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2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Along the Gulf Coast of , what type of music is played 1 Arts with the accordion? Zydeco 2 Arts Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God" ? Which one of /pianist Anthony Davis' premiered in in 1985 and was performed by the X: The Life and Times of 3 Arts in 1986? Since 1987, who has held the position of director of at 4 Arts for the Performing Arts in New York City? Of what profession were , Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen, major contributors to the Harlem 5 Arts Renaissance? Writers Who wrote Clotel , or The President’s Daughter , the first 6 Arts published novel by a Black American in 1833? William Wells Brown Who published The Escape , the first play written by a Black 7 Arts American? William Wells Brown 8 Arts What is the given name of great W.C. Handy? William Christopher Handy What aspiring fiction writer, journalist, and Hopkinsville native, served as editor of three African American weeklies: the Recorder , the Freeman , and the Indianapolis William Alexander 9 Arts Ledger ? Chambers 10 Arts Nat Love wrote what kind of stories? Westerns Cartoonist created what world famous syndicated 11 Arts ? Who was born in Florence, in 1873 and is called 12 Arts “Father of the Blues”? WC Handy Douglas Johnson was a poet during the era. She often held writers‟ workshops at her 13 Arts home in what city? Washington, D.C. Growing up with a white Jewish mother and an African- American father, who wrote Devil in a Blue Dress , A Red 14 Arts Death , White Butterfly , and Black Betty ? Walter Mosley Strongly influenced by Alice Walker's The Color Purple , what award-winning author created the enduring character of Easy 15 Arts Rawlins featured in a series of novels? Walter Mosley Known for his social and political views, who published The 16 Arts Souls of Black Folks in 1903? W.E.B. Du Bois Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss 17 Arts America? Vanessa Williams In addition to her outstanding career as a singer, what was appointed to by President Dwight D. US Delegate to the United 18 Arts Eisenhower? States Name the three journalist sons of educator, poet, and author Ulysses, Robert, and Ted 19 Arts Ephraim Poston? Poston What Hopkinsville natives and brothers owned and edited The 20 Arts Contender ? Ulysses and Robert Poston Gustavus Vassa was a slave who had written the first autobiography. His African name was . How 21 Arts many volumes made up his narrative? Two Harlem Renaissance writer Eric Walrond was born in Georgetown, British Guiana and penned what book that consists 22 Arts of a collection of ten stories? Tropic Death

Page 1 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER In 1993, she 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 23 Arts picture, and in 1993 for Jazz. Name her. Born in Hopkinsville, KY, what pianist and arranger formed his own jazz band and recorded the albums Your Daddy's Dogin' 24 Arts Around and Blues for the Red Boy? Todd Washington Rhodes Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has been a prominent figure in jazz since the 1980s. He is the spokesperson for what group, 25 Arts representing a younger generation of jazz musicians? The Young Lions This first Naylor novel consisted of tales from seven black women who wound up on a dead-end street in a in the North. It was made into a television movie. What is the The Women of Brewster 26 Arts name of the novel? Place

28 Arts What New York library houses rare collections of Black culture? The Schomburg Center In the 1930s and early 1940s many female gospel groups were founded. Which group started as a male gospel ensemble but 29 Arts added female voices in the 1940s? The Roberta Martin Singers 30 Arts What was the name of Charles W. Chestnut‟s final novel? The Quarry For what work did win two Pulitzer Prizes for 31 Arts Drama? The Cycle the National Convention of Sallie Martin was the “mother of gospel music.” She and Gospel and 32 Arts Thomas A. Dorsey founded what group in 1933? Choruses Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing what Black 33 Arts American magazine? The Nation George Shirley was a tenor and member of what opera 34 Arts company? the What Broadway show became the longest running one-person 35 Arts show in the history of Broadway? The Lady and Her Music What was the name of the first novel published by Charles W. The House Behind the 36 Arts Chestnut? Cedars The Dark Side of 37 Arts What Ted Poston work was published after his death in 1974? Hopkinsville What is the name of the sculpture designed as a tribute to the four Black girls killed during a church bombing in Alabama in 38 Arts 1963? The Crucifixion What is the name of the newsletter which was originally edited 39 Arts by W.E.B. Du Bois and published by the NAACP in 1910? What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black 40 Arts American entertainers began their careers? The Cotton Club Popularized by the 1923 musical Runnin' Wild , what 1920s dance is believed to have started in a coastal city of South 41 Arts Carolina? the Charleston What musical genre emerged from three heavily populated black isolated areas: the Mississippi Delta, the Piedmont, and 42 Arts East ? The blues Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now , a by Gene McFadden & 43 Arts John Whitehead was known as what in 1979? the Black National Anthem Vibraphone player Lionel Hampton started his career in 1936 44 Arts with which band? the Benny Goodman Quartet Page 2 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Ernest J. Gaines is a short story writer who wrote a 1971 historical novel turned television movie whose main character The Autobiography of Miss 45 Arts was a 110 year-old woman who narrated her personal Jane Pittman

Formerly the Theatre, what became the first Broadway 46 Arts theater to bear the name of an African American in 2005? the August Wilson Theatre 47 Arts What Harlem theatre is a showcase for Black talent? The Apollo What author promoted her first novel, Mama , by contacting 48 Arts colleges and universities? Terry McMillan Who is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Waiting to 49 Arts ? Terry McMillan What is the name of the Grammy award winning gospel a cappella sextet whose hits include Spread Love and David & 50 Arts Goliath ? Take 6 “Go Down, Moses” and “Nobody Knows the Trouble I‟ve Seen” 51 Arts are known as what type of songs? Music historians refer to what type of music as the first Black 55 Arts American music? Spiritual This director, screenwriter and actor was born in but 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 56 Arts controversial and push racial boundaries. Name him. Who directed an award-winning documentary about the government's response to Hurricane Katrina and ways in which 57 Arts the storm's aftermath affected African-? Spike Lee In 1938, who was the first gospel singer to record for a major 58 Arts , Decca Records? For what talent did Elizabeth Taylor-Greenfield receive Singing in a range of 27 59 Arts worldwide acclaim? octaves , Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Porgy was a black musical play that had its debut in 1927. It Sammy Davis, Jr., became a film in 1959 entitled Porgy and Bess and had an all- Brock Peters, Diahann star black cast. Name two of the actors/actresses that Carroll, Ivan Dixon, 60 Arts performed in this film? Clarence Muse Currently the pastor of a large congregation in Raleigh, , this well-known female singer worked with the gospel group The Caravans established by Albertina Walker. Name 61 Arts her. Shirley Caesar Born in Christian County, KY, in 1944, who later became executive producer for the film, The Eye Can Story , a 30- minute documentary created to promote the self-esteem of 62 Arts teenagers and to deter early sexual involvement? Shirley A. Bacon Nwangwa Elizabeth Catlett Mora is a graphic artist and printmaker. For 63 Arts what other type of work is she best known? Sculpture Specializing in portraits of black leaders, Harlem Renaissance 64 Arts arts educator Augusta Savage was what type of artist? Sculptor 65 Arts Who wrote the song Maple Leaf Rag? The operas A Guest of Honor and were written by 66 Arts whom in the early 1900s? Scott Joplin What musical instrument does jazz musician Grover 67 Arts Washington, Jr. play? Page 3 of 72 Saxophone 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER What Black American took jazz vocals to a new level and was called “The Divine One” because of her range and effortless 68 Arts mastery of the intricacies of music? Sarah Vaughan In 1926 the Soul Stirrers were the first gospel quartet to add a second lead to solo over the usual four-part harmony. In 1950 69 Arts what singer joined this group? Sam Cooke Roots, the miniseries, was aired eight nights in 1977 with nearly 70 Arts 130 million viewers. Its 1979 sequel was named what? Roots: The Next Generation 71 Arts Kunta Kinte was one the characters in what book? Roots What Alex Haley novel was made into a television mini-series in 72 Arts 1977 and 1979? Roots What one-time League professional baseball player, turned-artist created collages on the lifestyles of blacks in the 73 Arts 1960s? Romare Bearden 74 Arts What artist‟s painting is entitled After Church? Romare Bearden Who was the first Black American painter to win national 75 Arts recognition? Robert Scott Duncanson What famous Black American writer encouraged Ralph Ellison‟s 77 Arts efforts to become a writer? 78 Arts What music is regarded by many as a form of street poetry? Rap Published in 1982, Alice Walker‟s novel The Color Purple became a monumental bestseller and won what coveted Pulitzer Prize and National 79 Arts awards? Book Award Joshua Johnson made his living in the early with what 80 Arts profession? Portrait painter 81 Arts For what style of music were the Ward Singers famous? Po-Gospel Published in 1771, what book brought wide Poems on Various Subjects, 82 Arts acclaim? Religious and Moral 83 Arts Scott Joplin played his ragtime music on what instrument? Piano What medium did use to describe Black 84 Arts Americans deprivation and racial discrimination? Photography 85 Arts Julian Abele was involved in the design of what museum? Philadelphia Museum of Art In 1905 the first black was founded. What was it Philadelphia Concert 86 Arts called? Orchestra 87 Arts In what city was Marian Anderson born? Philadelphia 88 Arts What actor appeared in the play Emperor Jones in 1925? Who was the first Black American poet to be nationally 89 Arts recognized for his writing? Paul Lawrence Dunbar 90 Arts Who wrote the poem “A Negro Love Song”? Creators of bebop known today as modern jazz, Charlie Parker Parker (alto saxophone); 91 Arts and Dizzy Gillespie played what musical instruments? Gillespie (trumpet) 92 Arts What was the occupation of ? Painter The “father of gospel music” was Thomas A. Dorsey. He 93 Arts composed how many songs? over 1000 94 Arts For what profession is Leona Mitchell known? Opera Singing Where was Ralph Ellison, the famous Black American novelist, 95 Arts born? City, Oklahoma Who is the controversial poet and author of My House is Divided into Two Sections who emerged from the of the 1960s and 1970s and became a professor of 96 Arts English? Nikki Giovanni

