Black History Quiz Bowl# 5 Sports/ Science/ Exploration

Harry C. Hopkins received a patent for enhancing what medical device?

These black soldiers were trained to become pilots in World War II. Who were they?

Who invented the golf tee?

Who was the first Black National League baseball player to hit 600 home runs?

For what team did Jackie Robinson play in 1947?

James Cleveland Owens, a track and field athlete, won four Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what's he called?

Who invented portable refrigeration?

Matthew Henson was with the first expedition to reach what destination?

George Washington Carver use to develop shaving cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, synthetic rubber, and instant coffee...

This African American was was the youngest & first to win the Masters & to date the highest paid athlete in the world

1st black female tennis player to win major tournaments in 1950s, inducted in International Tennis Hall of Fame(1971)

2018 World Gymnastics Championship, this athlete won a medal in every event:

At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, this sprinter was the first American woman to win three Gold Medals. Who was she?

Who invented directional signals for the automobile?

First African-American to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 2006

These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively, champions of Wimbledon and other major tennis tournaments

Who convinced doctors to use blood plasma for transfusions?

August Jackson created what well-known desert?

African American gymnast and first woman of color in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion.

What is basketball star Michael Jordan's nickname?

Who holds the record for most points scored in a single basketball game (100)?

Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who created what popular snack?

In 1988, Debi Thomas became the first Black American to medal in the Winter Olympic Games in what event ?

What Black American developed a treatment for arthritis?

Born Cassius Clay but changed his name after he joined the Nation of Islam also former Olympic Gold Medal prizefighter?