MVBC 2022 Quiz Bowl for Black History Month

Who was the first African-American President of the United States of America?

• Bill Clinton

• Barak Obama

• Jessie Jackson Sr.

• Rev. Al Sharpton

Who did Dr. King address the "Letter From the Birmingham Jail" to?

• Black Clergy

• White Clergy

• White Liberals

• All of the above

Booker T. Washington, a former slave, founded this institution in 1882?

• Tuskegee University (Tuskegee Institute)

• Mississippi Valley State Unversity

• Tennessee State University

• Prairie View A&M University

Who was the first African American woman to enter space?

• Stephaie Wilson

• Joan Higginbotham

• Mae C. Jemison

• Yvonne Cagle

This African American novelist, playwright, and activist, wrote GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN, GIOVANNI'S ROOM, and NOTES OF A NATIVE SON.

• James Weldon Johnson

• August Wilson

• James Baldwin

• James McBride

Who is the African American tennis player who has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other tennis player during the Open era?

• Althea Gibson

• Naomi Osaka

• Venus Williams

• Serena Williams

Which of these African-American women was a pioneer in ophthalmology?

• Dr. Shirley Jackson

• Patricia Bath

• Marian R. Croak

• Marie Ban Brittan Brown

What is the current name of the first African American Catholic College located in New Orleans, Louisiana?

• Dillard University

• Southern University

• Xavier University

• New Orleans University

What is the current name of the first state supported liberal arts institution for African American students?

• St. Augustine

• Shaw

• North Carolina Central University

• UNC-Chapel Hill

The four male freshmen who helped spark the civil rights movement by their "sit-in" at Woolworth's lunch counter on February 1, 1960 were from what university?

• Fisk University

• NC A&T State University

• North Carolina Central University

• Shaw University