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In 1955, Arthur Mitchell became the first black man to dance for 97 Arts a major ballet company in 1955. Name the company. New York City Ballet What city known for jazz music had great influence on Mahalia 98 Arts Jackson? “Bentwa” was a musical instrumental unique to Africa. What 99 Arts kind of instrument was it? Musical Bow Ralph Ellison turned to writing after his career in what field was 100 Arts not successful? Music

101 Arts What was the name of the newspaper started by Malcolm X? What Black American cartoonist created the world famous “Wee 102 Arts Pals”? Morrie Turner In 1969 this photojournalist became the first black male and the 103 Arts first black journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize. Who was he? Moneta Sleet, Jr. Born in Owensboro, KY, who was the first African American to 104 Arts win a Pulitzer Prize in photography? Moneta Sleet, Jr. 105 Arts In what state was Langston Hughes born? Missouri In 1963, Katherine Dunham became the first Black American 106 Arts choreographer to work at what New York City Theater? Metropolitan Opera House Whose screenplay, Georgia, Georgia , was the first original 107 Arts script by a Black women to be produced? This multifaceted author started her career as an entertainer. She is also a poet who delivered her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at President Bill Clinton‟s inauguration in 1993. What 108 Arts is her name? Maya Angelou What famed opera singer was known as “The Lady from 109 Arts Philadelphia”? Marian Anderson Who portrayed “Ulrica” in the Musket Ball, was named to the US Delegation to the United Nations, and was awarded the 110 Arts Freedom Medal? Marian Anderson Who was the first Black American singer to be admitted to the 111 Arts Metropolitan Opera Company in New York? Marian Anderson The Daughters of the (DAR) refused to let her perform at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. in 1939. 112 Arts Who was she? Marian Anderson What is the name of the Marion Marche Perkins sculpture that 113 Arts won the Art Institute of Purchase Award in 1951? Man of Sorrow She was known as the “queen of gospel music.” Her first recording “Move On Up a Little Higher” sold over a million 114 Arts copies in 1945. What was her name? Mahalia Jackson 115 Arts Brumsic Brandon, Jr. is best known for what comic strip? Luther Five years after acting in the television mini-series Roots, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in An Officer 116 Arts and A Gentleman. What is his name? Louis Gossett, Jr. Who played the character “Fiddler” in the television mini-series 117 Arts Roots in 1977. Lou Gossett, Jr. 118 Arts Who was the author of the hit play A Raisin in The Sun ? Lorraine Hansberry On January 21, 1973 where did opera singer 119 Arts perform to a sellout crowd in the Great Performers series? Lincoln Center Published in 1907, what was the title of the first of six Claybron 120 Arts Merriweather books? Light and Shadows Page 5 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Gordon Parks was voted “Photographer of the Year” in 1960 121 Arts while working for what popular magazine? Life Who was the first black to perform at the opening of the new 122 Arts Metropolitan Opera House in 1966? 123 Arts Who is the author of Before the Mayflower ? Leone Bennett, Jr. This pastor and journalist was the religious editor at the 124 Arts Hopkinsville Globe Journal for six years. Name him. Leonard S. Grooms Under what name did poet publish some of his 125 Arts books? Le Roi Jones What writer created the character Jesse B. Semple, the 126 Arts quintessential middle-aged man in Harlem? Langston Hughes

127 Arts What is the name of the colorful fabric worn by African royalty? Kenta Cloth 128 Arts What city is known as the “jazz capital of the Southwest?” City, Missouri Robb Armstrong is the creator of what cartoon strip which 129 Arts features the trials and tribulations of Joe and Marcy? Jump Start What Black American was acclaimed for his involvement in the 130 Arts design of the Philadelphia Museum of Art? Julian Abele Who was best known for her role as Bloody Mary in the 1949 131 Arts Broadway stage production of South Pacific? Juanita Hall Playwright August Wilson had two Broadway plays run at the Joe Turner‟s Come and 132 Arts same time. Name them. Gone and Fences What was the name of the first publication of jazz 133 Arts arrangements? Jelly Roll Blues What form of music did elevate into a serious art 134 Arts form? Jazz What type of music did Louis Armstrong revolutionize and help 136 Arts establish as the nation‟s first highly popular Black art form? Jazz What type of music with an emphasis on improvisation began in 137 Arts New Orleans around the 1900s? Jazz What is the name of the main character in the Zora Neale 138 Arts Hurston novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God ? Janie Crawford This Grammy award winning gospel singer, arranger, and composer who worked with many groups and large choirs in the 1950s and 1960s is credited with being the most significant driving force behind of the contemporary gospel 139 Arts sound. Name him. James Cleveland What famous Black author said, “Black writers do more than merely exhibit rage – they must analyze the roots of racial 140 Arts oppression”? James Baldwin In 1972 Kathleen Battle made her professional debut as an 141 Arts opera singer at the Spoleto Festival in what country? In 1953, Ralph Ellison received the National Book Award for 142 Arts what book? Invisible Man The collection of William Alexander Chambers, writer for the Herald and editor of three African American weeklies, is 143 Arts housed where? Indiana Historical Society The first work authored by a black female former slave, what Incidents in the Life of a 144 Arts was the name of Harriet A. Jacobs' 1861 work? Slave Girl Nominated for a National Book Award, what is Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird 145 Arts first autobiography? Sings 146 Arts Who was the author of Black Metropolis written in 1945? Horace Clayton 147 Arts Who wrote the anti- novel PageUncle 6 of Tom’s 72 Cabin ? 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Entited Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl , whose 1861 work 148 Arts was the first to be authored by a black female former slave? Harriet A. Jacobs' What term refers generally to the artistic and socio-cultural 149 Arts awakening among black people in the 1920s and early 1930s? Harlem Renaissance

