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2020 Black History Quiz Bowl Study Guide

Arts

# Question Answer 1 Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God”? 2 Strongly influenced by 's , Walter Mosley what -winning author created the enduring character of Easy Rawlins featured in a series of novels? 3 In addition to her outstanding career as a singer, what was US Delegate to the appointed to by President Dwight D. Eisenhower? 4 Known for his social and political views, who published The W.E.B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folks in 1903? 5 Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss Vanessa Williams America? 6 In 1993, became the first black to be honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature for six novels. She is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved which became a motion picture, and in 1993 for Jazz. her. 7 Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has been a prominent figure in The Young Lions jazz since the 1980s. He is the spokesperson for what group, representing a younger generation of jazz musicians? 8 What New York library houses rare collections of Black The Schomburg Center culture? 9 was responsible for publishing what The Nation Black American magazine? 10 What is the name of the sculpture designed as a tribute to The Crucifixion the four Black girls killed during a church bombing in in 1963? 11 Formerly the Virginia Theatre, what became the first The Theatre Broadway theater to bear the name of an African American in 2005? 12 This director, screenwriter and actor was born in Atlanta but Spike Lee relocated to , where he later established a film company. Whether working with a low-budget and unknown actors or Hollywood heavyweights, his films continue to be controversial and push racial boundaries. Name him. 13 Currently the pastor of a large congregation in Raleigh, Shirley Caesar North Carolina, this well-known female singer worked with the gospel group established by . Name her. 14 Who was the first Black American poet to be nationally Paul Lawrence Dunbar recognized for his writing? 15 Who is the controversial poet and author of My House is Nikki Giovanni Divided into Two Sections who emerged from the of the 1960s and and became a professor of English? 16 What city known for jazz music had great influence on ? 17 “Bentwa” was a musical instrumental unique to Africa. What Musical Bow kind of instrument was it? 18 In 1963, Katherine Dunham became the first Black Metropolitan Opera House American choreographer to work at what Theater? 19 Published in 1771, what book brought Phillis Wheatley wide Poems on Various Subjects, acclaim? Religious and Moral 20 What medium did Gordon Parks use to describe Black Photography Americans deprivation and racial discrimination? 21 Georgia Douglas Johnson was a poet during the Harlem Washington, D.C. Renaissance era. She often held writers‟ workshops at her home in what city? 22 Growing up with a white Jewish mother and an African- Walter Mosley American father, who wrote Devil in a Blue Dress, A Red Death, White Butterfly, and Black Betty? 23 For what work did August Wilson win two Pulitzer Prizes for The Pittsburgh Cycle Drama? 24 What musical genre emerged from three heavily populated The Black isolated areas, the Mississippi Delta, the Piedmont, and East Texas? 25 “Go Down, Moses” and “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Gospel Seen” are known as what type of songs? 26 What Hopkinsville native was the first African American Ted Poston reporter for The New York Post and covered many of the race disputes in the South? 27 Who was known as the “Dean of the Negro T. Thomas Fortune Newspapermen”? 28 This first Gloria Naylor novel consisted of tales from seven The Women of Brewster Place black women who wound up on a dead-end street in a ghetto in the North. It was made into a television movie. What is the name of the novel? 29 Cartoonist Morrie Turner created what world famous Wee Pals syndicated comic strip? 30 Which one of composer/pianist Anthony Davis' operas X: The Life and Times of premiered in Philadelphia in 1985 and was performed by Malcolm X the New York City Opera in 1986? 31 Some of the most famous examples of African-American folk art are the quilts depicting scenes from the Bible and historic events. Born into in Georgia in 1837 and freed after the Civil War, this artist’s quilts have been preserved in the Smithsonian and Boston’s Museum of Fine Art. Name her. 32 In 1861, Harriet Jacobs wrote the first autobiography Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl published by a female former slave. What is the name of this autobiography? 33 The New York-born artist Edmonia Lewis, of African- Sculptor American and Native-American descent, studied at Oberlin College in the early 1860s and later gained fame as what type of artist? 34 Who became the first black woman to receive a federal Meta Warrick Fuller commission for her work? 35 What New York City neighborhood saw a flowering of Black Harlem Artists in the 20th century? 36 Ann Petry wrote a novel in 1946 that chronicled the The Street struggles of a working class black woman in Harlem. What was the name of this novel? 37 Artists and writers such as and Civil Rights Elizabeth Catlett used their artistry to bring awareness to what types of issues in the 1950’s and 60’s? 38 In 1990, who became the first African-American woman to Lorna Simpson exhibit at the prestigious Venice Biennale? 39 Which artist first attracted attention for his graffiti in New Jean-Michel Basquiat York City in the late 1970s, under the name SAMO? 40 Which artist is best known for using art to critique American Betye Saar racism and the portrayal of Blacks, notably her work The Liberation of Aunt Jemima? 41 Which artist graduated from the Atlanta College of Art and Kara Walker the Rhode Island School of Design, and is known for controversial works such as After the Deluge and Gone?

