Black History Month Advisory Quiz

A Washington, D.C., school is named after this self-educated mathematician, astronomer, and compiler of almanacs.

He is known for inventing the Super Soaker.

What do the red, green, and yellow colors of Black History Month represent?

Who invented the first successful system for mobile refrigeration, keeping ice cream and medical supplies cold?

This nonviolent protest occurred 4 days after Rosa Parks was arrested for peacefully protesting segregated seating laws.

Though not credited until many years later, he actually created the incandescent light bulb and many other inventions.

Who was the first U.S. President to officially recognize Black History Month?

Who was the first African-American woman to be allowed to earn her pilot license?

She was the inventor of the first home security system.

Who played the trumpet, was very influential in jazz, and had nicknames such as Pops, Satch, and Satchmo?

Who was the first Black President of the United States?

He helped save agriculture in the South by developing more than 300 uses for peanuts.

Which of the following players was NOT part of breaking down the color barrier in Major League Baseball?

Who was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era?

When should Black History be celebrated?

He is famous for his leadership during the Civil Rights Movement! You may recognize his "I Have a Dream" speech.

He is known for creating traffic lights and the gas mask.

This African-American inventor is best known for his early patent of the automatic clothes dryer in 1892.

Her outstanding math skills allowed her to discover how spaceships can orbit Earth and land on the moon.

A literature award is named for this author, who herself won the Gandhi Peace Prize.

She graduated from Howard U. in the early 1900s, invented a system of central heating using natural gas, and died at 25.

The automatic gear shifter was created by this famous person.

Who was the first African American Quarterback to win the Super Bowl?

What civil rights leader helped establish the United Nations and won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in Israel?

One of America's greatest poets, he celebrated African-American culture with "I, Too, Sing America" and many others.

She was the first Black woman to travel into space, serving as a specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.

Which former Giants defensive end is now a host of Good Morning America?

He is best known for providing you the opportunity to enjoy your favorite Potato Chips.

The most expensive piece of art ever created by an American artist was painted by which Black painter?