Black History Bowl Round 1

Front

Which baseball player broke Babe Ruth's career home run record?

Back

Hank Aaron

Front

Who was the first African American host of a network television show?

Back

Nat "King" Cole

Front

Born as Ferdinand LaMenthe, this musician created the transition from ragtime music to blues and jazz:

Back

Jelly Roll Morton

Front

This painter's work focused on the celebration of being black in America.

Back

Jacob Lawrence

Front

This doctor performed the first successful surgery on the heart.

Back

Daniel Williams

Front

This former slave became one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta after he started his own insurance company.

Back

Alonzo Herndon

Front

Which inventor was the first African American to receive a patent?

Back

Thomas L. Jennings

Front

Dorothy Lavinia is known for what accomplishment?

Back

First African American female surgeon

Front

This Olympian became the first African American to win an individual medal in gymnastics.

Back

Dominique Dawes

Front

This singer, who got her start in church, is known as "The Queen of Soul."

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Aretha Franklin