Black History Trivia

Who was the first black superhero?

Who invented the carbon light bulb filament that was used to create longer-lasting light bulbs?

Who made history by becoming the first African-American to earn a bachelor’s degree from a US college or university?

Who was the first african american crowned as Miss America?

While with the Atlanta Braves, this man was the first African American with a disability to play in a World Series

Which female American gymnast with ADHD has won four consecutive all-around titles and 14 world championship medals?

What two black leaders founded The Niagara Movement?

Who is the creative director and founder of Notion Games, LLC?

Who was the first black president?

Who was the first black Supreme Court justice?

Who was the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl?

Who invented the three-light stoplight?

Who was the first black student at Mississippi State?

Who was the first openly gay African American man elected mayor of an American city?

Which champion boxer with Parkinson’s disease and dyslexia fought for social and racial justice?

What American singer-songwriter was a legend of the soul genre?

Which woman started and owned a million dollar hair care line?

In World War II, who played a major role in developing the first large-scale blood banks and blood plasma programs?

Who was an LGBTQ and civil rights activist best known for organizing the 1963 March on Washington?

Who was the most famous conductor on the underground railroad?

What amendment extended voting rights to african-american men?

Who was an openly queer artist during the Harlem Renaissance that was a co-founder of the Harlem Cultural Council?

Who was the very first black baseball player to play in Major League Baseball?

This transgender activist and drag queen served as a founding member of the Gay Liberation Front and co-founder of STAR?

Who became the first Deafblind person to graduate from law school (Harvard Law School in 2013)?