famous Black American?

Politics & Military: What was the largest black unit in the Korean War?

(19) Name the three journalist sons of educator, poet and author Ephraim Poston

Sci & Expl: What device used by fire fighters was invented by Garrett Morgan?

Entert: Who was the second Black woman to crowned Miss America?

What was significant about the slave ship "Amistad"?

Arts: Under what name did poet Amiri Baraka publish some of his books?

Arts: What Alex Haley novel was made into a television mini-series in 1977 and 1979? (72)

Entertainment: For what film did Denzel Washington become the 2nd black man to win an academy award for Best Actor? 415

What Black American designed homes for celebrities such as Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra?

L. Douglas Wilder, was elected the first Black American governor of what major city?

Arts: What Hopkinsville natives & brothers owned 'The Detroit Contender'? (20)

What was the largest black unit in the Korean War?

Arts: Who published the Escape, the first play written by a black American

What is the name of the newsletter which was originally edited by W.E.B. DuBois and published by the NAACP in 1910

What Jesse Jackson chant was repeated by his supporters with a feeling of pride?

History: Who financed and built the "Emancipation statue" in Washington, DC's Lincoln Park in 1879?

Arts: What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers?

Sports: What basketball star is referred to as "The Mail Man"

What was the first war in which Blacks served in every branch of the U.S. armed forces?

Pol&Military: In the Civil War, this Black pilot took a Conf. steamer from Charleston, SC and to the Union.

Arts: Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss America?

Bus&Edu: Who became the 1st Black to own and operate a TV station in the US, WGPR-TV in Detroit, MI?