Black History Bowl

Question 1

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in what city in 1929?

Accepted Answer

Atlanta

Question 2

I what year did "Black History Month" officially begin?

Accepted Answer

1976

Question 3

Who was the first Black major league baseball player?

Accepted Answer

Jackie Robinson

Question 4

What state was the first to abolish slavery?

Accepted Answer

Vermont

Question 5

What is the name of the first Black Greek Sorority?

Accepted Answer

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Question 6

I am known as Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers,what is my birth name?

Accepted Answer

Cameron Terrell Newton

Question 7

What is the name of the colorful fabric worn by African royalty?

Accepted Answer

Kente Cloth

Question 8

What was the name of the network of hiding places which helped slaves to escape freedom?

Accepted Answer

Underground Railroad

Question 9

This writer won a Pulitzer Prize for his family story from West Africa called Roots.

Accepted Answer

Alex Haley

Question 10

who was the first Black American chosen for Miss America?

Accepted Answer

Vanessa Williams

Question 11

What is the name of the first Black Mayor of the city of Columbia, SC?

Accepted Answer

Stephen K. Benjamin

Question 12

Who was the first Black principal of H.B. Rhame, Jr. Elementary School?

Accepted Answer

Faye Diggs

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