Black History Quiz Bowl -- MMBC

Barack Obama was the first African American president of what school's law review?

• Yale

• Harvard

• Princeton

• Howard

Which amendment freed the slaves in the southern states?

• 12th amendment

• 13th amendment

• 15th amendment

• 20th amendment

Colin Powell is best known as......

• the first African American Attorney General

• the first African American Secretary of State

• the first African American vice president

• an African American writer

What does HBCU stand for?

• Howard Bennett Colleges and Universities

• Helping Black Colleges and Universities

• Honoring Black Colleges and Universities

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities

The National Negro Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was written by...

• Langston Hughes

• Gwendolyn Brooks

• James Weldon Johnson

• Maya Angelou

Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American female to do what?

• win a Nobel Peace Prize

• perform open heart surgery

• go to space

• win a Pulitzer Prize

George Washington Carver developed over _____ products from the peanut.

• 300

• 600

• 900

______________ were Men who participated in peaceful protests at Woolworth department store lunch counters.

• The Fab 5

• The Wilmington 2

• The Raleigh 3

• The Greensboro 4

The youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize was...

• Denzel Washington

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ralph Bunche

• Marian Anderson

Which athlete broke the color barrier in the sports world of tennis?

• Serena Williams

• Venus Williams

• Althea Gibson

• Ida Wells