Third Grade--Black History Quiz Bowl

Who is Kamala Harris?

• The first elected Black female President of the United States.

• The first elected white female Vice President of the United States.

• The first elected Black female Vice President of the United States.

• The first appointed Black male President of the United States.

Who is W.E.B. DuBois?

• The Father of the United States

• The Father of the US Constitution

• The Father of Black History

• Civil Rights Leader

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. started as a freshman at Morehouse College at the young age of ____.

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15

On the expedition on April 6, 1909, ________ discovered the North Pole.

• Matthew A. Henson

• Carl Murphy

• Enolia McMillian

• Billie Holiday

________ was the first black person in space in 1983 and would spend 688 hours over the course of his career as an astronaut.

• Jamie Foxx

• Guion Bluford

• Sammy Willis

• Jonathan Childs

In 1981, broadcasts journalist ___________ became the first black person to host morning show in the NBC Today.

• Stephen A. Smith

• Bryant Gumbel

• Terrance Clarke

• Joseph Plummer

Home Security System was co-invented by ________ in _____.

• Watson Security, 1959

• Mary Van Brittan Brown, 1966

• Mary Jane Girl Solo, 1966

• James Turner White, 1975

James McCune Smith was the first African American person to earn a _________, started the first pharmacy under black ownership.

• dentist degree

• engineering degree

• medical degree

• teaching degree

In 1960, ___________ of Clarksville, TN won with a new Olympic record (11.3) in Rome the 100-m dash.

• Serena Williams

• Venus Williams

• Wilma Rudolph

• Alex Phelix

Refrigerated Trucks were invented by ________ in _____.

• Garrett Morgan, 1923

• Benjamin Franklin, 1776

• Frederick McKinley Jones, 1940

• Warren McLendon, 1995