BMS 2018 Adult African American History Trivia Bowl

Where was Barack Obama born?

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Honolulu, Hawaii

• Knoxville, TN

• San Diego, California

Who was the first African-American woman to run for the presidential nomination?

• Harriet Tubman

• Ida Tarbell

• Shirley Chisholm

• Hilary Clinton

Inventor Henry Blair obtained patents in the 1800s for:

• the corn planter

• the cotton planter

• neither

• both

In 1963, Sidney Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor. What is the name of the movie for which he received it?

• Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

• Lilies of the Field

• A Patch of Blue

• The Heat of the Night

The bestselling, award-winning book, The Color Purple was also a hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg. The author is:

• Alice Walker

• Steven Spielberg

• Richard Wright

• Terry McMillian

When the 15th Amendment passed in 1870, what did African Americans gain in the United States?

• Voting Rights

• Citizenship

• Equal Protection Under the Law

• Freedom to partake in any activity that whites could

What university did First Lady Michelle Obama graduate from?

• Harvard

• Princeton

• Yale

• Spelman

Who was Hattie McDaniel and what prestigious award did she win?

• Scientist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics

• Singer who won a Grammy for Best Song

• Athlete who won an Olympic Gold Medal

• Actress who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress

When and where was President Obama born?

• Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, HI

• Aug. 5, 1961 in Honolulu, HI

• Aug. 6, 1961 in Honolulu, HI

• Aug. 7, 1961 in Honolulu, HI

Who created “Negro History Week” and when did it become “Black History Month”?

• Charles G. Woodson, 1926

• Woody Charles, 1936

• Medgar Evers, 1946

• Malcolm X, 1956