Black History Quiz Bowl# 5 Sports/ Science/ Exploration

What Black American developed a treatment for arthritis?

August Jackson created what well-known desert?

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

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

For what team did Jackie Robinson play in 1947?

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is basketball star Michael Jordan's nickname?

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

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

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

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

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

Who invented the golf tee?

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

Who invented portable refrigeration?

Who convinced doctors to use blood plasma for transfusions?

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

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

Who invented directional signals for the automobile?

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