Game Night Black History Trivia

Question 1

Which Detroit native and former NBA player created his own school?

Accepted Answer

Jalen Rose

Question 2

When did Rosa Parks refuse to move out of her seat on the bus?

Accepted Answer

Dec. of 1955

Question 3

Which person was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D from Harvard and wrote 'Souls of Black Folk'?

Accepted Answer

W.E.B Dubuis

Question 4

Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?

Accepted Answer

Colin Powell

Question 5

What was Malcolm X's birth name?

Accepted Answer

Malcolm Little

Question 6

What life saving device did Garrett A. Morgan patent?

Accepted Answer

Gas Mask

Question 7

What is the rap group that set the foundation for Detroit style of rap?

Accepted Answer

Street Lordz

Question 8

What side of Detroit was Stevie Wonder raised on?

Accepted Answer

Westside

Question 9

In what year was the Black Panther Party founded?

Accepted Answer

1966

Question 10

Who was Detroit's first Black mayor?

Accepted Answer

Coleman Young

Question 11

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 12

In 1824 I was the first African American to earn a bachelor's degree. Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Lucius Twilight

Question 13

What lipstick company was started in Detroit?

Accepted Answer

The Lip Bar

Question 14

Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Accepted Answer

Ralph Bunche

Question 15

I was the first African American to win a major on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit. Do you know my name?

Accepted Answer

Tiger Woods

Question 16

Who gave the "I have a dream" speech?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, JR.

Question 17

What was the Greenwood area of Tulsa, Oklahoma also known as in 1921?

Accepted Answer

Black Wall Street

Question 18

Who completed the novel 'Go Tell It On the Mountain' in 1953?

Accepted Answer

James Baldwin

Question 19

Madame C.J. Walker became America's first self-made female millionaire in 1910. What item lead to her accomplishment?

Accepted Answer

Hair Care

Question 20

What is the name of the legendary Detroit producer that changed Hip Hop forever?

Accepted Answer

J Dilla

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