Business & Education

# Question Answer 1 What colonial era crop had a significant shortage of Tobacco workers which demanded a large number of Africans to be imported to the Americas? 2 What was Madame C.J. Walker‟s real name? Sara Breedlove Walker 3 Who became the first African American billionaire in Robert "Bob" Johnson 2001? 4 The North Star was a weekly newspaper founded by which abolitionist in 1847? 5 Who founded the National Negro Business League in Booker T. Washington 1900? 6 Who is Cary? Black Newspaperwoman 7 What company was founded in Harlem in 1940 to provide American Negro Theatre opportunities for black actors, writers and directors as well as technicians? 8 Who was the founder of the first African-American Patricia Garrison-Corbin female-owned Wall Street financial services corporation. 9 Who was the first Black American to have a seat on the Joseph L. Searles New York Stock Exchange? 10 Who published the first Black American women’s Josephine Ruffin newspaper in the US? 11 Baltimore’s newspaper, the Afro-American, was founded John H. Murphy by what former slave? 12 The Johnson Publishing Company was founded in John H. Johnson in 1945 by what person? 13 In 1981 Pam Johnson became the first black woman to Ithaca Journal control which mainstream daily publication? 14 In 1910 about fifty percent of black labor force was Agriculture employed in what industry? 15 What is the name of ’s TV production Harpo Productions company? 16 In the agricultural field some former slaves were A tenant farmer would give his sharecroppers. What was meant by this term? of crops raised to the landlord as rent 17 What was the name of Marcus Garvey’s shipping Black Star Line company that was owned and operated entirely by Blacks? 18 Who was the first Black American to become captain of Hugh Mulzac an American merchant marine ship? 19 Available since 1884, what is the oldest continuously Philadelphia Tribune published newspaper in the United States? 20 Who was the first Black American woman bank Maggie Lena Walker president? 21 What magazine is called “The Magazine of Today’s Black Essence Woman”? 22 Blues artist sold nearly a million copies of Crazy Blues what song in 1920? 23 During the first two-thirds of the seventeenth century Holland and Portugal what two countries dominated the African slave trade? 24 Who was the first Black American to appear on the cover Beverly Johnson of Vogue magazine? 25 Opal Tandy, journalist and Hopkinsville native, purchased Herald the newspaper Hoosier Herald and changed its name to what? 26 Who founded the publication Black Enterprise in 1970? Earl G. Graves, Sr. 27 Slaves held a variety of tasks such as skilled craftsmen, Agricultural labor in the Southern trappers, nurses, and house servants. What work did the colonies (They worked in the fields.) majority of slaves perform? 28 Patricia Garrison-Corbin, was the founder, chair, and P. G. Corbin & Company chief executive officer of what company, which became the first African American female-owned Wall Street financial services corporation? 29 Who is the current Chairman and CEO of Johnson Linda Johnson Rice Publishing Company? 30 This American businesswoman is the president of Ariel Mellody Hobson Investments and the current Chair of the Board of Directors of DreamWorks Animation.

