Black History Quiz Bowl

Question 1

She was the founder of her own college, and the first African female administrator to head a federal office

Accepted Answer

Mary McLeod Bethune

Question 2

What is the TTA motto

Accepted Answer

"Participation is our foundation as leaders of tomorrow"

Question 3

This woman was the first African American woman to be elected to Congress

Accepted Answer

Shirley Chisholm

Question 4

This African American inventor started the idea of a blood bank

Accepted Answer

Charles R. Drew

Question 5

Invented the steam engine lubricator

Accepted Answer

Elijah McCoy

Question 6

This is the authoritative body of Top Ladies of Distinction and Top Teens of America

Accepted Answer

Syn-Lod

Question 7

Who was the first African American in space

Accepted Answer

Guion "Guy" S. Bluford Jr

Question 8

This person developed products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, pecans and soybeans

Accepted Answer

George Washington Carver

Question 9

What is the date Dr. MLK died?

Accepted Answer

April 4, 1968

Question 10

Who said this?: "give me the ballot or the bullet."

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X

Question 11

After WW1 a cultural movement characterized by a spirit of protest reflected in a rebirth of AA literature, art, & music

Accepted Answer

Harlem Renaissance

Question 12

What is the first all-black religious denomination in the United States?

Accepted Answer

African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME)

Question 13

A member selected by their chapter to represent and cast votes on behalf of the chapter during conferences.

Accepted Answer

Delagate

Question 14

Established in 1944 and televised for the first broadcast, New Year's Eve 1984, its Telethon raised 14.1 million dollars

Accepted Answer

The United Negro College Fund

Question 15

Jazz composer and orchestra leader considered to have made the most pervasive contribution to the development of jazz

Accepted Answer

Duke Ellington

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