Black History Questions (Preliminary)

What running back surpassed Jim Brown's rushing record of 12,312 yards?

• Tony Dorsett

• Earl Campbell

• Walter Payton

• Emmitt Smith

Who became the first African American woman to win the prestigious Wimbledon singles title? 

• Venus Williams

• Althea Gibson

• Serena Williams

• Zina Garrison

Jackie Robinson began and ended his major league baseball career with what team? 

• NY Mets

• Atlanta Braves

• Los Angeles Dodgers

• Brooklyn Dodgers

In 1988, Debi Thomas won a medal in which Olympic event?

• Gymnastics

• Tennis

• Figure Skating

• Swimming

Who became the first black player to quarterback a Super Bowl team to victory? 

• Lamar Jackson

• Michael Vick

• R.G. III

• Doug Williams

What professional boxer was stripped of his title by the World Boxing Association after he was convicted of draft evasion?

• Muhammad Ali

• Mike Tyson

• George Foreman

• Jack Johnson

Who was known as Dr. J.?

• Magic Johnson

• Sam Jones

• Julius Erving

• Larry Johnson

Who used math to predict the eclipse of the sun in 1789?

• Andrew Ellicott

• Benjamin Banneker

• Langston Hughes

• Frederick Douglass

Who prepared the blueprints for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone? 

• Lewis Armstrong

• Lewis Latimer

• Lewis Williams

• Joe Lewis

Ronald McNair, Charles Bolden, and Frederick Gregory pursued what career?

• Carpenter

• Artist

• Astronaut

• Pilot