Black History Bowl Set #1

What was the network of secret routes and safe houses used by black slaves in America to escape to freedom called?

Who is the owner of Woodward Funeral Home?

Where was Thurgood Marshall born?

Who is the Father of Black History?

Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actor for her role in what?

Where was Former President Barack Obama born?

Who invented the flushing toilet?

Where is North Carolina A&T State University located?

How many times did Charles Sifford win the National Negro Open?

What is the oldest black cemetery in Spartanburg, SC?

Who was the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress?

Where is Morehouse University located?

Where was the first “sit-in” at a segregated lunch counter?

Where is South Carolina State University located?

Who is the Sumter, SC native that was the first African American woman to run for national office in 1952?

Where is Allen University located?

What is the name of the Middle School on Church Street where Mr. Winston Wingo served as an art teacher?

What orator advocated for the abolition of slavery and women’ssuffrage?

Who was the first African American to play baseball for the American League?

Who was the first African American of the modern era to become a Major League baseball player?

The second week in February is known as what?

Where is Howard University located?

Winston Wingo is internationally recognized in what two areas?

Who was the first African American to perform at the White House?

What prominent journalist and speaker fought against lynching for decades?

Who was the only African American among the original NAACP executives?

At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.?

What is Former President Obama’s political affiliation?

What model broke new ground by representing “curvy” women andappearing in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 2018?

Who was the first African-American on the Olympic speed skating team?

Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

An all-white jury acquitted J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant for whose murder, although they later admitted to doing it.

What year was the “Caucasian Only” rule in the PGA dropped?

Who signed The Emancipation Act?

What was the first African American owned-and-operated newspaper?

Who patented the first hot comb?

What year did Former President Obama win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Where is Fisk University located?

Name the educators that taught during segregation at Carver HighSchool (Spartanburg, SC)that were known as the “Big Four

Who was the first African American woman in the U.S. to receive a medical degree?

Which Former President is Michelle Obama married to?

What is Barack Obama’s mother’s name?

What was the Alexander School originally called?

Where is Claflin University located?

Who is the Columbia, SC native that became a Major General in the Marines and flew four missions in space?

The PGA was considered “Caucasian Only” until which golferjoined?

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

What is the nation’s most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization?

Who was the first African American to win Miss America in 1983?

How old was Emmitt Till when he was murdered?

Who published the book, South of Main?

Who was the first African American to graduate from Harvard?

What actor became the first black man to win the award for outstanding male actor in a drama series at the SAG Awards?

John Woodward Funeral Home once served as what?

In 2018, who was voted as Gallup’s most-admired man?

Who broke 3 track and field World Records in 45 minutes at Ohio State?

Where is Vorhees College located?

What year was the 13th Amendment ratified, abolishing slavery?

Who is the director behind the highly anticipated Black Panther movie?

Where was Barack Obama, Sr. born?

What is the name of the television show in which Sterling Brown plays as Randall?

Which law school did Michelle Obama attend?

Who founded “Famous Amos” chocolate chip cookies?

Name an African American piano prodigy.

What was the all black Airborne Unit of the U.S. Army during World War II?

Who was the black Canadian American that became the first woman in North America to publish and edit a newspaper?

What did Sarah Goode invent?

Who were the first black military pilots in the U.S.?

Where was Malcolm X Killed?

Who was the first African-American physician?

What sorority is Kay Woodward Williams a member of?

Where was Michelle Obama born?

Who was the first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?

What holiday program did Mary H. Wright organize for underprivileged children?

Where was Freedom’s Journal published?

Mary H. Wright Elementary School was named in honor of what longtime educator?

During the Civil War, who served as a Union Spy and is also known for being a conductor on the Underground Railroad?

How many years in a row was Former President Barack Obama voted most-admired man?

Which former First Lady authored Becoming?

Who gave the famous, “I Have a Dream” speech?

Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Senator?

With the 15th Amendment ratification in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States?

Who owns the first black owned AND woman owned student loan payment company in the U.S.?

What is Former President Barack Obama’s full first name?

Who was the first black actor to win a Golden Globe for TV Drama?

What professional footballplayer opened the door for a national conversation as he took a knee duringthe National Anthem

Who is the first rapper to win an Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar?

Who was known as America’s leading radical?

What school was opened in the basement of Mt Moriah Baptist Church (Spartanburg, SC) in October 13, 1884.

Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was the first African American to become what?

What is the major motion picture about an African American/African super hero?

Payne Institute, a historically black college, was moved and renamed what University?

Who is often referred to as the first jazz performer?

Who shot and killed Rev. Martin Luther King on April 1, 1968?

In 2018, who was voted as Gallup’s most-admired woman?

Pinky “Pink” Anderson was considered one of the greatest performers of which style of music?

Where is Benedict College located?

In 2018, who was voted Gallup’s second most-admired woman?

Who was the only NBA player to score 100 points in a single game?

Who was the first black Associate Justice to serve on the Supreme Court?