Black History Trivia- Texas

1. In what year did Estevanico, an enslaved African, arrive in Texas with Spanish explorers after being shipwrecked near Galveston Island?

• 1. a) 1492

• 1. b) 1528

• 1. c) 1619

• 1. d) 1718

1. Before being annexed by Houston, __________ was the largest unincorporated African American community in the Southern United States.

• 1. a) Third Ward

• 1. b) Sunnyside

• 1. c) Acres Homes

• 1. d) Freedmen’s Town

1. Who was the Houston-born politician who became the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate in 1966?

• 1. a) Shirley Chisholm

• 1. b) Condoleezza Rice

• 1. c) Ann Richards

• 1. d) Barbara Jordan

In 2022, which Houston rapper made history as the first Black man from Houston to headline the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo during its 90th anniversary?

• 1. a) Slim Thug

• 1. b) Bun B

• 1. c) Z-Ro

• 1. d) Paul Wall

1. Who made history as the first Black person in Major League Baseball to win a World Series both as a player and as a manager?

• 1. a) Jackie Robinson

• b) Frank Robinson

• c) Willie Mays

• 1. d) Dusty Baker

Which artist made history as the first Black musician to win a Grammy for Best Country Album?

• 1. a) Charley Pride

• b) Linda Martell 

• c) Beyoncé

• d) Darius Rucker