African American History Quiz Bowl

He was the first African-American to host a national television program.

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

What famous Black American was a reporter on the CBS television program 60 Minutes?

Robert "Bob" Johnson founded Black Entertainment Television Cable Network (BET) in what year?

Known as the “hardest working man in show business” and "the godfather of soul," who is he?

Who became the first African American billionaire in 2001?

What African-American poet composed a poem for President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993?

He was born Elijah Poole. What was this Muslim leader‟s Islamic name?

Who invented the traffic signal?

What Baptist minister was the youngest person ever to receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

Who was the first African-American to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?

Which of the following occupations did Dr. Carter G. Woodson NOT have during his lifetime?

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

In 1961, W.E.B. Du Bois renounced his US citizenship and became a citizen of what country?

What was the name of the slave who led the largest slave rebellion in history in 1831?

For what accomplishment is Dr. Mae Jemison best known?

In 1949, what religious movement did Malcolm X join?

Who was the first African-American person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? (1950)

One of the planners of what is now Washington D.C.:

Who was recognized as the “First Lady of Civil Rights”?

Who was the first Black American singer to be admitted to the Metropolitan Opera Company?

Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party?

How old was Langston Hughes when his poetry was first published?

What Harlem theatre is a showcase for Black talent?

He invented the Super Soaker water gun - the number one selling toy in America in 1991.

Who won a Grammy Award in 1992 for “Unforgettable”, a musical tribute to her late father?

What became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange?

In what state did Nat Turner lead a slave revolt that killed 55 white people?

Which Michael Jackson album was the best selling album of all times?

In what year did “Black History Month” officially begin?

In what 1984 movie did artist Prince have a starring role?

In what state was Langston Hughes born?

W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. from what prestigious university?

Who was the first black female representative in Congress?

Who was the creator, director, and host of the television show Soul Train from 1971 to 2006?

What Black American was Associate Director of the Peace Corps?

What do many historians call the period immediately following the Civil War?

Which of the following women is known as the "Moses of her people"?

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted citizenship to newly freed slaves?

What is the stage name of female rapper and actress Dana Owens?

What is the name of the Chicago teen who was brutally lynched in Mississippi in 1955?

The North Star was a weekly newspaper founded by which abolitionist in 1847?

He set a Major League record with 755 home runs in his career

Jackie Robinson famously broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947 while playing for which team?

The “old school” rap group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was formed in what year?