Set Three: African American History Quiz Bowl

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

1979

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Harvard Universty

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

James Brown

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Marian Anderson

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Elijah Muhammad

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Maya Angelou

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Natalie Cole

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Emmett Till

Question 10

What Black American was Associate Director of the Peace Corps?

Accepted Answer

Samuel Proctor

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Lonnie G. Johnson

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Dr. Ralph J. Bunche

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

19

Question 14

For what accomplishment is Dr. Mae Jemison best known?

Accepted Answer

The first African-American female in space

Question 15

Who was the first black female representative in Congress?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

Question 16

Who invented the traffic signal?

Accepted Answer

Garrett Morgan

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Fannie Lou Hamer

Question 19

Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party?

Accepted Answer

Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Banneker

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

1977

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

14th

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

Question 25

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

Accepted Answer

Nat Turner

Question 26

What Harlem theatre is a showcase for Black talent?

Accepted Answer

The Apollo Theater

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

Question 28

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

Accepted Answer

13th

Question 29

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

Accepted Answer

Virginia

Question 30

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

Accepted Answer

Congressman

Question 31

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

Accepted Answer

Frederick Douglass

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

Memphis, Tennessee

Question 33

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

Accepted Answer

1976

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

Thriller

Question 35

In 1949, what religious movement did Malcolm X join?

Accepted Answer

Nation of Islam

Question 36

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

Accepted Answer

Don Cornelius

Question 37

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

Accepted Answer

BET

Question 38

Who became the first African American billionaire in 2001?

Accepted Answer

Robert L. Johnson

Question 39

In what state was Langston Hughes born?

Accepted Answer

Missouri

Question 40

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

Accepted Answer

Queen Latifah

Question 41

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

Accepted Answer

Brooklyn Dodgers

Question 42

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

Accepted Answer

Purple Rain

Question 43

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

Accepted Answer

Henry "Hank" Aaron

Question 44

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

Accepted Answer

Nat King Cole

Question 45

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

Accepted Answer

Ed Bradley

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