2025 black history month trivia

13. This inventor is responsible for the 3-way traffic signal.

18.This director/screenwriter adapted James Baldwin's 1974 novel If Beale Street Could Talk into 2018 film of same name.

22. This visual artist is known for her complex work combining acrylic, rhinestones, and enamel.

28. Political activist/philosopher, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Feminist Studies, History of Consciousness here

21. Ta-Nehisi Coates is a renowned journalist who has also delved into writing comic books. Which has he NOT written?

25. Why didn't Columbia records want their signed artist Billie Holiday performing/recording "Strange Fruit"?

19. This quote is from what famous poet?

27. Alexander Miles was an inventor/businessman who was awarded the patent for what automatic innovation?

5. A quote from this writer's novel, Giovanni's Room.

1. This Brooklyn-born, Neo-Expressionist artist rose to fame in the 1980s New York underground scene.

9. Billie's best friend is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker, playwright, actor, and DJ resident for Oroka Radio of Ghana.

2. Born Aug. 14, 1998, Doechii became 3rd woman to ever win Best Rap Album Grammy. Who preceded her?

8. Performance artist known for wearable fabric sculptures that are bright, whimsical, often made from found objects.

20. Patricia Bath, an opthalmologist/humanitarian, achieved which of the following:

15. This fiber artist has created a new genre of quilting that transformed the medium through her painting-like work.

26. The youngest poet to ever be Nuyorican Poets Cafe Grand Slam Champion at age 19 in 2007, last woman to win since.

14. A champion of intersectionality, this author's quote is often used to emphasize the power of collective action.

3. On Apr 15, 1947, he became the first African American player in Major League Baseball, played for this team.

17. Florence Griffith Joyner set the record for the 100m dash at 10.49 seconds in 1988. In 2023, Sha'Carri Richardson...

4. Quinta Brunson wrote this memoir re: how comedy helped her navigate her struggles.

11. Issa Rae's YouTube web series "The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl" eventually became this Emmy nominated show.

7. Which of these is NOT true about civil rights activist Malcolm X?

12. This quote is from her book examining love in modern society and its interconnectedness with the self and others.

16. Which of these is NOT true about actress Gabrielle Union?

6. Her immortal cells contributed to R&D for chemotherapy, curing polio, the covid-19 vaccines, to name a few.

24. Which of these is NOT true about NBA Star Steph Curry?

10. Which of these is NOT true about Venus and Serena Williams?

23. This is NOT the title of a song by the most awarded female artist in Grammy history.