Black History Month Trivia

The PGA was considered "Caucasian Only" until which golfer joined?

What is the name of the woman who helped over 300 escaped slaves flee to freedom in the North ?

Before it became Black History Month what was the observance of Black History called?

Sarah Goode was the first African American woman to receive a patent. What did she invent?

Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?

What is the name of the slave who sued for his freedom & lost, before the Civil War?

Who signed The Emancipation Act?

Who was the first African American to perform at the White House?

The first black player in the NHL was Willie O’Ree. What team did he play for?

Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Senator?

Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was the first African American to become what?

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?

Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?

Who was the only African American among the original NAACP executives?

With the 15th Amendment ratification, what did African Americans gain in the United States?

Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable founded the settlement that would later become which  U.S. city?

What is the name of the great Civil Rights leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize ?

What is the name of the first African American who served on the U.S. Supreme Court?

Which African American basketball pro made history becoming the first woman to dunk in 2002?

What was the first African American owned-and-operated newspaper?

Black History Month originated in 1926 by ? ___________

What major U.S. city elected the first African American Mayor in 1967? ____________

Which track & field star was the first athlete to win 4 gold medals in an Olympic Games?

What year was the Thirteenth Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery?

Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

What is Tiger Woods’ real first name? __________

Who became the first African American to graduate from Harvard University?