Black History Month Quiz Bowl 2.0 - 2022

He is the first rapper to win a Pulitzer prize in 2018.

• Kendrick Lamar

• Dr. Dre

• Jordan Peele

• Jay-Z

The water crisis in this city was exposed in 2014 and is a major case of environmental injustice.

• Detroit, MI

• Cleveland, OH

• Flint, MI

• New Orleans, LA

This person is the first African American secretary of the Smithsonian Institution?

• Eldridge Cleaver

• Katherine Johnson

• Lonnie Bunch

• Pierce Freelon

She is the most decorated gymnast in Olympic history.

• Simone Biles

• Gabrielle Douglas

• Kerry Johnson

• Naomi Osaka

This biracial young actress stars in the recent Spiderman movies.

• Yo-yo

• Zendaya

• Mone

• Angelique

She removed the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina state house in 2015.

• Cynthia Marshall

• Ava DuVernay

• Kamala Harris

• Bree Newsome

He painted the presidential portrait of Barack Obama in 2018.

• Kehinde Wiley

• Mike Wiley

• Jeremiah Johnston

• John Biggers

What breakthrough medical procedure was performed by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?

• Blood transfusion

• Open-heart surgery

• Liver transplant

• Brain tumor removal

Matthew Henson was with the first expedition to reach what destination?

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Amazon Rain Forest

• Sahara Desert

Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who created what popular snack?

• peanut trailmix

• M&M's

• potato chips

• gummy bears