RE Blk History Quiz Bowl Round II

Question 1

In 2016, Collin Kaepernick protested police brutality by __________ during The Star Spangled Banner.

Accepted Answer

kneeling

Question 2

Who is the only NBA player to score 100 points in a single game?

Accepted Answer

Wilt Chamberlain

Question 3

Two African-American women who founded Raising Expectations while at Georgia State University.

Accepted Answer

Maria Armstong & Tangee Allen

Question 4

Who invented to the stoplight?

Accepted Answer

Garrett Morgan

Question 5

What month is Black History Month celebrated?

Accepted Answer

February

Question 6

Who was the organizer of the March on Washington?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 7

Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

Question 8

Which hairstyle dates back to ancient Africa and remains popular to this day?

Accepted Answer

Braids

Question 9

This director, & screenwriter was born in Atlanta but moved to Brooklyn, where he later established a film company.

Accepted Answer

Spike Lee

Question 10

Who was the first Black American to appointed to the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 11

This iconic ATL group was the best-selling American female group. Selling over 65 million records worldwide.

Accepted Answer

TLC

Question 12

___________became the first person in NBA American history to win 6 championship rings?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 13

Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?

Accepted Answer

Barak Obama

Question 14

Sarah Boone invented this...it may let you remove wrinkles and keep you looking neat.

Accepted Answer

Ironing Board

Question 15

Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?

Accepted Answer

Tiger Woods

Question 16

Who was the first female mayor of Atlanta and the first African American woman as mayor in a major southern city?

Accepted Answer

Shirely Franklin

Question 17

_________,first black woman major party governor nominee in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Stacey Abrams

Question 18

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organized a bus boycott that lasted 381 days in what Alabama city?

Accepted Answer

Montgomery

Question 19

In what state is Tuskegee Institute located?

Accepted Answer

Alabama

Question 20

She is the first African American woman to win an Oscar for a leading lady role.

Accepted Answer

Halle Berry

Question 21

________ was the first African American woman to win a major tennis championship?

Accepted Answer

Althea Gibson

Question 22

At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' job?

Accepted Answer

Seamstress

Question 23

_______created thousands of inventions and products from the peanut.

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

Question 24

What was Muhammad Ali's original name?

Accepted Answer

Cassius Clay

Question 25

What is the name of the oldest civil rights organization in the United States?

Accepted Answer

NAACP

RE Blk History Quiz Bowl Round II

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RE Blk History Quiz Bowl Round II

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