Nelson Family Black History QUIZ

This is Philip Downing He helped invent what?

• The eggbeater

• The traffic light

• The mailbox

Who is this black figure? He is the most Oscar winning and nominated black actor in Academy history.

• Samuel L. Jackson

• Omari Hardwick

• Denzel Washington

This is John Baxter Taylor. He was the first African-American to…?

• Win a gold medal

• Join a track and field team

• Enter a sports league

Who is this black figure? He was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920's.

• Langston Hughes

• Mercer Langston

• John Langston

Extra Credit: Who was the first student in my "family" class that wanted to drop-out of school?

• Michael Brown

• Brandi Smith

• Brooke Brownlee

• Ricky Stegall

• Taranica Harris

Who is this black figure? She was the first African-American to travel into space.

• Dorothy Vaughn

• Katherine Johnson

• Mae Jemison

Who is this black figure? She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, niece, and friend.

• Dorothy Wright Merrison

• Phyllis Mae Neely

• Annie Katherine Nelson

Who is this black figure? She was a mathematician who calculated the first paths of many spacecrafts .

• Katherine Johnson

• Sadie Johnson

• Margaret Johnson

Extra Credit: Who won the Superbowl which took place during black history month?

• Rams

• Bengals

Who is this black figure? She was the subject of a medical experiment because doctors stole her cells.

• Dorothy Vaughn

• Mae Jemison

• Henrietta Lacks