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Black History Quiz - Entertainers, Activists, & Leaders
Black History Quiz - Entertainers, Activists, & Leaders
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A quiz created to help students study for Black History Quiz Bowl
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Civil Rights Activist; became a member of Congress, mayor of Atlanta & US ambassador to the UN
Clarence Thomas
Medgar Evers
Jesse Jackson
Andrew Young
2
African-American pioneer in the field of heating & AC; known for heating Radio City Music Hall.
David Crosthwait, Jr
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
3
Film actor famous for his voice.... voiced Darth Vader (Star Wars) & Mufasa (The Lion King).
Sidney Poitier
Richard Pryor
Denzel Washington
James Earl Jones
4
Billionaire media giant & philanthropist; best known for hosting her own talk show & TV network
Bessie Coleman
Oprah Winfrey
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
5
Dancer & singer; symbolized the beauty of black US culture; took Paris by storm in the 1920s.
Josephine Baker
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
Lena Horne
6
Rock 'n' roll performer; known for songs "Maybellene" & "Johnny B. Goode
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
Ray Charles
Louis Armstrong
7
Chemist; pioneer in medicinal drugs (cortisone, steroids & birth control pills)
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Ernest Everett Just
Percy Lavon Julian
Frederick McKinley Jones
8
"Empress of the Blues"; Jazz & blues singer with a powerful, soulful voice
Bessie Smith
Billie Holiday
Arethea Franklin
Diana Ross
9
Actor; has appeared in 'Driving Miss Daisy,' 'Glory,' & 'The Shawshank Redemption,'
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Morgan Freeman
Gregory Hines
James Earl Jones
10
Nobel Peace Prize–winner & U.N. diplomat; helped keep peace in the Middle East, & Africa
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
Ralph Bunche
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
11
1st African-American general for the U.S. Army; started as a volunteer in Spanish-American War
Daniel Hale Williams
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
Ralph Bunche
Booker T. Washington
12
Civil rights leader, Baptist minister & politician; ran for U.S. president; from Greenville, SC
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fred Shuttlesworth
Daniel Hale Williams
Jesse Jackson
13
1st African-American to host a variety TV series (1956); Sang the "The Christmas Song"
Nat King Cole
Harry Belafonte
Chuck Berry
Louis Armstrong
14
Popular actress & singer known for 'The Wiz' as well as her trademark song, "Stormy Weather."
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
Lorraine Hansberry
15
Dancer & actor on Broadway, TV, & films. Movies include
The Cotton Club
&
White Nights
.
Sidney Poitier
Morgan Freeman
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Gregory Hines
16
Blind genius; singer of soul, gospel, & pop; sang "Hit the Road Jack" & "Georgia on My Mind"
Harry Belafonte
Nat King Cole
Chuck Berry
Ray Charles
17
1st African-American to win Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actor (for Lilies of the Field - 1964)
Morgan Freeman
Will Smith
Sidney Poitier
James Earl Jones
18
Actor, singer and activist; sang 'The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)'
Ray Charles
Louis Armstrong
Chuck Berry
Harry Belafonte
19
Computer scientist & engineer; helped develop the color PC monitor & the 1st gigahertz chip
Matthew Henson
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Mark Dean
Charles Drew
20
One of the 1st doctors to perform open-heart surgery in the US.
Ralph Bunche
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr.
Booker T. Washington
Daniel Hale Williams
21
Extremely influence African American Jazz singer.
Billie Holiday
Marian Anderson
Madame C.J. Walker
Mary McLeod Bethune
22
1st African-American female astronaut. In 1992, became the 1st African-American woman in space.
Percy Lavon Julian
Oprah Winfrey
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mae Jemison
23
Attended the Tuskegee Institute; first African-American four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
Jesse Jackson
Thurgood Marshall
Daniel "Chappie" James
Morgan Freeman
24
American musician & former child prodigy; extremely creative musical figure who was born blind
Ray Charles
Harry Belafonte
Stevie Wonder
Jimi Hendrix
25
African-American comedian & one of the top entertainers of the 1970s and '80s.