Entertainment

# Question Answer 1 In 2001, for what film did Denzel Washington become the Training Day second African American man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor? 2 Classic blues singers, Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Vaudeville Smith, Mamie Smith, and Alberta Hunter, were women who came out of what performance tradition? 3 Actress Nichelle Nichols is best known for her role in what television series? 4 Known for his social and political views, who published W.E.B. Du Bois The Souls of Black Folks in 1903? 5 Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss Vanessa Williams America? 6 In 1993, she became the first black to be honored with the Toni Morrison Nobel Prize for Literature for six novels. She is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved which became a motion picture, and in 1993 for Jazz. Name her. 7 Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has been a prominent figure in The Young Lions jazz since the 1980s. He is the spokesperson for what group, representing a younger generation of jazz musicians? 8 What New York library houses rare collections of Black The Schomburg Center culture? 9 Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing what The Nation Black American magazine? 10 What is the name of the sculpture designed as a tribute to The Crucifixion the four Black girls killed during a church bombing in Alabama in 1963? 11 Formerly the Virginia Theatre, what became the first The August Wilson Theatre Broadway theater to bear the name of an African American in 2005? 12 This director, screenwriter and actor was born in Atlanta Spike Lee but relocated to Brooklyn, where he later established a film company. Whether working with a low-budget and unknown actors or Hollywood heavyweights, his films continue to be controversial and push racial boundaries. Name him. 13 Currently the pastor of a large congregation in Raleigh, Shirley Caesar North Carolina, this well-known female singer worked with the gospel group The Caravans established by Albertina Walker. Name her. 14 Who was the first Black American poet to be nationally Paul Lawrence Dunbar recognized for his writing? 15 Who is the controversial poet and author of My House is Nikki Giovanni Divided into Two Sections who emerged from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and became a professor of English? 16 What city known for jazz music had great influence on New Orleans Mahalia Jackson? 17 “Bentwa” was a musical instrumental unique to Africa. Musical Bow What kind of instrument was it? 18 In 1963, Katherine Dunham became the first Black Metropolitan Opera House American choreographer to work at what New York City Theater? 19 Published in 1771, what book brought Phillis Wheatley Poems on Various Subjects, wide acclaim? Religious and Moral 20 What medium did Gordon Parks use to describe Black Photography Americans deprivation and racial discrimination? 21 What was the name of the first hip-hop group to break into Run-DMC the mainstream American culture in the early 1980s? 22 In what 1984 movie did artist Prince have a starring role? Purple Rain 23 What famous singer played guitar for before starting his solo career? 24 For what type of music was famous? Reggae 25 What television program has received over 25 Emmy The Oprah Winfrey Show and has been the highest-rated talk show in television history? 26 Singer and actress Della Reese was the first black woman The Tonight Show to serve as guest host of which late-night television show? 27 This person is one of the most successful African- American country singers of all time, with a career spanning over 40 years. He is also the first African- American to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000. Name him. 28 In 1963, who became the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film, Lilies of the Field? 29 Gordon Parks was the first African-American to write, The Learning Tree direct, and score a major Hollywood film in 1969. What is the name of this work? 30 Founded in 1921 by Harry Pace in Harlem, what was the name of the first U.S. record label owned and operated by African-Americans? 31 Two years after she played the role of Dorothy Dandridge, Halle Berry the first African-American woman to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, this actress actually became the first African-American woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress. What is her name? 32 Who was the first African-American artist to make a blues Mamie Smith record and sell a million copies in less than a year? 33 At the very peak of his fame, this rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard concluded that his music was the “devil's work,” and became a traveling Evangelical preacher instead. When revived several of his songs in 1964, he returned to the stage. Name him. 34 After his friend and musical partner Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumor, this well-known artist left the music industry for two years. Name him. 35 This legendary singer performed in front of a televised audience in Boston the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Who is he? 36 At the 2010 Grammy Awards, this singer walked away Beyonce Knowles from the ceremony with six awards—the most wins in a single night by a female artist in the history of the event. 37 This actress won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress Diahann Carroll In A Television Series in 1968 for her role on the sitcom Julia. She was also the first African-American actress to star in her own television series where she did not play a domestic worker. Who is she? 38 What is the name of Debbie Allen‟s sister who appeared Phylicia Rashad on the Cosby Show?

