Black History Quiz Bowl. 1/2

Black History Quiz Bowl

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Who became the first African American to play major league baseball and win baseball's Most Valuable Player Award?

• Hank Aaron

• Jackie Robinson

• Willie Mays

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In January 2020, this woman because the first African American female vice president in the history of the United States?

• Kamala Harris

• Shirley Chisholm

• Condoleezza Rice

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What Black American sparked the “Montgomery Bus Boycott”?

• Coretta Scott King

• Ella Baker

• Rosa Parks

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in what city in 1929?

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Montgomery, Alabama

• Charlotte, North Carolina

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Inaugurated as the 44th president on January 20, 2009, who became the first African American president of the United States?

• Jessie Jackson

• Barack Obama

• Frederick Douglas

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Who discovered over 300 uses for the peanut?

• Percy Lavon Julian

• John W. Mitchell

• George Washington Carver

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What is the name of President Obama’s wife?

• Michelle Obama

• Malia Ann Obama

• Sasha Obama

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In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his most famous speech. What was it called?

• "I Have A Dream"

• "Letter to Montgomery"

• “The Other America”

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Who was the first black student to attend an all white elementary school in the south?

• Kamala Harris

• Ruby Bridges

• Maya Angelou

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Who was the first African American woman to own a Cable network?

• Femi Otedola

• Strive Masiyiwa

• Oprah Winfrey

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Which Black sitcom’s theme song includes, “In west Philadelphia born and raised / On the playground was where I spent most of my days / Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool / And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school”?

• Family Matters

• Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

• The Huxtables

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Who was the first woman of color to go into space on the shuttle Endeavor in 1992?

• Jeanette Epps

• Dr. Mae Jemison

• Stephanie Wilson

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What music is regarded by many as a form of street poetry?

• jazz

• rap

• blues

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The first animated female doctor featured on Disney Channel.

• Doc McStuffins

• Susie Carmichael

• Penny Proud

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This woman is known for being the first African American Disney Princess?

• Princess Tiana

• Pocahontas

• Snow White

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This inventor created the traffic light we use today.

• Lewis Latimer

• Garrett Morgan

• Elijah McCoy

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What state has the most black institutions of higher learning?

• Alabama

• Florida

• Georgia

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In 1984, what Black American singer won eight Grammy Awards?

• Michael Jackson

• James Brown

• Chris Brown

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What was the first public high school for African-Americans in the state of Georgia?

• Thurgood Marshall

• Booker T. Washington

• Frederick Douglass

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What is the name of the singer-dancer who performed the “Moonwalk” in the 1980s?

• James Brown

• Michael Jackson

• Michael Jordan

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What month is Black History celebrated?

• June

• December

• February

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