Black History Quiz Bowl

Dr. Carter G Woodson is known as holding what title

• Dr. Benjamin Carson

• The Father of Black History

• A Freedom Rider

• The Nobel Peace Prize Winner

For what purpose was the United Negro College Fund Founded?

• Equal rights for African Americans

• To help Egypt and Israel end the war

• To help more black people go to college

• Voting Rights

Who is known as the "Father of Gospel Music"?

• Thomas Dorsey

• Charley Pride

• James Brown

• Berry Gordy Jr.

Who is the Founder of the United Negro College Fund?

• J. Douglas Wilder

• Bill Russel

• W.H. Richardson

• Dr. Fredrick D. Patterson

Who is the first African-American to perform open heart surgery?

• Dr. Martin Luther King

• Dr. Benjamin Carsen

• Dr. Daniel Hale Williams

• Dr. Reverend Jesse Jackson

Who is named the "Queen of Soul"?

• Shirley Chisholm

• The Supremes

• The Temptations

• Aretha Franklin

Who was the first African-American pilot to fly for a commercial airline; what was the name of the airline?

• Captain Daniel Williams for Provident

• Captain Dave Harris for American Airlines

• Captain David Talley for Southwest Airlines

• Captain Albert Gray for Wofford Airlines

Who was the first African American to integrate Wofford College?

• Douglas Jones

• Cardiss Collins

• Albert Gray

• Bernard A. Harris

Who was the first African-American to walk in space?

• Bernard A Harris

• NASA

• Ralph Bunche

• Dr. Mae Jemison

Who was the first African American to preside over a national political convention and when?

• Cardiss Collins at the 1892 Democratic National Convention

• John Roy Lunch at the 1884 Republican National Convention