Black History Month Elementary Trivia Bowl

Which African American scientist and inventor created a new form of agriculture and developed approximately 300 products made from peanuts, including paper, wall boards, soap, shaving cream, and lotion?

• Jackie Robertson

• Garrett Morgan

• George Washington Carver

• Gerland Lawson

Who was the first black woman in space?

• May Jemison

• Mary Seacole

• Shirley Chisom

• Michelle Obama

Whose iconic speech included the words, "I have a dream"?

• Rosa Parks

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Malcom X

• President Obama

Which African American woman is currently the mayor of Atlanta, Georgia?

• Rosa Parks

• Stacey Abrams

• Keisha Lance-Bottoms

• Janie Smith

Which black inventor created the traffic light and the gas mask?

• Garrett Morgan

• Shirley Chisholm

• Thurgood Marshall

• George Washington Carver

Who is the first woman of color elected Vice President of the United States of America?

• Kamala Harris

• Ruth Bater Ginsberg

• Michelle Obama

• Janie Smith

Who was the first black president of the United States of America?

• John Henry

• George Washington

• Barack Obama

• Nelson Mandela

Which African American singer holds the record for most Grammy Awards won in a single year (she took home 6 in 2010)?

• Janet Jackson

• Mariah Carey

• Beyonce

• Whitney Houston

Which poet of the Harlem Renaissance wrote the poem "Dreams"?

• Langston Hughes

• James Earl Jones

• Chris Rock

• Phyllis Wheatley

What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama?

• Work overtime

• Eat at a fancy restaurant

• Give up her seat on the bus to a white man

• Walk down the street