Zora Neal Hurston became a leading figure in the Black cultural 150 Arts movement known as what? Harlem Renaissance What section of New York City became the capital of urban 151 Arts Black American culture? Harlem 152 Arts Who was the first Black American to win a Pulitzer Prize? Gwendolyn Brooks Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning book of poetry Annie Allen 153 Arts in 1949? Gwendolyn Brooks Who won a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway 154 Arts musical Jelly’s Last Jam ? Gregory Hines What type of folk art was seen on the New York subway cars in 155 Arts the 1970s that was a phenomenon among the urban youth? Graffiti Popular in the 1920s and 1930s, what type of musical groups 156 Arts were the Harmonizing Four and the Dixie Hummingbirds? Gospel quartets Hattie McDaniel was the first black performer to receive an Academy Award. She won for Best Supporting Actress for what 157 Arts 1939 film? Gone With the Wind Who penned the 1982 novel The Women of Brewster Place later made into a 1989 television miniseries starring , Jackee Harry, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Larenz 158 Arts Tate, Moses Gunn, and Leon? Who made the stainless steel sculpture of two wing like shapes framed by neon lights at the entrance of the Miami International 159 Arts Airport? Frederick Eversley Who wrote Narrative of the Life of , an 160 Arts American Slave in 1845? Frederick Douglass Pulitzer Prize winning Black American playwright, August 161 Arts Wilson was born with what name? Frederick August Kittel, Jr. Who was the first Black American woman to have a full length Frances Ellen Watkins 162 Arts novel published? Harper for colored girls made its dramatic debut in 1974 and was for colored girls who have written by Ntozake Shange (pronounced En-toe-ZAHK-kay considered suicide/when the 163 Arts SHONG-gay). What is the full title of this essay? rainbow is enuf Who was the first Black American woman to be recognized as 164 Arts an award-winning composer? Florence Price Who wrote the play All God’s Chillun Got Wings starring Paul 165 Arts Robeson? Eugene O‟Neill What Black American artist created the Peanut Man character 166 Arts for Planters ? Elmer Stoner Who was the first Black American to achieve fame as a 167 Arts sculptress? Edmonia Leis What Black American cartoonist became famous for the cartoon 168 Arts “Cuties”? E. Simms Campbell What 1987 play, written by Alfred Unry, became a movie in 169 Arts 1989? Driving Miss Daisy Who founded the DuSable Museum of African-American 170 Arts History, located in Chicago, Illinois? Dr. Margaret Burroughs Page 7 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Frequently called The Fire Next Time , what was the name of James Baldwin‟s 1963 bestseller, which electrified both Black 171 Arts and ? Down at the Cross A painting of what African American performer was unveiled in 1902 at the coronation of King Edward VII and exhibited at the 172 Arts Expo? Dora Dean After over forty years, who became the second black actor to 173 Arts win an Academy Award for Best Actor? Denzel Washington What is the name of the opera singer who sang at President 174 Arts George W. Bush‟s inauguration in 2005? She is a dancer-choreographer who is also a director and producer. She was involved with the television show Fame. 175 Arts Name her. Debbie Allen Appeal , a book of anti-slavery literature, was written by what 176 Arts Black American? David Walker What was the name of the movie that was based on the life of 177 Arts Stephen Bantu Biko, a South African freedom fighter? Cry Freedom 178 Arts Who wrote The Lost Zoo , a classic children‟s book? Countee Cullen What was the name of the first published novel written by a Clotel (or The President's 179 Arts Black American, William Wells Brown? Daughter) Claude McKay and were writers of the Harlem Renaissance period. Which one of them was born in 180 Arts ? Claude McKay 182 Arts Alice Walker‟s Meridian is a novel about what? James W.C. Pennington was a slave narrator born on the eastern shore of Maryland. His story shows the consequences 183 Arts of slavery on whom? Children 184 Arts Who wrote The African Origin of Civilization in 1969? Cheikh Anta Diop Performing in evening attire, these stars of The Creole Show were the first African American couple to perform on Broadway. Charles Johnson and Dora 185 Arts Name them. Dean 186 Arts Who is the author of “The Destruction of Black Civilization”? Chancellor Williams In 1982 what Kentucky State University museum became a Center of Excellence for the major repository for the collection of artifacts, books, and Study of Kentucky African 187 Arts records related to its history of educating black citizens? Americans (CESKAA) For what 1954 film was Dorothy Dandridge the first black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best 188 Arts Actress ? Carmen Jones 189 Arts Beauford Delaney liked to paint what subjects? Black writers and artists Go Tell it on the Mountain , the first novel of James Baldwin 190 Arts written in 1953 was about what? Black ghetto life Bill Bailey; Charles “Honi” Coles; Sammy Davis, Jr.; Savion Glover; Gregory Hines; Maurice Hines; Fayard Nicholas; Harold Name at least three national renowned 20th Century tap Nicholas; Bill “Bojangles” 191 Arts dancers. Robinson 192 Arts Who wrote the book Born to Rebel ? What prolific writer published twenty-three articles, hundreds of shorter pieces, and ten books including The Negro in the American Revolution in 1961 and Moorg Against Tide & 193 Arts Patterns in 2005? Page 8 of 72 Benjamin Arthur Quarles 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER In 1988 Black American author Toni Morrison was awarded the 194 Arts Pulitzer Prize for fiction for what novel? Beloved What Hopkinsville native penned the children's books Happy to 196 Arts be Nappy and Be Boy Buzz ? Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were innovators of what type 197 Arts of music in the early 1940s? Bebop bell hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins, graduated from what high 198 Arts school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky? Attucks High School In 1969, who founded the Dance Theater of Harlem, the first 199 Arts professional all-black classical ballet company? Arthur Mitchell What is the name of the Pulitzer Prize winning book of poetry 200 Arts written by Gwendolyn Brooks? Annie Allen In 1982, Louis Gossett, Jr. won an Academy Award for Best 201 Arts Supporting Actor for his work in what film? An Officer and A Gentleman Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1934, what poet and playwright 202 Arts is nicknamed LeRoi Jones? Amiri Baraka Dubbed by Maya Angelou as "the world's greatest living poet," what controversial writer, college professor, and political commentator lost his position as New Jersey's poet laureate 203 Arts after fallout from his controversial 9/11-related poem? Amiri Baraka This dancer-choreographer founded his own dance company in 1957 and developed Revelations one of the best known, most 204 Arts often seen modern dance performances. Name him. What real life person did Halle Berry portray in the TV Alex Haley‟s paternal 205 Arts miniseries Queen? grandmother 206 Arts Who wrote “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”? Alex Haley

