Black Knowledge Bowl 2025

Who was the president of The Freedman's Saving Bank?

Chitlins is served both _______ and fried.

Which song won a Grammy for Best R&B in 1971?

Jollof rice is made in both _________ and ________ countries, with each claiming the best version.

What was the name of the actor who won a Tony Award for Best Actor, Musical in 1954?

What does NAACP stand for?

Where was Motown Records founded by Berry Gordy based?

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Grantville Wood and Lyates Woods patented railroad breaks in what year.

Who was president of the National Council of Negro Women for 50 years?

Where was the Savoy Ballroom located?

What hip-hop groups use their music to challenge social norms and raise awareness of political issues?

Isaiah Thomas, NBA Hall of Famer was born on April 30, 1961 in what US city.

The Black Caucus was establish by how many founding members.

Name the famous HBCU that was chartered on March 2, 1867 in Washington D.C.?

Name the first woman to earn a PhD. in math on March 3, 1943?

____ is taking segments of existing songs to create new music.

What two musicians led the way with music that influenced both disco and hip-hop?

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was founded in 1944 to support ________.

Beatrice Dixon created the ______________.

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What is the Apollo Theater best known for?

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Who founded the Black Panther Party?

What was the name of the famous club that Jazz artist performed?

Bobby Womack, Hall of Fame inductee, was born in ______ on March 4, 1944.

Jazz evolved out of ______ and ragtime music.

Gumbo is served over _________.

Name the NBA player who signed a contract with the Boston Celtics in 1950.

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Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument was designated in what year.

_____________was founded by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957.

Hoppin' John is a tradition dish eaten on ______________________.

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Name the artist known for his use of bold geometric shapes and silhouetted figures?

What was the name of the activist who crossed the bridge in Selma Alabama in 1965?

What was the name of the Hattian Revolutionary who was king of Haiti in 1811?

What is the names of the musicians who helped popularize The Blues?

Where did Lonnie Johnson work as an engineer?

Hopin' John consist of black-eyed peas and ________.

What is the name of the most famous African American Inventor?

What year was the world-famous Savoy Ballroom opened?

What was the name of the first AA newspaper published in 1827?

What year was Jackie Robinson's Dodgers historical marker erected?

Callallo is made with spinach and simmered in ________ milk.

Rocawear is a multi-million dollar brand owned by _____________.

In 1966 Texas Western College became the first team to win a national title in what sport?

Funk music exploded onto the scene in the late ______.

Jollof rice is a beloved dish of _______ Africa.

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The Black Panther Party ran free health clinics and provided ___________ for children.

What was the name of Langston Hughes famous poem?

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How many patents did Percy Julian, who passed away in 1975 receive?

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Gumbo is a flavorful stew that originated in ______________.

Gumbo is made with a _____ which thickens the stew.

The Greenwood District where an attack on black residents occurred, is famously called ____________________.

Ackee is a ________.

What area of the US did GWC help poor farmers improve their crops?

What was the name of the musician who used his trumpet to help shape the sound of jazz?

What was the name of the book that won the National Award for Fiction in 1953.

Born in 1815, in Lexington KY, who was considered the best AA Novelist?

Name two hip-hop artists who created beats by scratching records and looping instruments?

What is the name of the bank found and led by an African American Woman?

In 1968, Martin Luther King Jr., was hot on the balcony in what motel?

Who founded the National Council of Negro Women? (NCNW)

What was the landmark court case in 1954 that ended segregation in public schools?

What is the name of the decision upheld by the Supreme Court in 1857

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UNCF's slogan is ________.

What did Lewis Latimer help develop?

Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's first fight, on March 8, 1971, was called ___

____ is a musical structure of Blues music that has a distinctive style.

In what city was the Black Panther Party founded?

What is the name of the actress who earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2008?

The 99th Squadron, were also know as the ___.

Name the first woman to receive a medical degree on March 1, 1863?

She became the youngest director when her film Little debuted in 2019.

The 54th Massachusetts Infantry regimen of 1863 was highlighted in what movie?

Dr. Billy Taylor described jazz music as ________.

The late 1980s and early 1990s are often referred to as ______.

In 1918, the Harlem Hellfighters entered the combat trenches of France in which war.

Who was the first AA Woman to win a Best Actress Academy Award in 2002?

_______ is a song about overcoming social change and racial injustice.

The _____ was founded in 1895 as an alternative to the American Medical Association.

Born in 1948, he became a consultant for NASA's European Space Agency.

Who was the first AA to joined the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve in 1966?

April 29, 1983, Harold Washington began his first day as Mayor of _____

Richelieu Dennis is the co-founder of _____________.

