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BLACK HISTORY COMPETITION
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Welcome to our Black History Competition
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1
What did Louis Armstrong do for a living?
Composer
All of the Above
American Jazz Trumpeter
Singer
2
Apollo 16 used an ultraviolet camera designed by what African American?
Fanny Lou Hamer
Louis Armstrong
George E. Carruthers
William Conway
3
What award did Septima Poinsette Clark win?
Nobel Peace Prize
Living Legacy
an Oscar
She did not win an award
4
Fannie Lou Hammer is known for what famous quote?
"Without justice there can be no love"
"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired"
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them"
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer"
5
In what year did Harriet Tubman flee Maryland?
1849
1947
1836
1912
6
Who invented hair care preparations for African-Americans in 1905?
Vanessa Williams
Halle Berry
Hattie McDaniel
Madam C.J. Walker
7
How tall was Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
7 ft 4 in
6 ft 4 in
7 ft 2 in
6 ft 2 in
8
What was Jackie Robinson’s baseball number?
43
34
42
24
9
Who was the President of the National Council of Negro Women?
Dorthy Height
Mary McCloud Bethune
Alice Walker
Ingrid Sanders Jones
10
When was Black History Month celebrated for the first time?
1960
1926
1909
1976
11
Nelson Mandela became President of what country?
The United States of America
Kenya
Guana
South Africia
12
When was Black History Week first celebrated?
1963
1926
1976
1909
13
In what year did Ronald McNair die in the Space Shuttle Challenger?
1987
1985
1986
1988
14
Who wrote the book titled, The Gift of Chaos?
Zora Neale Hurston
Alice Walker
Anna Arnold Hedgeman
Toni Morrison
15
Who was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D in Chemistry?
Michelle Obama
Rosa Parks
Marie Maynard Daly
Shirley Chisholm
16
What president did Benjamin Banneker convince that African Americans deserved to be free?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Barak Obama
Abraham Lincoln
17
What year was it when Mae C. Jemison became the first African American woman in space?
2001
1998
1898
1992
18
Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy award?
Hattie McDaniel
Jennifer Hudson
Whoopi Goldberg
Halle Berry
19
B.B King is noted for what type of music?
Gospel
Blues
Rap
Country
20
What year did Deion Sanders retire from playing football the first time?
2008
2015
2007
2001
21
What is the basketball number of Stephen Curry?
27
24
25
30
22
Who performed the world's first open-heart surgery?
Dr. Martin Luther King
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
Dr. Ben Carson
Dr. Charles Drew
23
How many songs did Louis Armstrong write?
More than 50
only 1
Just 2
About 10
24
Who wrote the famous song "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?
B.B King
Ronald McNair
George E. Carruthers
James Brown
25
How long did Matthew A. Henson explore the Arctic?
23 years
3 years
12 hours
4 days
26
Henry Conyers was the first African American to attend the U.S. ________________ Academy.
Naval
Military
Army
Air Force
27
What was Martin Luther King, Sr.’s name at birth?
Jackie Robinson
Martin Luther King
Michael King
Luther Michael King
28
Who said this famous quote?
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King Jr.
Frederick Douglass
Jackie Robinson
29
Which organization has the goal of equal rights for African Americans?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
NAACP
All of the Above
Congress of Racial Equality
30
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul”
Aretha Franklin
Beyonce
Tina Turner
Ella Fitzgerald
31
Who became the first female African American multi-millionaire in 1910?
Oprah Winfrey
Madam C.J. Walker
Isabel Santos
Debi Thomas
32
What year did Debi Thomas become the first black athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympics?
1988
2011
1979
1964
33
What is Michael Jackson's only daughter's name?
Janet
Prince
Bigi
Paris
34
What college did Ernie Davis go to?
University of Texas
Pittsburg State University
Syracuse University
University of Notre Dame
35
What is the most points that Kobe Bryant scored in one game?
71
91
61
81
36
What was Maya Angelou famous for?
her dancing
her acting
her poetry
her singing
37
Who did Kobe Bryant pass to become third on the all time scoring list?
Michael Jordan
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Lebron James
Ray Allen
38
How many medals did Willma Rudolph win in the 1960 Olympics?
4
5
3
2
39
What is Michael Jackson's song about equality called?
Black or White
Equality Means Everything
We Can Do This Together
You and Me
40
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Kappa Alpha Psi
Alpha Phi Alpha
Phi Beta Sigma
Omega Psi Phi
41
How much cash, did Mary McCloud Bethune have when she founded Bethune Cookman College?
$1.25
$1.50
$2.25
$2.50
42
What was the first team Jackie Robinson play for in MLB?
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Chicago Bears
Brooklyn Dodgers
43
Who developed approximately 325 different products from peanuts?
Jesse Owens
Benjamin Banneker
George Washington Carver
Fredrick Douglas
44
What year did Rosa Parks spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
1935
1955
1965
1945
45
Who collaborated with Malcom X to write the Autobiography of Malcolm X?
George E. Carruthers
Alex Haley
Ronald McNair
Rosa Parks
46
Who was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer?
Louis Armstrong
Ruby Bridges
Mae C. Jemison
Benjamin Banneker
47
Who was the first African-American chosen as Miss America?
Ruby Bridges
Ella Baker
Claudette Colvin
Vanessa Williams
48
What year did Ernie Banks join the 500 Baseball Home Run Club?
1970
1985
1975
1965
49
Mae Jemison was a doctor on what mission?
STS-45 Titantic
STS-47 Endeavour
STS-44 Hermes
STS-46 Homes
50
What did many associate with the term "Jim Crow"?
Radical Servants
Responsible Soldiers
Residual Solitude
Racial Segregation