This writer won a Pulitzer Prize chronicling his seven-generation 207 Arts family from West Africa in the story Roots. Name him. Alex Haley Albert Schweitzer Music 208 Arts In 1979, Katherine Dunham received what prestigious award? Award What type of dance rhythm and movements did Katherine 209 Arts Dunham introduce in America? African and Caribbean a photo of Coretta Scott King and her daughter, Moneta Sleet, Jr., became the first African American to win a Bernice, at Dr. Martin Luther 210 Arts Pulitzer Prize in photography for what picture? King, Jr.'s funeral Director, producer, writer, and actor Spike Lee has released over 35 films since 1983 through his production company. 40 Acres & A Mule 211 Arts Name it. Filmworks Noted sports editor Edward Clayton was the first editor of what 213 Arts popular magazine? Jet Historians report that there are about how many published slave narratives in book length, newspapers, or transcribed from 214 Arts interviews? 6,000 In what year did the first Broadway play written by a Black 215 Arts American woman open in New York? 1959 In what year did Marian Anderson debut as the first Black 216 Arts American singer at the Metropolitan Opera? 1955 , the first black daily newspaper was 217 Arts founded in New Orleans in what year? 1864 218 Arts The novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in what year? 1852 Page 9 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER The first known slave narrative was A Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings, and Surprizing Deliverance of Briton 219 Arts Hammon, a Negro Man . In what year was it published? 1760 How old was Langston Hughes when his poetry was first 220 Arts published? 19 221 Arts How many operas did the composer Scott Joplin write? 2 was a trumpeter of cool jazz, modal jazz, and jazz rock. He served as a bandleader for how many classic quintets 222 Arts in his career? 2 In 1975, who became the first African American to own and Business & operate a television station in the , WGPR-TV in 223 Education Detroit, MI? William Venoid Banks Business & Born in Geneva, KY, who became the owner of the first black 224 Education radio station in Detroit, in 1964? William Venoid Banks Business & Who built ‟s first hotel and opened California‟s 225 Education first public school? William Leidesdorff Who was the first African American appointed to the executive Business & board of the Hopkinsville Chamber of Commerce and also the 227 Education first to chair the Area Development District in Kentucky? Walton N. Smith Business & 228 Education What is the real name of Famous Amos? Wally Amos What colonial era crop had a significant shortage of workers Business & which demanded a large number of Africans to be imported to 229 Education the Americas? Tobacco Business & What was the full name of Hopkinsville native Ted Poston, New Theodore Roosevelt 230 Education York Post reporter/author? Augustus Major Poston Business & What was the name of the enterprise Barney Ford formed in The United States Hotel and 231 Education Nicaragua? Restaurant Business & While in New York, Ulysses Poston created what daily African The and The 232 Education American newspapers? New York Contender Business & In 1917 A. Philip Randolph and Chandler Owen founded a 233 Education radical monthly magazine called what? The Messenger Business & Who was a reporter for the New York Post and regarded as 235 Education journalism‟s “Father of Minorities”? Ted Poston What Hopkinsville native was the first African American reporter Business & for The New York Post and covered many of the race disputes 236 Education in the South? Ted Poston Business & 237 Education Who was known as the “Dean of the Negro Newspapermen”? T. Thomas Fortune Business & 238 Education Paul Cuffe owned what kind of company? Ship building and shipping Business & 239 Education What was Madame C.J. Walker‟s real name? Sara Breedlove Walker Business & Who was the founder of the National Negro Finance 240 Education Corporation? Robert Moton Business & 241 Education Who became the first African American billionaire in 2001? Robert "Bob" Johnson Whose career with Kentucky Educational Television (KET) began in 1997 with the launch of the first statewide minority Business & affairs program and continues as producer of KET's longest 242 Education running public affairs program, Comment on Kentucky ? Renee Shaw Business & What successful businessman was also the founder of Negro 243 Education Free Masonry? Page 10 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Business & Available since 1884, what is the oldest continuously published 244 Education newspaper in the United States ? Philadelphia Tribune Business & In the late 19th century, what Hopkinsville businessman was 245 Education known as "The Richest Negro in the South?" Peter Postel (or Postell), Sr. Patricia Garrison-Corbin, was the founder, chair, and chief executive officer of what company, which became the first Business & African American female-owned Wall Street financial services 246 Education corporation? P. G. Corbin & Company Business & Who became the first African American female billionaire in 247 Education 2004? Oprah Winfrey What Hopkinsville native was elected to the Indiana House of Business & Representatives in 1956 and later became a journalist for the 248 Education and Hoosier Herald ? Opal L. Tandy Business & One of the first Black 249 Education Born in 1810, who was William Leidesdorff? American millionaires Business & Dr. Louis C. Roudanez founded this first daily black newspaper 250 Education in 1864. Name it. New Orleans Tribune Business & Created by John H. Johnson in 1943, what publication similar in 251 Education form to Reader‟s Digest was later replaced by Black World? Business & What was the name of the first magazine published by John H. 252 Education Johnson? Negro Digest Generating revenues over $88 billion dollars annually, how Business & many black-owned businesses were there in the United States 253 Education in 2002? nearly 1.2 million Business & 254 Education What was the name of the first Black American radio network? National Negro Network Business & What Black American woman founded the National Trade and 255 Education Professional School for Women and Girls, Inc.? Nannie Helen Burroughs Business & What occupation do Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Naomi Sims 257 Education have in common? Modeling Business & What company‟s popular commercial featured a tape recording 258 Education of ‟s voice shattering a glass? Memorex Business & 259 Education Who was the first Black network television anchor? Max Robinson Business & 260 Education Who was the first Black American woman bank president? Maggie Lena Walker Whose sales of innovative beauty products sold throughout the Business & United States and the Caribbean led her to become the first 261 Education African American female millionaire? Madam C.J. Walker Business & Who is the current Chairman and CEO of Johnson Publishing 262 Education Company? Linda Johnson Rice Business & Who published the first Black American women‟s newspaper in 263 Education the US? Josephine Ruffin Business & Who was the first Black American to have a seat on the New 264 Education York Stock Exchange? Joseph L. Searles Established in 1945, this publisher of Ebony and Jet Business & magazines is the world's largest black-owned publishing Johnson Publishing 265 Education company. Name it. Company Business & ‟s newspaper, the Afro-American, was founded by 266 Education what former slave? John H. Murphy Business & The Johnson Publishing Company was founded in Chicago in 267 Education 1945 by what person? John H. Johnson Page 11 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Business & 268 Education Who founded the magazine Ebony ? John H. Johnson Business & Freedom's Journal , the first black newspaper published in John B. Russwurm and 269 Education America, was founded in 1827 in New York City by whom? Samuel E. Cornish Business & What company has a successful series of television 270 Education commercials that started in 1974 and features ? Jell-O Business & In 1981 Pam Johnson became the first black woman to control 271 Education which mainstream daily publication? Ithaca Journal Business & Who was the founder and president of the first Black American 272 Education national labor union in 1869? Isaac Myers Business & Opal Tandy, journalist and Hopkinsville native, purchased the 273 Education newspaper Hoosier Herald and changed its name to what? Indiana Herald Business & Who was the first Black American to become captain of an 274 Education American merchant marine ship? Hugh Mulzac Business & During the first two-thirds of the seventeenth century what two 275 Education countries dominated the African slave trade? Holland and Portugal Business & 276 Education What is the name of Oprah Winfrey‟s TV production company? Harpo Productions Business & What did Madam C.J. Walker invent in 1905 that was sold door- Hair care preparation 277 Education to-door? products Business & Returning to Kentucky after serving in the Union Army during 278 Education the Civil War, Peter Postel, Sr. opened what type of business? Grocery store Business & What periodical was the first black newspaper published in the 279 Education United States? Freedom‟s Journal Business & The North Star was a weekly newspaper founded by which 280 Education abolitionist in 1847? Frederick Douglass Business & What company was the largest slave-trading operation in the 281 Education south? Franklin and Arnold Business & What 1915 natural disaster ruined crops and homes of many 282 Education farmers in the Mississippi Valley region? Flooding Business & 283 Education What was the name of Bill Cosby‟s first bestselling book? Fatherhood Business & What magazine is called “The Magazine of Today‟s Black 284 Education Woman”? Essence Business & What country secured a monopoly over the slave trade to the 285 Education New World in 1713? England Business & What famous Black American was a reporter on the CBS 286 Education television program 60 Minutes? Ed Bradley Business & 287 Education What popular magazine did John H. Johnson begin in 1945? Ebony Business & 288 Education Who founded the publication in 1970? Earl G. Graves, Sr. Business & Who was the founder of the first African-American female- 289 Education owned Wall Street financial services corporation. Patricia Garrison-Corbin Business & Blues artist Mamie Smith sold nearly a million copies of what 290 Education song in 1920? Crazy Blues Business & From 1913 to 1915 price reductions of what crop hurt the 291 Education Southern farmers and brought on an economic depression? Cotton Business & What record company helped bring Mahalia Jackson‟s gospel 292 Education music to a large audience? Columbia Records Business & Bernard Shaw was the Chief Washington Correspondent for 293 Education what major television station? CNN Page 12 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER This person was born in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1874, was the son of former slaves, saved enough money to attend Business & school, became a school teacher, founded three newspapers, 294 Education was a painter, a poet, and a lawyer. Who was he? Claybron W. Merriweather Business & Where was Ephraim Poston, owner and editor of the newspaper 295 Education Hopkinsville Contender , born? Clarksville, TN Business & 296 Education For what is Wally Amos famous? Chocolate chip cookies Business & In 1954, Mahalia Jackson began a weekly radio program. On 297 Education what radio network was the show aired? CBS Business & 298 Education Who founded the National Negro Business League in 1900? Booker T. Washington Business & What was the name of ‟s shipping company that 299 Education was owned and operated entirely by Blacks? Black Star Line Business & 300 Education Who is Mary Ann Shadd Cary? Black Newspaperwoman Business & Who was the first Black man to appear on the cover of Life 301 Education magazine? Billy Eckstine Bill Cosby, Tim Reid, Debbie Business & Allen, Jones, and 302 Education Name at least two black 1980s television show producers. Keenan Ivory Wayans Business & In 1924, Walter White published a best-selling novel The Fire in 303 Education the Flint , which covered what subject? Bigotry Business & Who was the first Black American to appear on the cover of 304 Education Vogue magazine? Beverly Johnson Business & In 1991, what became the first black-controlled company to be 305 Education listed on the New York Stock Exchange? BET Business & From 1893 until the 1950s, Nancy Green served as the world's 306 Education first living trademark as the image what product? Aunt Jemima pancake mix What company was founded in Harlem in 1940 to provide Business & opportunities for black actors, writers and directors as well as 307 Education technicians? American Negro Theatre Business & Created by Rodney J. Reynolds in 1994, this magazine that 308 Education focuses on black history and culture. American Legacy Business & In 1910 about fifty percent of black labor force was employed in 309 Education what industry? Agriculture Slaves held a variety of tasks such as skilled craftsmen, Agricultural labor in the Business & trappers, nurses, and house servants. What work did the Southern colonies (They 310 Education majority of slaves perform? worked in the fields.) Business & What labor activist who founded the Brotherhood of Sleeping 311 Education Car Porters in 1925 initiated the 1963 March on Washington? A. Philip Randolph A tenant farmer would give Business & In the agricultural field some former slaves were sharecroppers. his share of crops raised to 312 Education What was meant by this term? the landlord as rent Business & Blues vocalist, song writer, and guitarist John Brim also owned a dry cleaning business and 313 Education what businesses in Chicago? a record store Business & 314 Education Ed Bradley was a member of what news team? 60 Minutes