In 1951, who led a student strike for equal education for Virginia schools?

Diners use their _______ to scoop up the Fufu.

FUBU, a Hip Hop brand stands for _________________.

Who is called The High Priestess of Soul?

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When was the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded?

Where did O. W. Gurley purchase 40 acres of land?

What was the name of August Wilson's final play?

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Who said, " I go to prepare a place for you".

Gospel music first emerged in the _____ century.

What year was the Apollo Theater established?

What was the name of the final book Maya Angelou's autobiography series?

What was the name of the writers who explored the complexities of Black life in America?

__________ is a musical form that is common in African-American traditions.

What legal document did Dr. Bath receive for her device?

What was the name of the writer who explored racial identity?

Where is Idlewild located?

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Name the American Economic Association's 2002 distinguished fellow.

Reginald F. Lewis became one of the wealthiest businessmen with his company named......

Madam C. J. Walker became successful by creating a line of ________ care products.

What was the name of Nella Larsen's novel?

Where is the historic Apollo Theater located?

Otis Boykin invented the ______________.

How old was Harriet Tubman when she passed away in 1913

What type of music played a central role in the Harlem Renaissance?

What is the name of the device Dr. Bath developed?

What decision was upheld by the US Supreme Court in 1857?

What is the name of Zora Neale Hurston's famous Novel about race and gender?

In 1984, who scored 31,420 points, breaking the NBA's all-time scoring record.

Fufu is made with vegetables like cassava, _____, or plantains.

Garett Morgan invented the _____ and the __________.

Eating Hoppin' John symbolizes wealth in the new year. The peas represent _____.

Name the former Mayor of Atlanta who was born in New Orleans in 1932.

What was the period when African Americans moved from the rural South to the urban North called?

What is the name of the religious body who protested against slavery?

What is the birth place of Blues?

Dr. Bath was the co-founder of the American Institute for the Prevention of ________.

In 1974, who broke Babe Ruth's home run record with his 715th home run?

Who invented the Super Soaker Water Gun?

Tina Pullum's book published in 2021 is titled.

He became the first AA to win an Academy Award for best Actor.

In 1964, who co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party?

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Reginald Lewis Company operated out of ________ countries.

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When was the Idlewild Club established?

In 1942 the 761st Tank Battalion were know as ?????

The Harlem Renaissance emerged in the aftermath of which war?

Chitlins is a Southern dish made from _____________ of pigs

What is the name of the ophthalmologist who made groundbreaking contributions to eye health?

Black Academy of Arts and Letters was founded in____

In 1891, Arturo Schomburg immigrate to New York City from ____

Ackee and Saltfish is a national dish of Jamaica, and is served for what meal?

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Who founded Motown Records?

Where was hip-hop originated?

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In 1967 where did Dr. King deliver his "Birth of a New Nation" Sermon?

In 1973, Lelia Foley became the first AA mayor of what State?

In 1966, who was the first AA to earn a Medal of Honor from Vietnam?

What is the name of the Morgan's Safety Hood, used by the fire department and the military?

Who was the President of Howard University from 1995-2008?

What were the names of the musicians who rose to fame during the Harlem Renaissance?

What was the name of the writer who explored race and gender of Black women?

What is the name of the two artists who became global icons of jazz?

What type of music were often performed at the Savoy Ballroom?

Who was the first casualty of the American Revolution in 1770?

Yvette Marie Stevens is better know by her stage name ____.

Who was the President of Howard University 1995-2008 ?

An instrument that has rhythmic grove is called an ______ guitar.

Name the artist famous for his paintings of the migration of African Americans to the North?

The Slave Insurrection of 1741 resulted in the burning of properties in what city.

John Lewis let over 600 marchers across what bridge in Selma Alabama?

Callaloo is a popular dish in the ________________.

Who signed his first Nation League Baseball contract in 1947

Granville T. Woods made important advancement in what field of technology.

Granville T. Woods was an inventor, but many called him ______________.

What is the name of the Lorianne Hansbsberry's Broadway play?

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Who founded the St. Luke's Penny Savings Bank?

_________ was a prominent African American writer during the Harlem Renaissance?

Name the series based on Jacob Lawrence's migration of African Americans from the rural South?

________ is an African American spiritual song that enslaved people used to communicate messages of hope and freedom.

The Savoy Ballroom became the birthplace of the __________ dance.

In 2017 Richelieu Dennis sold Sundial to _____________ for 850 million dollars.

Fufu is a starch, dough-like food commonly eaten in ____________.

What is the name of the inventor who worked with Thomas Edison?

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Lewis worked alongside Alexander Graham Bell to develop what invention?

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