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We know Barack Obama was the first African American President. What number President was he?
44
34
13
48
In addition to the United States, identify the other countries below that devote a month to celebrate African-Americans in history.
United Kingdom
Germany
Canada
India
HBCU stands for ...
Historically Better College and University
Helping Blacks in College and Universities
Historically Black College and University
Historically Below Common Universities
First African-American First Lady of the United States
Oprah Winfrey
Winnie Mandela
Zora Neal Hurston
Michelle Obama
In 1972 Chisholm did something spectacular. What did she do?
She was the first woman and first African American to run for the presidency of the United States
She was the first Democrat to run for the presidency of the United States
She was the first Asian American to run for the vice presidency in the United States
Condoleezza Rice became the first black female _______.
U.S. Secretary
U.S. Supreme Judge
Presidential Candidate
Who invented the gas mask and the mechanical traffic signals?
Garrett Smith
Garrett Monmouth
Garrett Morgan
The president named this person to be the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.
Mae Jemison
Booker T. Washington
Thurgood Marshall
Who created the first blood bank and ultimately saved millions of lives?
Dr. Charles Drew
Dr. James Drew
Dr. Drew Charles
Dr. Drew Green
Who created laser technology to help treat patients with cataracts?
Jerry Lawson
Dr. Patricia Bath
Dr. Marie Maynard
Dr. Harold Amos
What basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a single game?
Jesse Owens
Wilt Chamberlain
Michael Jordan
James Brown
Who was the first African-American Country Music Star?
Jackie Robinson
Wilt Chamberlain
Colin Powell
Charley Pride
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Jimmy Carter
President Gerald Ford
President Richard Nixon
President Ronald Reagan
Which of the following women were not part of the US Space Race in the 1950/60s?
Mary Jackson
Dorothy Vaughn
Octavia Spencer
Katherine Johnson
This person's career as the "First Lady of Gospel Music" has spanned over six decades.
Billie Holiday
Aretha Franklin
Beyonce
Shirley Ceasar
This American poet and activist delivered her poem, "The Hill We Climb" at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.
Gwendolyn Brooks
Alice Walker
Maya Angelou
Amanda Gorman
He was an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, he became the first African-American to win a gold medal in an individual sport.
Michael Jordan
Shani Davis
Cornelius Johnson
Chris Paul
She was a politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993-1999.
Kamala Harris
Katrina Pierson
Star Parker
Carol Moseley Braun
He was an American politician, statesman, and civil rights activist and leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
John Lewis
Clarence Thomas
Herman Cain
Tim Scott
She is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the United States' first female vice president, the highest-ranking female elected official in U.S. history.
Lynne Patton
Kamala Harris
Ashley Bell
Paris Dennard
Mark Dean was the co-inventor of which item
Personal Computer
Cell Phone
Calculator
Pager
This period between 1920-1930 experienced a large migration of black citizens from the South to New York and launched one of the largest intellectual and cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics.
Harlem Renaissance
Great Migration
Middle Passage
Reconstruction
I was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. Who am I?
Neil Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Louis Armstreng
Who was the first African American woman to travel to space?
Wilma Rudolph
Diana Ross
Mae Jemison
Oprah Winfrey
Who's song is Georgia's state song?
Jimi Hendrix
Ray Charles
Louis Armstrong
Michael Jackson
What is the name of the first Black Sorority
Alpha Kappa Chi
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha King
United Alpha of America
What is the name of the first Black Fraternity?
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Kappa Alpha Psi
Alpha Phi Alpha
Omega Phi
Katherine Johnson loved math. She helped NASA put an astronaut into orbit around the earth. She died Feb. 24, 2020 at the age of 101 years old. What movie portrayed her like along with other African American women that worked at NASA.
Hidden Treasures
Hidden Figures
Hidden Triangles
Hidden Choices
This person was born Sept. 26, 1981. Some of the titles won was twenty three grand Slams (the record), six US Opens, seven Wimbledon, seven Australians Opens, three French Opens, Four Olympic gold medals, twenty three double titles, and a career Grand Slam.
Name this historic person.
Venus Williams
Candice Williams
Serena Williams
Donita Williams
Praised as the key scientist behind the Covid-19 vaccine, this lady will go down in history as leading the effort to solve this global pandemic. What is her name?
Dr. Wendy Williams
Dr. Lisa Wells
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbet
Dr. Suzanne Brooks
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