Business & What was the name of first movie which grossed 315 Education over 100 million dollars and propelled him into movie stardom? 48 hours

Page 13 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER By 2002, revenues for black-owned businesses rose to what Business & amount, accounting for 5% of all nonfarm businesses in the 316 Education United States? $88.6 billion Business & In what year did A. Philip Randolph organize the union, 317 Education Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters? 1925 Business & One of the first black organized labor unions, the Associated 318 Education Colored Employees of America was formed in what year? 1917 Northern industries experiencing an economic boom during Business & contributed to the Great Migration beginning in 319 Education what year? 1915 Business & In what year did Maggie Lena Walker become the first Black 320 Education American woman bank president? 1903 Born a slave in North Carolina, Peter Postel, Sr.'s estate was Business & later valued at $500,000 as owner of a merchant business in 321 Education Hopkinsville. In what year was he born? 1841 Business & In what year did the first African indentured servants arrive at 322 Education Jamestown, Virginia? 1619 Before A. Philip Randolph established a successful labor union Business & for black train porters, approximately how much money were 323 Education these workers paid per day? $2.00 Business & Who was the first Black American woman to have her own 324 Education weekly television series, Julia? Diahann Carroll Business & What organization helps fund over forty Black American 327 Education colleges? United Negro College Fund Business & What is the name of the institute that was founded by Booker T. 328 Education Washington in 1881? Tuskegee Institute What Austin Peay State University building was named for a Business & civil rights activist and a pastor of the St. John Missionary the Wilbur N. Daniel African 329 Education Baptist Church in Clarksville, TN? American Culture Center Under what name was North Carolina Central University Business & founded in The National Religious 330 Education 1910 by James E. Shephard? Training School of Durham

Business & Originally named Ohio African University, Wilberforce University the Methodist Episcopal 331 Education in Ohio was founded in 1843 by members of what church? church

Raising $150,000 over seven years, this from Nashville Business & traveled around the world singing spirituals and work songs to the 333 Education raise money for their college. What was the name of the choir? (from ) Smith College (Northampton, In 1995 and 2001 respectively, Dr. Ruth J. Simmons became - 1995) and the first black president and black woman president of two top- Brown University Business & ranked colleges. One is a “Seven Sisters” school, and the other (Providence, Rhode Island - 334 Education is an Ivy League school. Name the institutions. 2001) Business & Elaine Farris became the first African American school 335 Education superintendent in Kentucky in 2004 over what school district? Shelby County Business & Established in 1881, what college holds the distinction of being 336 Education America's oldest historically black college for women? Spelman College Who presented a bill to Congress in 1968 that would enable Business & Black Americans to control education, business, and social 337 Education services within Black American communities? Roy Innis Page 14 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Business & Cheyney University in was funded by a will from 338 Education what Philadelphia Quaker in 1832? Richard Humphreys Business & Who was the first Black American to receive a degree from 339 Education ? Richard Greener Born in Louisville, KY, who was the first African American Business & student to be accepted at Austin Peay State University in 340 Education Clarksville, ? Reverend Wilbur N. Daniel Business & Who was the first Black American to receive a doctorate in 341 Education Physics from ? Patrick Healy Business & 342 Education In 1865, Fisk University was founded in what city? Nashville, Tennessee Centenary Biblical Institute was established in Baltimore, Business & Maryland, in 1865 by blacks after the Civil War. Under what 343 Education name does it operate today? Morgan State University What college, originally established as August Institute, was Business & organized by three ministers in the basement of a Baptist 344 Education church in 1867? Morehouse College Business & 345 Education From what college did Martin Luther King, Jr. graduate? Morehouse College Business & The University of the District of Columbia was organized by free 346 Education black women in 1865 under what name? Miner Normal School Business & In 1904 the Daytona Normal and Industrial School in Daytona 347 Education Beach, Florida was founded by whom? Mary McLeod Bethune Born in Trigg County, KY, what first African American student at Business & Murray State University had to be escorted to class by the 348 Education police and the university president? Mary Ford Holland Business & Made to what is now Alcorn State University, the first land grant 349 Education for a black college was made in 1871 in what in city? Lorman, Mississippi Business & Founded in 1886, what Kentucky university was originally 350 Education named the State Normal School for Colored Persons? Kentucky State University Business & There is one Historically Black College and University (HBCU) 351 Education in Kentucky. Name it. Kentucky State University In 1993, what 13-year old from Sturgis, KY, became the first Business & African American student to win the Kentucky Education 352 Education Association President's Spelling Bee in Frankfort, KY? Josh Brown Business & Who was the first Black American woman president of Spelman 353 Education College? Johnetta Cole Business & 354 Education Who was the first Black American to graduate from college? John Russwurm Josh Brown correctly spelled what word in 1993 to become the Business & first African American to win the Kentucky Education 355 Education Association President's Spelling Bee? jodhpurs Business & Who was the first black student to be admitted to the University 356 Education of Mississippi in 1962? James Meredith Business & Who was refused admission to the University of Mississippi in 357 Education 1961, forcing US Marshals to escort him to class? James Meredith Christian County native Elder Watson Diggs was the first Business & African American graduate from what university's School of 358 Education Education? Indiana State University Business & 359 Education Where did young Dr. Carter G. Woodson learn his ABC‟s? In farm fields Business & In 1913 Delta Sigma Theta sorority was formed at what 361 Education university? Page 15 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Business & What is the name of the famous Black college in Washington, 362 Education D.C. where Dr. Charles Drew taught medicine? Howard University Business & Who was the first African American woman admitted to the 363 Education University of Louisville Law School? Hortense Young

Business & Receiving a doctorate in education in 1960, who was the first 364 Education African American to earn a Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky? Horace E. Tate The United Negro College Fund was established in 1944 to Business & provide financial support to students who are enrolled in what Historically black colleges 365 Education educational institutions? and universities (or HBCUs) Business & W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black American to receive a Ph.D. 366 Education from what prestigious university? Harvard University Business & Rhodes Scholar and Hopkinsville native Raymond Burse 367 Education attended what law school graduating in 1978? Harvard Law School Business & Hampton University in Virginia was originally established under Hampton Normal and 368 Education what name in 1868? Agricultural Institute Business & 369 Education What state has the most black institutions of higher learning? Georgia Business & What US federal government agency founded over 4000 370 Education schools, including Howard University? Freedmen‟s Bureau Coppin State College in Baltimore, Maryland was established in Business & 1900 and named after what slave who became one of the 371 Education leading black women educators of the nineteenth century? Fanny Jackson Coppin Born in Falmouth, KY, what man developed the Black Man Think Tank and is the national president of the John D. O'Bryant Business & Think Tank for Black Professionals in Higher Education on 372 Education Predominantly White Campuses (JDOTT)? Eric P. Abercrumbie What Christian Couny native was a founding member of Kappa Alpha Psi, established in 1911, served as the fraternity's Business & president during the first six years and was awarded the 373 Education organization's first Laurel Wreath in 1924? Elder Watson Diggs Business & At age 49, she became the first African American school 374 Education superintendent in Kentucky. Name her. Elaine Farris

Having studied eight languages, this pastor, author, and Business & member of the Kentucky Board of Education served in the U.S. 375 Education Army as a multilingual interpreter and taught foreign languages? Dr. Clyde B. Akins, Sr. Business & In 2009, who became the first African American male school 376 Education superintendent in Kentucky? Donald Smith In 2009, who became the dean of the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Law, making him the state's first African Business & American law school dean since the desegregation of Kentucky 377 Education higher education? David A. Brennen , Spelman College, Name 2 of the 4 colleges that make up the Atlanta University Morehouse College, and Business & Center, the largest contiguous consortium of African-Americans Morehouse School of 378 Education in higher education in the United States. Medicine What county had the first school libraries for Kentucky Negro Business & children in 1892 and the libraries first for Negro teachers in 379 Education 1898? Christian County, KY Business & In 1981 became the first black woman California State University at 380 Education president of what major university?Page 16 of 72 Fullerton 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Business & Who was the principal at Tuskegee Institute who recruited and 381 Education hired ? Booker T. Washington Business & Who championed the principle of industrial/vocational education 382 Education for black people? Booker T. Washington Business & What great Black American educator influenced Marcus 383 Education Garvey‟s commitment to self improvement? Booker T. Washington Business & Mary McLeod Bethune practiced the philosophy of what 384 Education prominent educator? Booker T. Washington Business & Starting with $1.50 in cash, what college did Mary McLeod 385 Education Bethune found? Bethune-Cookman College Business & In 1866, what library was the first desegregated library in 386 Education Kentucky and the South? Berea College Library Business & What Kentucky college was integrated with black and white 387 Education students in 1858, but discontinued the biracial mix in 1904? Berea College Business & Angus A. Burleigh was the first adult African American to attend 389 Education and graduate from what Kentucky college? Berea College Business & Who was the first Black president of the school board in Atlanta, 390 Education Georgia? Benjamin E. Mays Business & This, the first and only black college consortium, was founded in 391 Education 1929. Name it. Atlanta University System This graduate of Howard University Medical School was the first Business & African American woman to pass the medical boards and 392 Education become a doctor in Kentucky. Name her. Artishia Garcia Gilbert Born free and later sold into slavery after his father's death, who Business & became the first adult African American to graduate from Berea 393 Education College? Angus A. Burleigh

