Black History Quiz Bowl

What were the name of the laws that were written to enforce segregation in the south?

"Sit-ins" protested African Americans not being served in which establishments?

What is the name of the popular group of African American pilots who fought in World War II?

What Negro League baseball star made his debut in major league baseball at age 42?

Which of these inventions is attributed to an African American inventor?

Which holiday celebrates African American heritage?

Whites and blacks rode on buses in the south to protest segregation, what was this called?

In 1992, who was the first African American woman to travel into space?

Which African American innovator made improvements to the ironing board?

Which president did George Washington Carver advise on agriculture?

Which of these Harlem Renaissance greats was a poet?

1856- Blacks forced education by founding the first college owned and run by African Americans.

Lonnie Johnson, an African American inventor and aerospace engineer invented which toy...

What year was Black History month first celebrated?

In 1854 this great-uncle of Langston Hughes became the firstAfrican American lawyer...

Who invented the blood bank system of preserving blood plasma?

Who was the first African American self-made millionaire?

25% of cowboys were Black. Some think the “Lone Ranger” was inspired by this "fishy" man...

What crunchy item did George Crum create in 1853?

Who was part of a team appointed by George Washington to survey and design Washington D.C?

The African American students who integrated the high school in Clinton, Tennessee were called:

What African American inventor made the world's first electric rollercoaster?

In 1968, athletes protested by raising black-gloved fists on the awards stand at the Olympics.

What continent did most of the slaves in the Americas come from?

Who was the first woman in recorded history to preside over a nation?

Which African American mathematician calculated measurements for flights into space?

Which inventor created the control unit for the pacemaker?

In 1895 who was the first Af. American to receive a PhD from Harvard?

What were people called who wanted to end slavery?

What "railroad" was used to help slaves escape from the South to the North?

During the Civil War what famous black regiment led the charge on Fort Wagner?

What holiday celebrates the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Who was the first African American person to run for a presidential nomination?

Who invented the first automatic traffic signal?

How many Africans were enslaved around the world during the slave trade?

1969, Marie V. Brittan Brown, African American inventor, designed a tool to keep people safe

Who is the first female African American principle dancer for the American Ballet Company?

What famous abolitionist argued that former slaves should be allowed to fight in the Union Army

What scholar, Harvard graduate and son of former slaves started Black History month?

What governing principle outlawed slavery?