Black Mathematicians Trivia

Who was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Elbert Frank Cox

• Malcolm X

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Which black mathematician is known for their work in the field of topology and differential geometry?

• Dr. Sarah Johnson

• Dr. Michael Smith

• Dr. William A. Massey

• Dr. Emily Brown

What is the name of the African American mathematician who was one of the key contributors to the development of the digital computer?

• Sally Ride

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Katherine Johnson

• Mary Jackson

Which black mathematician is known for their work in the field of algebraic geometry and their contributions to the Langlands program?

• Dr. Tyrone Brown

• Dr. Candice Price

• Dr. Latoya Smith

• Dr. Jamal Johnson

Who was the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics?

• Maya Angelou

• Alice Walker

• Evelyn Boyd Granville

• Rita Dove

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Which black mathematician is known for their work in the field of number theory and their proof of Fermat's Last Theorem?

• Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes

• Dr. Mae Jemison

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What is the name of the African American mathematician who made significant contributions to the study of nonlinear differential equations?

• David Blackwell

• Michael Brown

• Sarah Johnson

• John White

Which black mathematician is known for their work in the field of mathematical physics and their development of the theory of stochastic processes?

• Michael White

• John Green

• Sarah Brown

• David Blackwell

Who was the first African American to publish a mathematics research paper?

• Malcolm X

• Rosa Parks

• Nelson Mandela

• Dudley Weldon Woodard

Which black mathematician is known for their work in the field of mathematical biology and their study of pattern formation in nature?

• Albert Einstein

• Chawne Kimber

• Pythagoras

• Isaac Newton

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