Charles W. Anderson is credited with a number of early Civil Rights measures including what Act which provided funding for Business & to seek higher education out of state Anderson-Mayer State Aid 394 Education because Kentucky enforced higher education segregation laws? Act Business & In 1908, what was the first black sorority founded at Howard 396 Education University? Business & 397 Education In what state is Tuskegee Institute located? Alabama Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, originally named Ashmun Business & Institute in honor of the first governor of , was founded by 398 Education a pastor of what church in 1854? a Presbyterian church Business & In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court order school 399 Education integration? 1955 was the first black Catholic college. It opened Business & in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1915 as a high school. In what 400 Education year was the college department added? 1925 Business & In what year were the post-Civil War colleges Clark, Claflin, 402 Education Dillard, and Tougaloo founded? 1869 Business & The African Methodist Episcopal Church founded Edward 403 Education Waters College in Live Oak, Florida in what year? 1866 Business & Fisk University was established in Nashville, Tennessee as a 404 Education liberal arts institution in what year? 1865 Business & Cheyney State, the oldest Black American college, was founded 405 Education in what year? 1837 Business & How many historically black colleges and universities are there 406 Education today in the United Sates? Page 17 of 72 105 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Business & As a hotel and restaurant 407 Education How did Barney Ford make his fortune? owner What American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer was the leader of the first Black American band to 408 Entertainment play in ? William "Count" Basie Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of Alice 409 Entertainment Walker‟s best-selling book, The Color Purple ? What Black actress won a Academy Award for her supporting 410 Entertainment role in the movie Ghost? Whoopi Goldberg The Best Supporting Actress award for this 1990 thriller/fantasy film went to a comedienne who had a one-woman show on 411 Entertainment Broadway in the mid-1980s. Who is she? Whoopi Goldberg What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, ”The 412 Entertainment Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”? Classic blues singers, Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, and , were women who came out 413 Entertainment of what performance tradition? Vaudeville Who is the award-winning recording/performing/video artist who 414 Entertainment recorded the platinum album called The Comfort Zone? Vanessa Williams In 2001, for what film did Denzel Washington become the second African American man to win an Academy Award for 415 Entertainment Best Actor? Training Day became the first black to receive an Emmy for 416 Entertainment what show in 1959? Tonight with Belafonte The Guinness Book of World Records lists what Michael 417 Entertainment Jackson album as the best selling album of all times? Thriller What was Chubby Checker‟s longest running hit song on the 419 Entertainment Top 40 charts? The Twist Boasting twelve number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, what female singing group was the most successful 420 Entertainment American vocal group of all time? The first rap song to achieve commercial success was “Rapper‟s Delight.” What was the name of the group who 421 Entertainment recorded this single in 1979? The Sugar Hill Gang

Dionne Warwick had numerous hits on the Billboard music charts. Say A Little Prayer and I’ll Never Love This Way Again went gold. She recorded Then Came You with a popular male 422 Entertainment group and it went gold as well. What is the name of the group? The Spinners In the 1920s the Lindy Hop was made famous at this Harlem 423 Entertainment dance venue. The Savoy Ballroom Name the group who performed the 1970s hit Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame 424 Entertainment and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What television program has received over 25 Emmy awards 425 Entertainment and has been the highest-rated talk show in television history? The Oprah Winfrey Show James Bland wrote “Oh Dem Golden Slippers” which is the 426 Entertainment theme song for what group? The Mummers In what TV series was a character named “Buckwheat” one of 427 Entertainment the stars? The Little Rascals In what motion picture did Bill “Bo Jangles” Robinson teach 428 Entertainment Shirley Temple the famous Stair Dance? The Little Colonel Page 18 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, who 429 Entertainment recorded the song "Twist and Shout"? the Hustle, the Bump, and 430 Entertainment Name three dance steps from the era? the Bus Stop “Boogie Wonderland” was Earth, Wind & Fire‟s only Disco song. What was the name of the group of ladies that sang with them 431 Entertainment on this record? The Emotions began her career as a singer and dancer in what 432 Entertainment New York entertainment club? The Cotton Club 433 Entertainment What producer/ originated the New Jack Swing? Teddy Riley In 1941, what jazz piece performed by Duke Ellington and his 434 Entertainment orchestra became an instant hit? Take the A Train On the TV series Magnum, P.I., what was Roger Mosely‟s 435 Entertainment nickname? T.C. Who was the second black woman to be crowned Miss 436 Entertainment America? Suzette Charles In his role in the movie Guess Who‟s Coming to Dinner, Sidney 437 Entertainment Poitier practiced what profession? Surgeon What was the first record company to market rap music to the 438 Entertainment national audience? Sugar Hill Records Alice Walker advised what movie director during the film 439 Entertainment production of her best selling book, The Color Purple ? 440 Entertainment Who became Hollywood‟s first Black millionaire actor? Stepin Fetchit Actress Nichelle Nichols is best known for her role in what 441 Entertainment television series? Star Trek 442 Entertainment What is MC Hammer‟s real name? Stanley Kirk Burrell In 1972, was nominated for Best Actress for her 443 Entertainment performance in what film? Sounder What will be the longest, continuously running, first-run 444 Entertainment syndicated television program until at least 2016? Soul Train In 1989, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees included , , Otis Redding, and this gospel quartet that once featured Sam Cooke. What is the name of the 445 Entertainment gospel group? Soul Stirrers What was the name of the music and dance television show 446 Entertainment hosted by Marilyn McCoo? Solid Gold

These artists helped create the music style were inducted 447 Entertainment into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. Name the group. Sly & the Family Stone During Paul Robeson‟s appearance in Emperor Jones, he was 448 Entertainment asked to whistle, but he did what instead? Sing Born in 1957, what is the full name of the director of the movie Shelton Jackson "Spike" 449 Entertainment Do the Right Thing? Lee What TV comedy show made Eddie Murphy a household 450 Entertainment name? Saturday Night Live 451 Entertainment What was Louis Armstrong‟s nickname? Satchmo What multi-faceted entertainer and 1960s star of Broadway's Golden Boy began his career on the vaudeville stage at age 452 Entertainment three? Sammy Davis, Jr. Who was the first black entertainer to sleep in the White 453 Entertainment House? Sammy Davis, Jr. The popular sitcom Amos 'n' Andy originally aired as a radio 454 Entertainment program with what name? Page 19 of 72 Sam 'n' Henry 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, who 455 Entertainment recorded the number one 1957 hit "You Send Me"? Sam Cooke This hip-hop mogul has a record label, clothing line, beverage and movie production companies. He initiated the careers of LL 456 Entertainment Cool J and Will Smith. Who is he? Russell Simmons What was the name of the first hip-hop group to break into the 457 Entertainment mainstream American culture in the early 1980s? Run-DMC In 1986, Dexter Gordan was nominated for an Oscar for his 458 Entertainment performance in what film? Round Midnight What actor and stand up comedian warned others of the 459 Entertainment dangers of drug abuse after his own near death experience? 460 Entertainment What is ‟s given name? Richard Pennington 461 Entertainment For what type of music was Bob Marley famous? Reggae 462 Entertainment What was John Elroy Stanford‟s stage name? 463 Entertainment Howard Rollins received an Oscar nomination for what movie? Ragtime What is the stage name of female rapper and actress Dana 464 Entertainment Owens? In 2003 she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best 465 Entertainment Supporting Actress in the film Chicago. Who is she? Queen Latifah Which rap artist founded Flavor Unit Records and Management 466 Entertainment that handles rap and new-style rhythm and blues groups? Queen Latifah 467 Entertainment In what 1984 movie did artist Prince have a starring role? Purple Rain Name the hip-hop group that created the theme song “Fight the 468 Entertainment Power” to Spike Lee‟s film Do The Right Thing. Public Enemy What instrument did Count Basie play, while leading his group 469 Entertainment ”The Count Basie Orchestra”? Piano (or organ) 470 Entertainment What musical instrument did Nat King Cole play? Piano What is the name of Debbie Allen‟s sister who appeared on the 471 Entertainment Cosby Show? Phylicia Rashad Bill Cosby, Will Smith and Kobe Bryant were born in “the city of 472 Entertainment brotherly love.” What is the name of the city? Philadelphia What song has become Count Basie‟s theme song and was 473 Entertainment later recorded by many different music groups? One O‟clock Jump What was the name of the famous jazz band Louis Armstrong 474 Entertainment joined in Chicago in 1922? Oliver‟s Creole Jazz Band 475 Entertainment In 1950 Sidney Poitier made his film debut in what movie? No Way Out Who was the first Black American master of ceremonies of a 476 Entertainment nationally televised show? Nipsey Russell The Cotton Club, The Savoy, and Small‟s Paradise were major among what type of social venue during the Harlem 477 Entertainment Renaissance? Nightclubs 478 Entertainment In what city was Louis Armstrong born? New Orleans Who won a Grammy Award in 1992 for “Unforgettable”, a 479 Entertainment musical tribute to her late father? Natalie Cole What was the name of the first successful TV variety show 480 Entertainment starring a Black American? Nat King Cole Show Initially popular with his jazz trio, he shifted to mainstream pop music and achieved international acclaim along with a bit of criticism for that shift and for playing segregated clubs in the South. Name this popular entertainer whose variety show aired 481 Entertainment in 1956. Nat King Cole

