Round 2-2023 Black History Quiz Bowl

Her defiance to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus led to her arrest on December 1, 1955. Who is she?

• Ida B Wells

• Josephene Baker

• Katheren Johnson

• Rosa Parks

"I ran for the Presidency despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo" was said by the first Black woman to seek the presidency of the United States. Who is she?

• Carol Mosely Braun

• Shirley Chisolm

• Patricia Roberts Harris

• Barbra Jordan

Where was Mary McLeod Bethune Born?

• Camden South Carolina

• Charlotte North Carolina

• Mayesville, South Carolina

• Florence South Carolina

Where was Vice President Kamala Harris born?

• San Francisco California

• Oakland, California

• San Diego, California

• San Francisco, California

This African American woman abolitionist is best known for her efforts to move slaves to liberation in the underground railroad. Who is she?

• Sojourner Truth

• Ida B Wells

• Harriet Tubman

• Phyllis Wheatley

She broke the Tennis barrier at Forrest Hills Country Club (Site of US Open);

the following year , she became the first African American to play at Wimbledon in Great Britain. Who is she?

• Venus Williams

• Althea Gibson

• Serena Williams

• Wilma Rudolph

She was invited to perform at the White House for President Franklin Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in 1936. She was the first African American so honored. Who is she?

• Marian Monroe

• Billie Holliday

• Marian Anderson

• Diana Ross

She founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Insitute in 1904 to provide for education for Black Girls. It merged with the Cookman Institute for men in 1923 and she then served as President for the next 2 decades. Who is she?

• Sojouner Truth

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Mary McLeod Bethune

• Sarah Breedlove

She ws the first African American Woman Poet to have her work published. Who is she?

• Maya Angelou

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Alberta Williams

• Toni Morrison

In 1860, this Black Woman applied and was accepted at an all white medical college for women. In 1864, she became the first Black woman Physician in the country. Who is she?

• Katherine Johnson

• Rebecca Lee Crumpler

• Ida Johnson Wells

• Harriet Stowe