Black History Month Trivia Part 2

Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of Alice Walker’s best-selling book, The Color Purple?

• Viola Davis

• Regina King

• Whoopie Goldberg

Why did Stevie Wonder create the HAPPY BIRTHDAY song?

• To celebrate his birthday.

• To celebrate his children's birthday.

• To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's birthday.

Who created laser technology to help treat patients with cataracts?

• Dr. Marie Maynard

• Jerry Lawson

• Dr. Patricia Bath

• Dr. Harold Amos

What woman led more than 300 slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad?

• Oprah Winfrey

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Shirley Chisholm

Who pioneered the idea of using a "cartilage" for video games?

• Jerry Lawson

• Dr. Marie Maynard

• Dr. Harold Amos

• Dr. Patricia Bath

Who was the first African American woman to earn a PhD (doctoral degree) in chemistry?

• Jerry Lawson

• 
  Dr. Marie Maynard

• Dr. Harold Amos

• Dr. Patricia Bath

Who was the first African-American Country Music Star?

• Jackie Robinson

• Wilt Chamberlain

• Colin Powell

• Charley Pride

As the founder of BET (black entertainment television), he took it public in 1991 and became the first African-American billionaire

• Robert (Bob) Johnson

• Jay-Z

• Bill Cosby

• Dr. Dre

Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

• Detroit

• The Bronx, New York City

• Compton, Los Angeles

• Brooklyn, New York City

Before they signed with Motown Records, this was the original name of an all-female singing group that lived in the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects:

• The Vandellas

• The Marvelettes

• The Supremes

• The Primettes