Page 20 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Influenced by pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines, he was interested in music early on and played piano and sang in the church choir. His first hit was "Straighten Up and Fly Right", based on one of 482 Entertainment his father's sermons. Name him. Nat King Cole 483 Entertainment Who was the star of the 1977 movie The Greatest? Muhammad Ali Originally dubbed Tamla Records in 1959, what highly successful record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. incorporate in 484 Entertainment 1960? Motown Records 485 Entertainment What is the music-related nickname of Detroit, Michigan? Motown 486 Entertainment What was “Ma” Rainey‟s nickname? Mother of the Blues Which rapper known for such albums as Black on Both Sides began rhyming at age nine in his hometown of Brooklyn, New 487 Entertainment York? Mos Def The Queen of Soul recorded how many 488 Entertainment albums? More than 50 For what film did Halle Berry win an Academy Award for Best 489 Entertainment Actress in 2001? Monster‟s Ball What is the name of the singer-dancer who performed the 490 Entertainment “Moonwalk” in the 1980s? Who played the role of the Scarecrow in the movie version of 491 Entertainment The Wiz ? Michael Jackson What pop rock star devoted much of his life and music to his 492 Entertainment belief that “children are our future”? Michael Jackson In 1984, what Black American singer won eight Grammy 493 Entertainment Awards? Michael Jackson What movie is based on the events of the life of Navy master 494 Entertainment diver Carl M. Brashear? Men of Honor In 1912, W.C. Handy, father of the blues, published what song, 495 Entertainment one of the first to be published on sheet music? Memphis Blues 496 Entertainment Who is called the “queen of hip-hop soul?” Mary J. Blige Who was the female lead singer of 5th Dimension, a popular 497 Entertainment group of the 1960s and 1970s? Marilyn McCoo What early 20th century artist was the first blues singer to have 498 Entertainment a recording contract? Mamie Smith What actor played the role of Bill Cosby‟s son Theo on The 499 Entertainment Cosby Show? Malcolm-Jamal Warner 500 Entertainment What musical artist released the hit album Power of Love ? Luther Vandross This trumpet player was also a vocalist and was the first to use 501 Entertainment a technique known as scat singing. What was his name? Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong What famous singer hosts the annual Parade of Stars in order 502 Entertainment to raise money for the United Negro College Fund? Lou Rawls What was the given name of popular comedienne and pioneer 503 Entertainment of African-American vaudeville, Moms Mabley? Loretta Mary Aiken 504 Entertainment James Todd Smith is the given name of what rapper/actor? LL Cool J 505 Entertainment Who played the character of “Denise” in the Cosby Show? Lisa Bonet What was the given name of Stepin Fetchit, the first black actor Lincoln Theodore Monroe 506 Entertainment to become a millionaire? Andrew Perry In 1963 Sidney Poitier became the first Black American to win 507 Entertainment the Best Actor Oscar for his role in what film? Lillie‟s of the Field Chic had five records during the Disco era. Three of them went 508 Entertainment gold. Name the 1978 record that went platinum. Le Freak 509 Entertainment Billie Holiday‟s life was the subject of what famous film? Lady Sings the Blues Page 21 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER What does the nickname of rapper and actor LL Cool J stand 510 Entertainment for? Ladies Love Cool James Who played the role of Dwayne Wayne on the TV series A 511 Entertainment Different World? Kadeem Hardison Who was regarded as a master guitar player and developed a 512 Entertainment program for learning the guitar? Justin Howard She witnessed the East St. Louis riots in 1917 and immigrated to France just six years later. She was a singer, dancer, nightclub owner and a member of the French resistance during 513 Entertainment World War II. Name this popular entertainer. Josephine Baker 514 Entertainment Who was the leader of the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band? Joseph Oliver Who was the first Black American musician to perform concert 515 Entertainment tours? Joseph Douglass Born in 1968, who directed such films as Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Baby Boy, and 2 Fast 2 516 Entertainment Furious? John Singleton 517 Entertainment What was the given name of comedian Redd Foxx? John Elroy Sanford 518 Entertainment What was Dizzy Gillespie‟s real name? John Burks Gillespie

Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, what guitar and harmonica 519 Entertainment player worked with "Sonny Boy" Williamson and Muddy Waters? John Brim What famous singer played guitar for Little Richard before 520 Entertainment starting his solo career? Jimi Hendrix Gooding, Jr., a Bronx native, won the award for Best 521 Entertainment Supporting Actor in 1996 for what film? Jerry Maguire 522 Entertainment What was Ferdinand Morton‟s nickname? Jelly Roll Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie Star 523 Entertainment Wars? His style of funk music and dance led the way for Disco and . Known as the “hardest working man in show business” 524 Entertainment and "the godfather of soul," who is he? James Brown What Kentucky native and martial artist starred in the films 525 Entertainment Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones? James "Jim" Kelly 526 Entertainment What is the surname of singers LaToya, Janet, and Michael? Jackson 527 Entertainment What Black American female comic was known as “Moms”? Jackie Mabley 528 Entertainment Name the singer whose nickname is “Little Moses.” Isaac Hayes Keenan Ivory Wayans is the producer of what TV comedy 529 Entertainment show? In Living Color wrote a full length score for what Hollywood 530 Entertainment movie? In Cold Blood In 1991 there were eight inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame including a husband and wife duo who sang “Proud Mary” 531 Entertainment in 1969. Who are they? Ike and Tina Turner 532 Entertainment What Gloria Gaynor hit won her a platinum record in 1979? I Will Survive Bill Cosby won two Emmy Awards in the 1960s for his 533 Entertainment performance in what TV series? I Spy Count Basie won his first Grammy Award in 1963 for 534 Entertainment instrumental arrangement of what song? I Can‟t Stop Loving You What Motown song writer/producer trio was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Rock and Roll Hall of 535 Entertainment Fame in 1990? Holland, Dozier, & Holland What song recorded by Louis Armstrong became the nation‟s 536 Entertainment number on record in 1964? Page 22 of 72 Hello Dolly 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER What was the name of the group that sang the platinum record 537 Entertainment “Boogie Nights” in 1977? Heatwave Who was the first Black American woman to win an Academy 538 Entertainment Award? Hattie McDaniel

539 Entertainment In 1959, who became the first black to receive an Emmy award? Harry Belafonte What company produced the 1989 television miniseries The 540 Entertainment Women of Brewster Place ? Harpo Productions This former beauty queen from Ohio started her career as a . In 2001 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. 541 Entertainment Who is she? Halle Berry Musician and Hopkinsville native John Brim taught himself to 542 Entertainment play what two instruments? Guitar and harmonica Sidney Poitier starred in a famous movie about an interracial Guess Who‟s Coming to 543 Entertainment marriage. What was the name of the movie? Dinner What was the name of the first screenplay produced by a Black 544 Entertainment American woman? Georgia, Georgia This talented blues singer/artist was blind at an early age, raised chickens in his childhood, and taught himself to play music. Fusing spirituals with folk music, he developed his own style of guitar playing with unusual chord progressions – partially due to a hand injury – that became his trademark. 545 Entertainment Name him. Gary Davis

