Black History Trivia

Who was the youngest WBC world boxing heavyweight champion?

• Evander Holyfield

• Mike Tyson

• Floyd Mayweather Jr.

• Muhammad Ali

Who is this famous sandwich maker?

• Deebo

• Tommy

• Bruh Man, from the 5th floor

• Bruh Man

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Who was the first African American to host a national TV show?

• Donald Cortez Cornelius

• Nat King Cole

• Oprah Winfrey

• Sinbad

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Madam C.J. Walker became America's first African American female, self-made millionaire. What product did her company sell?

• Art

• Cosmetics

• Real Estate

• Food

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Name this group whom had the first rap single to hit top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

• Whodini

• Public Enemy

• The Sugarhill Gang

• Run DMC

Who discovered a method for long-term storage of blood plasma, which led to the creation of Americas first large scale blood bank?

• Dr. Huxtable

• Dr. Charles R. Drew

• Dr. Solomon C. Fuller

• Dr. William A. Hinton

What former NASA engineer created the Super Soaker from the result of an accident?

• Herschel Walker

• Lonnie Johnson

• Randall Cunningham

• Ladainian Tomlinson

Who invented the 3 signal traffic light by incorporating a "slow down" signal to prevent drivers from crashing?

• Percy Julian

• Garrett Morgan

• Gillard S. Glover

• Earl Graves

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What Chef created potato chips on accident because a customer was complaining that their fries weren't crispy enough?

• James Hemings

• Michael Blackson

• George Crum

• Patrick Clark

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Who was the first African American Colonel in the United States Army?

• Wallace C. Arnold

• William "Kip" Ward

• Charles Young

• Mathew A. Zimmerman