History

# Question Answer 1 Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God”? Zora Neale Hurston 2 Strongly influenced by Alice Walker's The Color Purple, Walter Mosley what award-winning author created the enduring character of Easy Rawlins featured in a series of novels? 3 In addition to her outstanding career as a singer, what was US Delegate to the United States Marian Anderson appointed to by President Dwight D. Eisenhower? 4 What did William L. Still organize in 1880 for Black youth? YMCA 5 In what state did Nat Turner lead a slave revolt that killed 55 Virginia white people? 6 Initiated in 1905 to challenge Booker T. Washington’s W.E.B. Du Bois and William leadership and to protest against the lynchings and Monroe Trotter disenfranchisement of black voters, the Niagara Movement was organized in by what black middle-class intellectuals? 7 What state was the first to abolish slavery? Vermont 8 The first African American lawyer for a New Jersey State University of Kentucky Law Farm Insurance firm, Ollen Hinnant was the first African School American inducted into what law school's Hall of Fame in 1997? 9 Where did the “sit-in” movement begin? Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina 10 How did Denmark Vessey gain his freedom in 1799? Won money in a lottery and purchased his freedom 11 This slave narrator was also an antislavery lecturer, William Wells Brown novelist, dramatist and historian. Name him. 12 Who was the first black born in colonial America at William Tucker Jamestown, Virginia? 13 Who helped form the “American Moral Reform Society,” William S. Whipper which helped Blacks acquire farms and aided runaway slaves in their escape to Canada? 14 Who was the first African American deputy sheriff in William O. Dillard, Sr. Christian County in 1968? 15 The modern Pentecost movement originated from the William J. Seymour Azusa Street Revival held in in 1906 under the leadership of the Black Holiness preacher? 16 What influential Congressman became Executive Director William H. Gray, III of the United Negro College Fund? 17 Who was the first Black American to receive the William Carney Congressional of Honor? 18 Who was President of the United Negro College Fund and Vernon Jordan, Jr. Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban League? 19 What civil rights leader was co-founder of the NAACP and W.E.B Du Bois the Pan-African Movement? 20 What state's government passed a law that formally Virginia's recognized slavery as an institution in 1661? 21 During the Civil War, he was the black pilot who sailed a Robert Smalls Confederate steamer out of Charleston, South Carolina and delivered it to the Union Navy in 1862. 22 Who won the French Legion of Honor award for her work in Josephine Baker entertaining the Work War II allies?

23 In 1787 black Methodists Richard Allen and Absalom Jones the Free African Society of established what nondenominational religious association Philadelphia and mutual aid society?

24 She helped organize the National Federation of Afro- Margaret Murray Washington American Women in 1896 and was known as the “lady principal” of Tuskegee.

25 What famous helped influence the Voting Rights March on Selma Acts passed in August 1965?

26 In the late nineteenth century there was a system of laws Jim Crow that enforced racial discrimination in the United States. What was it called?

27 In 1961 groups of black and white volunteers traveled Freedom Riders together on bus trips in the South to test desegregation of buses and restaurants. By what name was this group known?

28 What term is used to describe the second leg of the The “Middle Passage” triangular slave trade between , Africa and the Americas between 1520 and 1860?

29 Who is known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Struggle in Mary Ellen Plesant California?”

30 Who sang spiritual songs to communicate with slaves she intended to take north to freedom on the ?

31 Before the end of World War I, more than 4,000 black the Women‟s Army Corps (or women had enlisted in the Army to serve in support roles. WAC) They were known collectively as what?

32 George Washington commended what Black American Phillis Wheatley woman for her literary achievements?

33 Who was the first Black American female lawyer to practice Violette M. Anderson before the Supreme Court?

34 In 2009, who became the first African American U.S. Eric H. Holder Jr. attorney general and head of the Justice Department.

