BLACK HISTORY MONTH

BY GREGORY CLAY McClatchy-Tribune News Service ANSWERS 1. C. Patricia Roberts Harris was ost of us know named secretary of housing and prominent Black urban development in 1977 during women in Holly- the administration of President wood — from Cic- Jimmy Carter. ely Tyson to Halle 2. B. At Princeton, Michelle Berry to Kerry Washington. Obama majored in sociology We know superstar Black with a minor in African-American female athletes, such as the studies, earning a B.A. in 1985. tennis-playing Williams She received her law degree from sisters, and we remember Harvard in 1988. bronze medal-winning fig- 3. D. Physician. Debi Thomas ure skater Debi Thomas graduated from Stanford University from the momentous Cal- in 1991 with a degree in engi- gary Winter Olympics of neering, then graduated from the 1988. But sports and entertain- Northwestern University Feinberg ment aren’t the only arenas School of Medicine in 1997. She in which Black women have performed her surgical resi- achieved. dency at the University of Arkansas Here, we examine a his- Medical Sciences Hospital and an torical roll call of Black orthopedic surgery residency at women firsts and their lega- the Martin Luther King Jr./Charles cies as we celebrate Black Drew University Medical Center in History Month and Wom- South Central Los Angeles. en’s History Month with an 4. B. Toni Morrison won the eclectic and challenging Nobel Prize in literature in 1993 for trivia quiz. the body of her work “character- ized by visionary force and poetic import.” 1. Who was the first Black 5. D. Carole Simpson moderated woman named to a U.S. a debate in 1992 between U.S. Cabinet position? presidential candidates George A. Condoleezza Rice H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross B. Alexis Herman Perot. C. Patricia Roberts Harris 6. B. Halle Berry played the role D. Hazel R. O’Leary of Leticia Musgrove, the troubled wife of an executed murderer in Mi- “Monster’s Ball.” Her performance chelle2. was awarded the National Board Obama of Review and the Screen Actors became Guild best-actress awards. In a the first most interesting coincidence, she Black first became the first Black woman to lady when win the Academy Award for Best Actress when earlier in her career, Michelle Barack she portrayed Dorothy Dandridge, Obama Obama won the the first Black woman nominated presidential election in for Best Actress. 2008. At what college did 7. C. Toni “Tomboy” Stone she complete her under- played second base for the graduate studies? Indianapolis Clowns in 1953. She A. Yale even got a hit off legendary pitcher B. Princeton Satchel Paige. C. Illinois 8. A. Ruth Carol Taylor became D. North Carolina the first Black flight attendant in 1958, working for Mohawk Airlines. 9. A. Vonetta Flowers initially Debi Thomas became participated in track and field as a the3. first Black woman to sprinter and long jumper. Flowers win a medal in a Winter originally aimed to compete in the Games when she captured Summer Games, but, after several the bronze in figure skating failed attempts at the trials, she in 1988. What professional RICHARD HODGES/COLUMBUS LEDGER-ENQUIRER/MCT discipline did she enter after switched to bobsledding, teaming her skating career? with Jill Bakken to take the gold in A. Chiropractor the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. B. Accountant 10. A. Ursula Burns, who grew C. Attorney up in a housing project in New D. Physician York City, replaced Anne Mulcahy in 2009 as CEO of Xerox, the world’s largest maker of high- 4. Who was the first Black speed color printers. A math whiz, woman to win a Nobel Prize Burns earned a master’s degree in literature? in mechanical engineering from A. Lorraine Hansberry Columbia University in 1981. B. Toni Morrison 11. C. Jennifer Jackson became C. Alice Walker the first Black woman to appear D. Maya Angelou as Playmate of the Month for the March 1965 issue. She later Who was the first Black became a social worker; her twin woman5. to moderate a U.S. sister, Janice, also worked as a presidential debate? Playboy Bunny. A. Gwen Ifill 12. D. Vanessa James and Yan- B. Suzanne Malveaux nick Bonheur represented France. C. Fredricka Whitfield They placed 14th in the competi- D. Carole Simpson tion. 13. A. Singer Beyonce created Surveying the historical and cultural a major buzz in 2007 when she 6. Hal- appeared on the cover of Sports le Berry, in Illustrated’s Swimsuit Edition. 