Black Scientists Quiz

Who was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from any American university?

• George Washington Carver

• Percy Julian

• Edward Bouchet

• Marie M. Daly

Which black scientist invented over 300 uses for the peanut and developed methods to prevent soil depletion?

• Mae Carol Jemison

• George Washington Carver

• Katherine Johnson

• Gladys West

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Who was the first African American woman to travel in space?

• Alexa Canady

• Mae Carol Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

• Annie Easley

Which black scientist is best known for inventing a plastic coating for telephone wires that made universal service possible?

• Marie M. Daly

• Gladys West

• Annie Easley

• Walter Lincoln Hawkins

Who was the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States?

• Marie M. Daly

• Alexa Canady

• Gladys West

• Katherine Johnson

Which black scientist was the first African-American to be certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery?

• Alexa Canady

• George Washington Carver

• Annie Easley

• Walter Lincoln Hawkins

Who was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States?

• Marie M. Daly

• Edward Bouchet

• Percy Julian

• Gladys West

Which black scientist worked at NASA as a 'human computer' and evolved into an adept computer programmer?

• Katherine Johnson

• Annie Easley

• Gladys West

• Mae Carol Jemison

Who was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in physics from an American university?

• Walter Lincoln Hawkins

• George Washington Carver

• Percy Julian

• Edward Bouchet

Which black scientist was inducted into the National Academy of the Sciences, National Inventors Hall of Fame and the American Chemical Society for his lasting work?

• Percy Julian

• Walter Lincoln Hawkins

• Mae Carol Jemison

• Annie Easley