Sidney Poitier
Denzel Washington
Morgan Freeman
Richard Pryor
26
Lawyer who helped end segregation in schools; 1st African-American justice of the Supreme Court
Booker T. Washington
Jesse Jackson
W.E.B. DuBois
Thurgood Marshall
27
Jazz trumpeter & composer; played with Charlie Parker; developed music known as "bebop."
Nat King Cole
Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gillespie
Chuck Berry
28
Biologist & educator; pioneer in the physiology of development, especially in fertilization.
Ernest Everett Just
Percy Lavon Julian
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Frederick McKinley Jones
29
Actor & rapper; starred on
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
; Films:
Independence Day
&
Men in Black
James Earl Jones
Denzel Washington
Will Smith
Richard Pryor
30
Guitarist, singer, & songwriter in the 1960s; known for fabulous electric guitar playing skills
Chuck Berry
Jimi Hendrix
Louis Armstrong
Michael Jackson
31
Oscar winning Actor/director; films include 'Glory,' 'Malcolm X,' & 'Training Day'.
Will Smith
James Earl Jones
Denzel Washington
Richard Pryor
32
One of the greatest Blues performers of all time, died at age 27.
Nat King Cole
Stevie Wonder
Chuck Berry
Robert Johnson
33
Explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.
Mark Dean
David Crosthwait, Jr
Charles Drew
Matthew Henson
34
Aviator; she became the first African American woman to stage a public flight in America.
Halle Berry
Bessie Coleman
Mae Jamison
Ella Baker
35
Opera singer; 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955.
Halle Berry
Arethea Franklin
Dorothy Dandridge
Marian Anderson
36
1st African American appointed as U.S. Secretary of State; 1st to serve as Joint Chief of Staff
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr
Colin Powell
Clarence Thomas
Andrew Young
37
Singer known as the "King of Pop"; released the best-selling album in history 'Thriller' (1982)
Jimi Hendrix
Louis Armstrong
Jesse Jackson
Michael Jackson
38
Surgeon; pioneered method of storing blood for transfusion & organized 1st US blood bank
David Crosthwait, Jr.
Charles Drew
Mark Dean
Matthew Henson
39
Black leader of the late 1800s & early 1900s); founded the Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. DuBois
Elijah Muhammad
40
Educator & activist, served as president of the National Association of Colored Women.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Madame C.J. Walker
Mae Jemison
Percy Lavon Julian
41
Actress & singer; first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Josphine Baker
Lena Horne
Dorothy Dandridge
Halle Berry
42
Actor, comedian, singer & dancer. Member of the Rat Pack w/ Frank Sinatra; made several films
James Earl Jones
Morgan Freeman
Gregory Hines
Sammy Davis, Jr
43
Former President & CEO of the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Jesse Jackson
Daniel Hale Williams
Kwesi Mfume
Thurgood Marshall
44
1st black US Surgeon General in 1993 & only the second woman to hold the position.
Madame C.J. Walker
Minnie Jocelyn Elders
Oprah Winfrey
Jesse Jackson
45
Self-made millionaire; created products for African American hair; real name: Sarah Breedlove
Mae Jemison
Percy Lavon Julian
Mary McLeod Bethune
Madame C.J. Walker
46
2nd African-American to serve on the Supreme Court; appointed in 1991 and leans conservative.
Colin Powell
Andrew Young
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
47
"Queen of Soul" & multiple Grammy winner; known for hits "Respect," & "I Say a Little Prayer"
Diana Ross
Bessie Smith
Arethea Franklin
Billie Holiday
48
Trumpeter, bandleader, singer; considered one of the most influential artists in jazz history
Harry Belafonte
Chuck Berry
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Louis Armstrong
49
1st black woman to win an Oscar/Academy Award for Best Actress (for the movie "Monster's Ball")
Josephine Baker
Lena Horne
Halle Berry
Dorothy Dandridge
50
Inventor; hair-straightening product, a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine, etc
Garrett Augustus Morgan
Ernest Everett Just
Frederick McKinley Jones
Percy Lavon Julian
51
Inventor - developed refrigeration equipment used to transport food & blood during WWII
Matthew Henson
Mark Dean
Frederick McKinley Jones
Charles Drew
52
Lead singer of 60s trio "the Supremes"; starred films like 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz'
Bessie Smith
Arethea Franklin
Diana Ross
Billie Holiday
