Trivia Bowl 2022 Part 1

He worked for the NAACP and was shot in June 1963.

Who is the first black American elected to the baseball Hall of Fame?

What militant group embodied the term “Black Power”?

“Ma” Rainey taught what singer how to sing the blues?

Who is the first black American pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in the American League?

What popular magazine did John H Johnson begin in 1945?

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

In 1956, Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to win a grand slam title in which sport?

President Jimmy Carter honored the 761st Tank Battalion, an all black unit, for fighting in what war?

Who invented the golf tee?

What successful businessman was also the founder of Negro Free Masonry?

Who became Hollywood’s first Black millionaire actor?

In what year did the cable network BET begin broadcasting music videos?

Who was the first to receive Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year award after retiring?

Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron finished his baseball career in 1974 with which team?

Who is the first black American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950?

"Every race & every nation should be judged by the best it has produced, not the worst"?

Lena Horne began her career as a singer and dancer in what New York entertainment club?

He was interested in plants an early age; he was an agriculturalist who developed peanut products.

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

Who are the only two brothers that ever held the heavyweight boxing title?

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

What was Muhammad ali's birthname?

Leroy Paige was a great pitcher in the Negro leagues and the major leagues in 1949; he was known by the nickname:

Which civil rights leader was cofounder of the NAACP and the pan African movement?

Which golfer became the first black American to play in the masters tournament?

In what year was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?

What college basketball team did Magic Johnson lead to the NCAA championship?

Who served as Director of Minority Affairs for President Roosevelt?

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee?

Jackie Robinson begin and end it is major-league baseball career with which team?

With which professional baseball team did Ernie Banks start and end his career?

The P.U.S.H in Operation P.U.S.H. founded by Reverend Jesse Jackson stood for "People United to Serve Humanity".

Who founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity?

What engineer from New Orleans patented the sugar refinery?

What comedian warned others of the dangers of drug abuse after his own near death experience?

Who is the first black American national security advisor?

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

Which black soldiers were with General George Washington when he crossed the Delaware river on Christmas Day in 1776?

What test was given to potential black voters to determine whether they understood the US Constitution and could read?

Jackie Robinson excelled at four sports at which university?

In 1964 what Civil Rights Activist became the first African American woman prosecutor in Kentucky?

What black American educator also served as advisor to five US presidents?

Which follower of Elijah Mohammed left the nation of Islam to form a militant group called Muslim Mosque?

She is a dancer-choreographer who is also a director and producer, involved with the television show Fame.

Who was the Confederate president during the Civil War?

Who was the first black entertainer to sleep in the White House?

Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, and Alberta Hunter practiced:

What national organization was founded on President Lincoln’s Birthday?

How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to the south to rescue black slaves?

Which black American was once ranked as the number one tennis player in the world?

Soul Train was the longest-running television program until at least 2016.

Who founded the Southern leadership conference?

Who is the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight title?

What famous singer played guitar for Little Richard before starting his solo career?

Who is the first man to discover the north pole?

In 1957, what group of students integrated with the protection of federal troops?

Serving five four-year terms, who was the first African American and first woman in the Kentucky Senate?

Who became a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1972?

In 1988 which basketball player became the first NBA player to reach 37,000 career points?

Nominated for a National Book Award, what is Maya Angelou's first autobiography?

Billie Holiday's life was the subject of what famous film?

Who is often called father of the civil rights movement?

Elston Howard was the first black American to win which American League baseball award?

Who is the first black American to play on the Davis Cup tennis team?

Dorothy Dandridge was the first black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination for the movie:

Which state was the first to abolish slavery?

What music emerged from 3 heavily black areas: Mississippi Delta, Piedmont, & E. Texas?

With 20 years' service, who was the longest serving African American member of the Kentucky General Assembly?

Which basketball star center perfected a shot known as the skyhook?

In the late 19th century, the system of laws and forced racial discrimination in the United States was called:

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

Where did the sit-in movement begin?

What husband and wife were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991?

Inaugurated as the 44th president on January 20, 2009, who became the first African-American president of United States?

Marlon Briscoe was the first black starting quarterback for which football team?

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

In 1984, what Black American singer won 8 Grammy awards?

Who is the first black American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Dorothy Height was the president of what organization?

When Thurgood Marshall retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, who was appointed to fill his position?

Frank Robinson was the first black American manager in Major League Baseball for which team?

Who was stripped of his first heavyweight title because he refused to fight in Vietnam?

Who became the first woman to chair the NAACP?

In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court order school integration?

The 332nd destroyed 261 planes on the ground while never losing a single bomber. They were awarded:

Who is known as the godfather of soul?

What television program has received over 25 Emmy awards and has been the highest-rated talk show in television history?

What term refers to the artistic and sociocultural awakening among black people in the '20s and '30s?

Whose sale of innovative beauty products led her to become the first African-American female millionaire?

What household item was invented by Sarah Boone?

At 24, this golfer won the 82nd PGA championship at Valhalla golf club in Louisville, Kentucky.

In 1994, which president named Eddie Jordan Junior as the first African-American to US attorney in Louisiana?

Who was the first Black American mayor of Detroit?

In the 1920s the Lindy Hop was made famous at this Harlem dance venue:

What was “Ma” Rainey’s nickname?

Founder of the quarterly publication Journal of Negro history and Negro history week (now black history month)

What African American served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013-2017?

What medium did Gordon Parks use to describe black Americans racial discrimination?

Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?