Science & Exploration

# Question Answer 1 Who was the first black female awarded a medical Rebecca Lee Crumpier degree? 2 Who was the first Black American woman doctor? Rebecca Lee 3 What Black American inventor received a patent for the R.F. Fleming guitar? 4 Mary Eliza Merritt, the first African American nurse President Woodrow Wilson licensed in Kentucky, was awarded a certificate of merit from what U.S. President? 5 Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who created what popular Potato chip snack? 6 was the first Black American to earn Physics a PhD from M.I.T. in what subject? 7 Owner and operator of Brooks Memorial Hospital, Phillip Physician and surgeon C. Brooks served in what capacities? 8 Who invented the disposable syringe? Phil Brooks 9 What was the profession of Garland H. Brooks, Pharmacist Hopkinsville native and graduate? 10 What did George Washington Carver use to develop Peanuts shaving cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, synthetic rubber, and instant coffee? 11 Born in Louisville, KY, who was the first African American Patricia Garrison-Corbin female Sloan at MIT? 12 Who developed the first airborne radar system that was Ozzie Williams used for locating downed aircraft? 13 Who invented the control unit for the artificial heart Otis Boykin stimulator? 14 What breakthrough medical procedure was performed by Open heart surgery Dr. Daniel Hale Williams? 15 In 1978, Ronald McNair was accepted by NASA for its National Aeronautics and astronaut candidate program. What is NASA‟s full name? Space Administration 16 Born a slave, Stephen Bishop, the first African American Mammouth Cave cave explorer made a published map of what cave? 17 What black female inventor patented a home security Marie Brown system? 18 Who was the first Black American to pilot a space shuttle Major Frederick D. Gregory mission? 19 Who was the first accredited Black American physician in James Derham the United States? 20 August Jackson created what well-known desert? Ice Cream 21 In what year was the first all-Black medical school Meharry 1876 Medical College established? 22 What Black American invented the railway telegraph? Granville T. Woods 23 What Black American inventor patented the hearing aid? Harry Hopkins 24 In 1953, Soloman Harper invented what thermostatically Hair Curlers controlled device? 25 What Black American patented the corn harvester? Henry Blair 26 What Black American inventor received a patent for an Hubert Julian airplane safety device in 1921? 27 What did Lewis Howard Latimer and Hiram S. Maxim Incandescent Electric Light invent? 28 What was the significance of Granville T. Woods It carried voices longer “telephone transmitter,” which he invented in 1884? distances 29 Who invented the pencil sharpener? J.L. Love 30 Who invented the oil stove and the refrigerator? J. Standard 31 What household item was invented by Sarah Boone? Ironing Board 32 In what year did G.T. Sampson invent the clothes dryer? 1892 33 This self-taught engineer is the creator of the video game Gerald “Jerry” Lawson cartridge.

Sports

# Question Answer 1 What was the name of ’s relay team, which Tigerbelles finished first at the 1960 Olympics? 2 Who was the first Black American teenager to win the Zina Garrison Junior Girls Singles at Wimbledon? 3 Who was the first Black National League baseball player to Willie Mays hit 600 home runs? 4 What was Earl Monroe’s during his basketball The Pearl career? 5 Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss Vanessa Williams America? 6 She was a forward who scored 47 points in the final game Sheryl Swoopes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament in 1993. She led Texas Tech to the national championship. Who is she? 7 Jesse Stahl competed and was discriminated against in an Rode his next horse in protest by Oregon rodeo in the early 1900s. What did he do when the facing backward judges did not award him first prize which he thought he deserved? 8 What Black American lit the Olympic torch at the 1984 Rafer Johnson Summer Games? 9 Derek Bryant, the first African American baseball player at Oakland Athletics the University of Kentucky, was drafted by what professional team? 10 After being denied service at a Louisville, Kentucky, lunch counter, this heavyweight fighter threw his Olympic medal into the river in protest. Name him. 11 Earvin “Magic” Johnson played for what college basketball Michigan State Spartans team? 12 This Black female gymnast was a member of the gold- Gabby Douglas winning American team at the 2011 and the 2015 World Championships, and the all-around silver medalist at the 2015 World Championships. She was part of the Final Five at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won gold in the team competition. 13 Who was the first Black American to lead an NFL officiating Johnny Grier crew? 14 Satchel Paige played for 22 years in what baseball league? Negro League 15 Bill Russell was the first Black American player in what NBA professional sports league? 16 Having won a combined total of nineteen Olympic and Simone Biles World Championship , this athlete is the most decorated American gymnast. With her win in Rio, she became the sixth woman to have won an individual all- around title at both the World Championships and the Olympic Games. 17 played for what Negro League team? Kansas City Monarchs 18 In 1988, what basketball player became the first NBA Kareem Abdul Jabar player to reach 37,000 career points? 19 Who are the only two brothers that ever held the Michael and Leon Spinks heavyweight boxing title? 20 This Stanford swimmer made history by becoming the first Simone Manuel African-American female swimmer to win an Olympic medal in an individual event. Name her. 21 Who was the second Black American to manage a major Who was the second Black league baseball team? American to manage a team? 22 He was born Cassius Clay but changed his name after he Muhammad Ali joined the Nation of Islam. Who is this former Olympic Gold Medal prizefighter? 23 How many Gold Medals did track and field athlete Carl Nine Lewis win in his career? 24 What team played against Biddle College in the first Black Livingstone College American college football game? 25 Derek Bryant, the first African American baseball player at Oakland Athletics the University of Kentucky, was drafted by what professional team?