Black History Bowl

19. In what year did all 50 states recognize Martin Luther King Day?

54. "The Guinness Book of World Records" lists what Michael Jackson album as the best selling album of all time?

45. Who became the first Black American awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1940?

36. NBA superstar Michael Jordon played college basketball at what university?

70. What musical instrument did Nat King Cole play?

23. Who was the founder and president of the first Black American national labor union in 1869?

2. In 1905 the first black symphony was founded. What was it called?

68. In 1957, what group of students integrated Central High School in Arkansas with help from the president and troops?

58. August Jackson is known as the "Father" of what popular desert?

5. In 1910 about fifty percent of black labor force was employed in what industry?

35. Jackie Robinson appeared on what value U.S. postage stamp?

60. Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie "Star Wars"?

52. Who performed the world's first open heart surgery?

8. What was the title of tennis great Arthur Ashe's three-volume history penned in 1988?

27. In what year did the U.S. Navy commission its first group of black officers?

46. What basketball star center perfected a shot known as the "skyhook"?

22. In what year was "A Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings" published?

38. In what year did the United States abolish slavery?

62. Who was the first Black American to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

37. Name the founder of the quarterly publication Journal of Negro History and Negro History Week?

43. Who is called the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul"?

56. What Black American educator also served as an advisor to five U.S. presidents?

1. What national organization was founded on President Lincoln's Birthday?

20. W.A. Martin patented what security device?

34. In 1991, what became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange?

Who sang the song “Proud Mary” in 1969?

63. Nicknamed "Hammer", who was regarded as one of the greatest baseball players of all time?

12. Elizabeth Catlett Mora is a graphic artist and printmaker. For what other type of work is she best known?

3. Frank Robinson became the first Black American manager in major league baseball for what team?

40. What is the name of the California Hotel designed by Paul Williams?

4. How many Gold Medals did track and field athlete Carl Lewis win in his career?

67. Who were the Exodusters?

30. What musical genre emerged from the Mississippi Delta, the Piedmont, and East Texas?

11. Mary Eliza Merritt, a nurse licensed in Kentucky, was awarded a certificate of merit from what U.S. President?

21. What is the name of B.B. King's guitar?

18. Who was the first African American cave explorer?

61. What was the purpose of the 1963 March on Washington?

13. After an early childhood spent in Barbados, who became the first black woman to serve in the U.S. Congress

31. General Benjamin Butler refused to return runaway slaves to their masters. What term did he use to describe them?

7. In 1954 Dorothy Dandridge was the first black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination in what film?

65. How old was Langston Hughes when his poetry was first published?

6. Who championed the principle of industrial/vocational education for black people?

28. Who was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Cross for bravery shown during the attack on Pearl Harbor?

51. What law prohibited slavery north and west of the 36-30 parallel within the Louisiana Territory?

16. Who founded the Southern Leadership Conference?

66. In 1831, the World Anti-Slavery Convention opened in what city?

32. What Black American invented the railway telegraph?

25. By the time Thurgood Marshall reached the age of 40, what nickname had he earned from the press?

59. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed by Congress. It guaranteed what to the former slaves?

33. What was the first African American periodical newspaper published in the United States?

53. Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, is observed annually on what date?

17. Who was interested in plants at an early age and was an agriculturist who developed peanut products?

44. What was the original reason for establishing the Black Panther Party?

42. What museum became a major repository for the collection of artifacts, books, and records related to black citizens?

41. Who was the original "Aunt Jemima", promoting the product until her death in 1923?

10. What household item was invented by Sarah Boone?

57. Inaugurated as the 44th president, who became the first African American president of the United States?

15. Who were the first Black Americans to receive a degree from Harvard University?

55. What was the name of the movie that was based on the life of Stephen Bantu Biko, a South African freedom fighter?

47. What did Jesse Stahl do when he was discriminated against in an Oregon rodeo ?

64. What was the first war in which blacks served in every branch of the U.S. armed forces?

49. What test was given to potential Black voters to determine if they understood the U.S. Constitution?

14. Who invented the golf tee?

69. What were the holding pens which kept the enslaved Africans until they were transported called?

39. Who is a pioneer in tooth transplantation research and a graduate of Howard University?

26. President Richard Nixon presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 to what great musician?

29. What will be the longest, continuously running, first-run syndicated television program until at least 2016?