Black History Month TRIVIA!!

Peter Ramsey directed this Oscar winning Animated film!

Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?

This basketball player once scored 100 points in a game!

What month is Black History Month celebrated in the United States?

In 2021, this person became the first woman of African or Asian descent to become vice president.

What was the first historically black college in America? (founded in 1837)

This man was the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This tennis player has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles (Most all time)!

How old was Kobe Bryant when he made his NBA debut?

As of 2020, she is the only solo artist besides Mariah Carey to have hit No. 1 in four different decades.

Which of these facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. is true?

What player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major League Baseball’s Silver Slugger Award 12 times?

This was the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title! He won in 1908.

This person was the first African American performer to win an Academy Award.

This boxer was known as "The Greatest" and was a, Civil Rights activist, champion and notorious trash talker.

This woman was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives.

This man was the first Black man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854.

This African American woman helped send John Glenn into orbit!

This man was a famous scientist who had over 300 products including Peanuts!

This man was the first African American player to win the NFL MVP award!

The person was the first licensed African American Female pilot!

This man was the 2nd African American actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor!

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

How many championships did Michael Jordan win in the NBA?

This man became the first African American billionaire when he sold Black Entertainment Television (BET) in 2001.

The most recent black MVP of the NFL!

In 2008, this man became the first Black president of the United States.

This famous American rapper was featured on Nickelodeon's Degrassi!

This man became the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.

This golfer is tied for #1 all time PGA tour wins!

Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator?

What month is Black History Month celebrated in the United Kingdom?