Black History Bowl Questions #1

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

• Piano
• Trumpet
• Saxophone
• Drums

Who was the 1st African American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

• W.E.B. Du Bois
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Arthur Lewis

• Barack Obama

Who is James Todd Smith better known as?

• LL Cool J
• Jay-Z
• 50 Cent
• Snoop Dogg

Which actor played Malcom X in the 1992 movie?

• Denzel Washington
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Jamie Foxx
• Will Smith

Voting Rights Act was passed in which year?

• 1965
• 1955
• 1970
• 1980

In which year was the very first slavery protest held?

• 1700
• 1755
• 1620
• 1688

Who was the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress?

• Condoleezza Rice
• Shirley Chisholm
• Kamala Harris
• Michelle Obama

True of False: The first African American to hold a patent was female.

• True

• False

Ruby Bridges was the first Black student to integrate into which school in New Orleans?

• William Frantz Elementary School
• John McDonogh High School
• Lusher Charter School
• McMain Secondary School

Dr. Guy Bluford was the first African American to go where?

• the North Pole
• space
• the moon
• the ocean