Black History Month Elementary Trivia Bowl

Who was the first black woman in space?

• May Jemison

• Mary Seacole

• Shirley Chisom

• Michelle Obama

Whose iconic speech included the words, "I have a dream"?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcom X

• President Obama

What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama?

• Work extra hours

• Eat at a fancy restaurant

• Give up her seat on the bus to a while man

• Walk in the street

Who was the first black president of the United States of America?

• John Henry

• George Washington

• Barak Obama

• Nelson Mandela

Who is the first woman of color elected vice president of the United States of America?

• Kamala Harris

• Ruth Bater Ginsberg

• Michelle Obama

• Janie Smith

Which African America woman is currently mayor of Atlanta, Georgia?

• Rosa Parks

• Stacey Abrams

• Keisha Lance-Bottoms

• Janie Smith

Which African American female singer holds the record of the most Grammy Awards won in a year (she took home 6 in 2010)?

• Janet Jackson

• Maria Carey

• Beyonce

• Whitney Houston

Which African American scientist and inventor created a new way of farming and developed approximately 300 products made from peanuts; including paper, wall board, soap, shaving cream and lotion.

• Jackie Robertson

• Garrett Morgan

• George Washington Carver

• Gerland Lawson

Which Black inventor created the traffic and the gas mask?

• Garrett Morgan

• Shirley Chishom

• Thurgood Marshall

• George Washington Carver

Which poet from the Harlem Renaissance wrote the poem "Dreams"?

• Langston Hughes

• James Earl Jones

• Chris Rock

• Phyllis Wheatley