2002, became contributions of Black women 14. A. Bessie Coleman received the first Black an international pilot’s license woman to re- in 1921 in France instead of the ceive an Acad- B. Archer Daniels Midland they participated in the Vancou- D. Ida Stephens Owens United States because of segrega- emy Award in tionist laws in America. Halle the Best Ac- C. Hewlett-Packard ver Games in 2010. Which coun- D. Avon try did they represent in that 15. C. Alice Coachman won the Berry tress catego- Who is the first Black Olympics? high jump in the 1948 London ry. Name the 17.woman named to the NCAA’s A. United States Games with a height of 5 feet, 6 movie in which she appeared for Who was the first Black College Football Playoff Selec- B. England 1/8 inches. In fact, she was the said award. 11.woman named Playboy Maga- tion Committee? C. Canada only U.S. woman to win a track A. “Losing Isaiah” zine’s Playmate of the Month? A. Pam Oliver D. France and field gold medal in that games; B. “Monster’s Ball” A. Halle Berry B. Jemele Hill Coachman’s dominance was so C. “Solomon & Sheba” B. Vanessa Williams C. Condoleezza Rice pronounced that she won the AAU D. “Gothika” C. Jennifer Jackson D. Lisa Salters outdoor high jump championships D. Dorothy Dandridge Name the first Black from 1939 to 1948. She was only 13.woman who was a nonsuper- Name the first Black wom- Who was the first Black 25 in 1948, so imagine how many 7. model or a nonathlete to appear an to play for a Negro League Vanessa James and Yan- 18.female millionaire in the United medals she would have won had on the cover of Sports Illustrat- baseball team. 12.nick Bonheur became the first States? the 1940 and 1944 Summer Olym- ed’s swimsuit edition. A. Althea Gibson Black couple to compete in Win- A. Nichelle Nichols pics not been canceled because of A. Beyonce B. Wilma Rudolph ter Olympic pairs skating when B. Madam C. J. Walker World War II. B. Rihanna C. Toni Stone C. Oprah Winfrey 16. D. Ida Stephens Owens C. Aaliyah D. Wyomia Tyus D. Judy Smith received a Ph.D. in physiology D. Iman in 1967 from the Duke Graduate School. Who was the first Black fe- Gabrielle Douglas be- 8. Who was the first Black 17. C. Former Secretary of male flight attendant? 19.came the first Black woman to 14.woman to earn her pilot’s li- State Condoleezza Rice, also an A. Ruth Carol Taylor win a gold medal in the individ- cense? accomplished figure skater and B. Bessie Coleman ual all-around gymnastics com- A. Bessie Coleman classical pianist, was named to the C. Shirley Chisholm petition, during the 2012 Lon- B. Mae Jemison 13-person panel that determines D. Aretha Franklin don Olympic Games. What is C. Shirley Ann Jackson the four teams that will play in her nickname? D. Ella Fitzgerald major college football’s playoff A. “Supergirl” Vonetta Flowers became system. 9. B. “Ace” the first Black woman to win a 18. B. Sarah Breedlove, also Alice Coachman became C. “Queen of the Mat” gold medal in a Winter Olym- known as Madam C. J. Walker, was 15.the first Black woman to win a D. “Flying Squirrel” pics in the 2002 Games in Salt a U.S. entrepreneur and philanthro- Lake City. In which sport did she gold medal in an Olympics. In what year did she win the gold? pist who earned her million-dollar participate in before bobsled- Who was the first Black A. 1960 Rome fortune by developing and market- ding? 20.female author to win a Pulitzer B. 1936 Berlin ing beauty and hair-care products A. Track and field Prize? C. 1948 London for Black women. She died in 1919 B. Basketball A. Gwendolyn Brooks D. 1956 Melbourne at age 52, amassing her wealth C. Softball B. Zora Neale Hurston several decades before Oprah. D. Soccer C. Nikki Giovanni 19. D. Gabrielle Douglas was GEORGE BRIDGES/MCT 16. Name the first Black D. Terry McMillan nicknamed the “Flying Squirrel” Ursula Burns is the first Vanessa James and Yannick woman to receive a Ph.D. from because of her acrobatic perfor- 10.Black female CEO of a Fortune Bonheur compete in the ice Duke University. mances on the uneven bars. 500 company. Name the com- skating pairs event at the 2010 A. Susan Rice SOURCES: BIOGRAPHY.COM, IMDB. 20. A. Gwendolyn Brooks, in B. Melissa Harris-Perry COM, PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, ESPN, pany. Winter Games in Vancouver, 1950, won a Pulitzer Prize for po- C. Michelle Bernard HISTORY CHANNEL, PBS etry with her book, “Annie Allen.” A. Xerox British Columbia.