2022 Black History Quiz Bowl KCP v Friendship

What is the stage name of female rapper and actress Dana Owens?

For what talent did Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield receive worldwide acclaim?

What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers?

Name that Movie

This composer, arranger, pianist, and Washington, DC native led a jazz orchestra for nearly 50 years.

Who invented the modern-day home video system?

In what year was the Stono Rebellion held?

Who was the first Black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature?

“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I’d be crunched into other people’s fantasy for me and eaten alive”

Who is the author of How We Fight For Our Lives?

What is the name of the Black-owned newspaper founded by Robert S. Abbott in 1905 that is still in operation today?

What current politician, lawyer, and author launched a voter protection initiative in 2020 called “Fair Fight”?

Who am I?

What New York library houses rare collections of Black culture?

Who am I?

In 1938, who became the first gospel singer to record for a major record label, Decca Records?

Who is the author of Between the World and Me?

A physicist and space scientist who invented the ultraviolet camera for NASA to use when it launched Apollo 16 in 1972.

What private, all-male HBCU opened in 1867 in Atlanta, Georgia to educate formerly enslaved persons?

Mary McLeod Bethune was the founder and president of what national association?