Black History Month Trivia

At what hospital did Dr. Daniel Hale Williams perform the world's first open heart surgery?

This American chemical engineer served as the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency

What year was Barack Obama inaugurated as the first African American president

James McCune Smith was the first African American to earn a medical degree and open the first Black-owned pharmacy.

This actress earns Marvel's first acting Oscar nomination for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

He is an American inventor, aerospace engineer, and entrepreneur. He is most famous for inventing the Super Soaker.

What form of music did Duke Ellington elevate into a serious art form?

This basketball player scored his 38,388th point to become the all-time leading scorer in NBA history.

In what year did Mae C. Jemison become the first black woman to travel into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor?

What year was the ruling of Brown V Board of Education?

Who was the first Black American to win a Pulitzer Prize?

This book was the first picture book with an African American protagonist to win a major children’s award

The voice actress is known for voicing Huey Freeman, Riley Freeman, and Dynamite.

This mathematician is a Technical Director and Data Scientist for the United States Department of Defense.

This inventor and engineer created an improvement to Thomas Edison's light bulb, which burned out too quickly.

This person was a space scientist and mathematician who was employed by NASA – working on many famous missions

She was the first Black woman elected into Congress in 1968, serving seven terms from 1969 to 1983.

He helped lead protests against the segregation of primary schools, beaches, parks, and the University of Mississippi.

This film maker is responsible for creating and directing films such as She’s Gotta Have It and Do The Right Thing

This year, Beyoncé broke the record for most Grammy wins in history. How many Grammys has she won?

This committee was founded in 1960 after student-led sit-ins at segregated lunch counters across the South.

Who was the first black female tennis player to win major tournaments in the 1950s

After being refused service at a local restaurant, four African-American men launched a protest that lasted six months.

This mathematician and educator was the first African American woman to earn a PhD in mathematics.

On Jackie Robinson Day, the MLB celebrates his accomplishments. What number do all players wear to commemorate him?

He attended the University of Chicago at the age of 13, becoming its youngest ever student, became a mathematician.

In October 1995, hundreds of thousands of Black men gathered in Washington, D.C., for this march.

This swimmer won the gold medal in the Women's 100m Freestyle at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

This actor won an Academy Award for his performance in Glory and Training Day

Thurgood Marshall was the second African American to serve as the Supreme Court Justice in 1967.