The Blackout Trivia Challenge: 2024-25 BHM Event

Which Nigerian author’s novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), is one of the most widely read books in African literature?

Who were the founders of the Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries? (2 right answers)

Who was the first African to win a Grammy award?

Which boy band group inspired the group name of the vocal harmony group, Boyz II Men?

Alexa Irene Canady was the first ______________ in 1981.

Who played Coach Carter in the 2005 film, Coach Carter?

Who was the first Black mayor of New York City?

What 2017 film, directed by Jordan Peele, addresses issues of race in America through a horror-thriller narrative?

In what year and what team did Jackie Robinson make history, being the first African American to play in the MLB?

Why was Black History Month placed in February?

What was Black History Month previously known as?

Who was the first Black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968, representing New York’s 12th District?

Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?

Soul Train was created and hosted by which TV presenter?

Which WNBA player and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. won her third WNBA MVP award during the 2024 season?

Who wrote “Lift Every Voice & Sing” aka the Negro National Anthem?

What was the first HBCU in the U.S. to officially issue degrees to African-Americans?

What TV show is known for highlighting HBCUs, where the students attended Hillman University?

Which country was the first Black nation to gain their independence?