Black History Month Trivia Game #1

Who was first African American woman to win 5 Grammy Awards in one year?

• Lauryn Hill

• Foxy Brown

• Da Brat

• Missy Elliott

Which distinguished gospel singer performed at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961?

• Thomas Dorsey

• Mahalia Jackson

• James Cleveland

• Bessie Griffin

George Crum created the potato chip during the summer of which year?

• 1923

• 1893

• 1873

• 1853

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

• Ralph Bunche

• Nelson Mandela

• Desmond Tutu

• Wangari Maathai

After having been a long standing lawyer for civil rights, he served 24 years as the the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?

• Clarence Thomas

• Wade McCree

• Thurgood Marshall

• Damon Keith

This holiday marks the celebration of full emancipation for slaves in the nation

• Juneteenth

• Kwanzaa

• Independence Day

• National Freedom Day

What year was Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to surrender her seat on the bus?

• 1950

• 1955

• 1951

• 1954

What famous baseball player said, Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure?

• Hank Aaron

• Bob Gibson

• Lou Whittaker

• Ernie Banks

What was Muhammad Ali's Original Name

• Cassius Clay

• Leviticus Lewis

• Marcellus Moore

• Aaron Brown

With its uniques sounds, this music label was birthed in Detroit by Barry Gordy and delivered chart-topping groups like The Temptations, The Supremes

• RCA

• Elektra

• Motown

• EMI