GSASBE Black Trivia Night

What organization did W.E.B. Du Bois help found in 1909?

Where was the 1965 event where civil rights activists attempted to march but were violently attacked by state troopers?

Which of the following is Maya Angelou's first body of work?

Who was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Kentaji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice.

What was the first hip-hop group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Who was the first Black woman to run for U.S. President in 1972 and the first elected to Congress?

What year was the Civil Rights Act passed?

Madam C.J Walker is known as the first Black self-made millionaire. What product led to her success?

The Hampton Airmen were a group of African American pilots served with distinction during World War II

Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

What city is known for the 1960 sit-ins led by Black college students at a Woolworth’s lunch counter?