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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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Lead singer of 60s trio "the Supremes"; starred films like 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz'
Diana Ross
Arethea Franklin
Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith
2
Nobel Peace Prize–winner & U.N. diplomat; helped keep peace in the Middle East, & Africa
Booker T. Washington
Ralph Bunche
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
W.E.B. DuBois
3
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
4
Aviator; she became the first African American woman to stage a public flight in America.
Ella Baker
Halle Berry
Mae Jamison
Bessie Coleman
5
Chemist; pioneer in medicinal drugs (cortisone, steroids & birth control pills)
Percy Lavon Julian
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Frederick McKinley Jones
Ernest Everett Just
6
Inventor - developed refrigeration equipment used to transport food & blood during WWII
Frederick McKinley Jones
Matthew Henson
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
7
Singer known as the "King of Pop"; released the best-selling album in history 'Thriller' (1982)
Jesse Jackson
Louis Armstrong
Michael Jackson
Jimi Hendrix
8
Film actor famous for his voice.... voiced Darth Vader (Star Wars) & Mufasa (The Lion King).
James Earl Jones
Denzel Washington
Sidney Poitier
Richard Pryor
9
Extremely influence African American Jazz singer.
Marian Anderson
Mary McLeod Bethune
Billie Holiday
Madame C.J. Walker
10
1st black US Surgeon General in 1993 & only the second woman to hold the position.
Oprah Winfrey
Minnie Jocelyn Elders
Madame C.J. Walker
Jesse Jackson
11
Inventor; hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine, etc
Ernest Everett Just
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Frederick McKinley Jones
Percy Lavon Julian
12
Dancer & singer; symbolized the beauty of black US culture; took Paris by storm in the 1920s.
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Josephine Baker
Lena Horne
13
American musician & former child prodigy; extremely creative musical figure who was born blind
Harry Belafonte
Ray Charles
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Wonder
14
Actress & singer; first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Halle Berry
Lena Horne
Dorothy Dandridge
Josphine Baker
15
African-American pioneer in the field of heating & AC; known for heating Radio City Music Hall.
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
David Crosthwait, Jr
Matthew Henson
16
Guitarist, singer, & songwriter in the 1960s; known for fabulous electric guitar playing skills
Jimi Hendrix
Louis Armstrong
Michael Jackson
Chuck Berry
17
Explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.
Matthew Henson
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
David Crosthwait, Jr
18
Computer scientist & engineer; helped develop the color PC monitor & the 1st gigahertz chip
Matthew Henson
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Mark Dean
Charles Drew
19
One of the greatest Blues performers of all time, died at age 27.
Nat King Cole
Robert Johnson
Stevie Wonder
Chuck Berry
20
1st African American appointed as U.S. Secretary of State; 1st to serve as Joint Chief of Staff
Colin Powell
Andrew Young
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
Clarence Thomas
21
Rock 'n' roll performer; known for songs "Maybellene" & "Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
Ray Charles
Nat King Cole
22
Dancer & actor on Broadway, TV, & films. Movies include
The Cotton Club
&
White Nights
.
Gregory Hines
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Morgan Freeman
Sidney Poitier
23
"Queen of Soul" & multiple Grammy winner; known for hits "Respect," & "I Say a Little Prayer"
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
Diana Ross
Arethea Franklin
24
Educator & activist, served as president of the National Association of Colored Women.
Mae Jemison
Madame C.J. Walker
Mary McLeod Bethune
Percy Lavon Julian
25
Trumpeter, bandleader, singer; considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history
Harry Belafonte
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
Sammy Davis, Jr.
26
Attended the Tuskegee Institute; first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
Morgan Freeman
Thurgood Marshall
Jesse Jackson
Daniel "Chappie" James
27
1st African-American to host a variety TV series (1956); Sang the "The Christmas Song"
Harry Belafonte
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
28
1st African-American female astronaut. In 1992, became the 1st African-American woman in space.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Oprah Winfrey
Percy Lavon Julian
Mae Jemison
29
Former President & CEO of the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Jesse Jackson
Daniel Hale Williams
Thurgood Marshall
Kwesi Mfume
30
1st African-American to win Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actor (for Lilies of the Field - 1964)
Will Smith
Morgan Freeman
Sidney Poitier
James Earl Jones
31
Opera singer; 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
Arethea Franklin
Marian Anderson
32
Black leader of the late 1800s & early 1900s); founded the Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Elijah Muhammad
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. DuBois
33
Actor, comedian, singer & dancer. Member of the Rat Pack w/ Frank Sinatra; made several films
Morgan Freeman
James Earl Jones
Sammy Davis, Jr
Gregory Hines
34
African-American comedian & one of the top entertainers of the 1970s and '80s.
Richard Pryor
Morgan Freeman
Sidney Poitier
Denzel Washington
35
Civil rights leader, Baptist minister & politician; ran for U.S. president; from Greenville, SC
Jesse Jackson
Fred Shuttlesworth
Daniel Hale Williams
Martin Luther King, Jr.
36
Actor & rapper; starred on
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
; Films:
Independence Day
&
Men in Black
Richard Pryor
James Earl Jones
Denzel Washington
Will Smith
37
Jazz trumpeter & composer; played with Charlie Parker; developed music known as "bebop."
Louis Armstrong
Nat King Cole
Dizzy Gillespie
Chuck Berry
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2nd African-American to serve on the Supreme Court; appointed in 1991 and leans conservative.
Clarence Thomas
Andrew Young
Thurgood Marshall
Colin Powell
39
Billionaire media giant & philanthropist; best known for hosting her own talk show & TV network
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
Bessie Coleman
Oprah Winfrey
40
Blind genius; singer of soul, gospel, & pop; sang "Hit the Road Jack" & "Georgia on My Mind"
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
Harry Belafonte
Ray Charles
41
Civil Rights Activist; became a member of Congress, mayor of Atlanta & US ambassador to the UN
Medgar Evers
Clarence Thomas
Andrew Young
Jesse Jackson
42
Lawyer who helped end segregation in schools; 1st African-American justice of the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Jesse Jackson
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B. DuBois
43
One of the 1st doctors to perform open-heart surgery in the US.
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
Daniel Hale Williams
44
Actor, singer and activist; sang 'The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)'
Chuck Berry
Harry Belafonte
Louis Armstrong
Ray Charles
45
Biologist & educator; pioneer in the physiology of development, especially in fertilization.
Frederick McKinley Jones
Percy Lavon Julian
Ernest Everett Just
Garrett Augustus Morgan
46
Oscar winning Actor/director; films include 'Glory,' 'Malcolm X,' & 'Training Day'.
Will Smith
Richard Pryor
James Earl Jones
Denzel Washington
47
Actor; has appeared in 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'Glory,' & 'The Shawshank Redemption,'
Morgan Freeman
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Gregory Hines
James Earl Jones
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"Empress of the Blues"; Jazz & blues singer with a powerful, soulful voice
Arethea Franklin
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
Bessie Smith
49
1st African-American general for the U.S. Army; started as a volunteer in Spanish-American War
Ralph Bunche
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
Daniel Hale Williams
Booker T. Washington
50
Surgeon; pioneered method of storing blood for transfusion & organized 1st US blood bank
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
51
Self-made millionaire; created products for African American hair; real name: Sarah Breedlove
Madame C.J. Walker
Percy Lavon Julian
Mae Jemison
Mary McLeod Bethune
52
Popular actress & singer known for 'The Wiz' as well as her trademark song, "Stormy Weather."
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Lorraine Hansberry