546 Entertainment What actor played Charlie “Bird” Parker in the 1988 movie Bird? Raised in Detroit's Brewster-Douglas housing project, name two Florence Ballard, Mary of the founding members of The Supremes, Motown Records' Wilson, , and 547 Entertainment most commercially successful act to date. Betty McGlown 548 Entertainment What is Clerow Wilson, Jr.‟s stage name? Flip Wilson Nell Carter appeared in the 1980s version of Ain't Misbehavin' 549 Entertainment whose title song was composed in 1929 by whom? Fats Waller Whose well known songs include “Ain‟t That a Shame, “I‟m 550 Entertainment Walkin”, and “Poor Me”? Fats Domino What is the nickname of pianist and singer-songwriter Antoine 551 Entertainment Dominique Domino? Fats 552 Entertainment What song was the first hit for Gladys Knights and the Pips? Every Beat of My Heart What two actress played the roll of Beulah, a housekeeper in the 1950s television spin-off of the radio show Fibber McGee Ethel Waters and Louise 553 Entertainment and Molly? Beavers What Black American jazz pianist and composer is known for 554 Entertainment the ballad Misty and 1955 recording Concert by the Sea ? Erroll Louis Garner Famed jazz singer Billie Holiday was born in 1915 with what 555 Entertainment name? Eleanora Fagan 556 Entertainment What was Duke Ellington‟s given name? Edward Kennedy Ellington 557 Entertainment Who starred in the box office hit Trading Places? Eddie Murphy 558 Entertainment Who starred in the blockbuster movie Beverly Hills Cop? Eddie Murphy

559 Entertainment Who was a sidekick on The Jack Benny Show? Eddie “Rochester” Anderson James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson were featured in what 560 Entertainment dramatic series from 1963 to 1964? East Side, West Side What 1989 movie won several Academy Awards, including Best 561 Entertainment Picture? Driving Miss Daisy Page 23 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER What was the name of the character played by Bill Cosby in The 562 Entertainment Cosby Show? Dr. Cliff Huxtable

Known in vaudeville as "The Black Venus," what Kentucky 563 Entertainment native created the Cake Walk dance with her husband Charles? Dora Dean What was the birth name of international vaudeville performer 564 Entertainment Dora Dean? Dora Babbige Donna Summer‟s “Love to Love You” was about The uncut versions of Donna Summer and Gloria Gaynor‟s fourteen minutes. Gloria records are around fourteen minutes and nineteen minutes, Gaynor‟s “Never Can Say respectively. What are the names of these Disco divas‟ records Goodbye” was about 565 Entertainment that lasted so long? nineteen minutes. From 1975 to 1980 this Disco star had eight gold records and 566 Entertainment two platinum records. Name her. Donna Summer Who was the creator, director, and host of the popular television 567 Entertainment show Soul Train from 1971 to 2006? Don Cornelius What famous musician‟s trademark was puffing cheeks and a 569 Entertainment trumpet bell that pointed skyward? Dizzy Gillespie 570 Entertainment Who is called “The Queen of the Blues”? Dinah Washington What Black American actress had roles in the movies A Raisin 571 Entertainment in the Sun and Blues for Mr. Charlie ? Diana Sands What performer was nominated for an Academy Award for Best 572 Entertainment Actress in the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues? Diana Ross The film Glory was based on America‟s first unit of black soldiers in the Civil War. Who won the award for Best 573 Entertainment Supporting Actor of this 1989 historical film? Denzel Washington 574 Entertainment What role did Jester Hairston play on the TV sitcom Amen? Deacon What Saturday Night Live alumnus co-starred with Eddie 575 Entertainment Murphy in the hit motion picture Trading Places? Dan Akroyd In the 1950s, Joe Williams's vocals were featured on what 576 Entertainment band's albums such as One O'Clock Jump ? Count Basie Orchestra Pianist Duke Ellington was a bandleader and a great composer who played at what famous New York City club from 1927 to 577 Entertainment 1931? Cotton Club 578 Entertainment Eddie Murphy played an African prince in what motion picture? Coming to America The television production of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman starred what actress who traced her family history from 579 Entertainment slavery to the Civil Rights era? Cicely Tyson 580 Entertainment Who starred in the movie A Woman Called Moses ? Cicely Tyson 581 Entertainment Who made the song “Johnny B Good” popular? Chuck Berry He got his break on in the 1960s for 582 Entertainment recording, dancing, and popularizing the twist. Name him. Chubby Checker Name the orchestra of which Ella Fitzgerald sang with and 583 Entertainment eventually became the leader. Chick Webb Orchestra began studying piano at age seven and Chicago Symphony 584 Entertainment performed with what orchestra in a young people‟s concert? Orchestra Evelyn King received gold records for her songs Shame (1978) and I Don’t Know If It’s Right (1979). What was this artist's 585 Entertainment nickname? Champagne 586 Entertainment Eartha Kitt played what role in the Batman series? Cat Woman

Page 24 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Born in Princeton, KY, what jazz pianist played with greats such as Woody Herman, Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane as well as for singers such as Diana Ross, Big Maybelle, and 587 Entertainment Dinah Washington? Bross Elvie Townsend, Jr.

In the mid-1970s what form of dancing where the dancer flipped 588 Entertainment and spinned developed from the Disco scene in the Bronx? Breakdancing Name the Grammy award-winning Philadelphia quartet that sold 589 Entertainment over 4 million copies of their album Cooley High Harmony? Boyz II Men 590 Entertainment B.B. King is noted for what type of music? Blues

591 Entertainment What New York City nightclub was named after Charlie Parker? Birdland What was the nickname of renowned jazz musician Charlie 592 Entertainment Parker? Bird Who composed Duke Ellington's orchestra‟s theme song, “Take 593 Entertainment the A Train” in 1941? Billy Strayhorn Portrayed by Diana Ross in the film Lady Sings the Blues, what was the name of the singer whose song “Strange Fruit” became 594 Entertainment her signature piece? Billie Holiday What famous female vocalist toured with “The Count Basie 595 Entertainment Orchestra”? Billie Holiday Considered the greatest blues singer of the 1920s, what artist 596 Entertainment was known as the “empress of the blues”? Bessie Smith 597 Entertainment “Ma” Rainey taught what singer how to sing the blues? Bessie Smith What non-performer, founder of Motown was inducted into the 598 Entertainment hall of fame in 1988 with and The Supremes? Berry Gordy, Jr. 599 Entertainment Robert Guillaume starred in what TV series? Benson

600 Entertainment What was the nickname of jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins? Bean Birthplace of Billie Holiday, Pennsylvania Avenue became the 601 Entertainment center of black life through the 1930s in what city? Baltimore 602 Entertainment Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”? Aretha Franklin What all-black situation comedy television show started as a radio program in the 1920s to 1950s whose actors were all 603 Entertainment white? Amos „n‟ Andy 604 Entertainment Vanessa Bell appeared on what soap opera? All My Children 605 Entertainment Who sang the theme song for the hit TV series Moonlighting? What platinum song was called the “Black National Anthem” in 606 Entertainment 1979? Ain‟t No Stoppin‟ Us Now In 1943, in what film did pianist Fats Waller perform and Stormy 607 Entertainment Weather portray Lena Horne singing the title song? Ain‟t Misbehavin‟ 608 Entertainment By what other name is jazz musician Fitz Jones known? Ahmad Jamal 609 Entertainment What was Ira Aldridge‟s profession? Actor Hazel Payne and Janice Johnson sang the platinum record “Boogie Oogie Oogie” in 1978. What is the name of their 610 Entertainment group? A Taste of Honey Sang by Diahann Carroll, this song was made popular in the 611 Entertainment film version of Porgy and Bess . Name it. “Summertime” 612 Entertainment What is the name of B.B. King‟s guitar? “Lucille”

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“Love to Love You” (1975), “I Feel Love” (1977), “Last Dance” (1978), “MacArthur Park” (1978), “Heaven Knows” (1979) with Brooklyn Dreams, “Hot Stuff” (1979), “Bad Girls” (1979), “Dim All the Lights” (1979), “On the Radio” (1980), and “The 613 Entertainment Name at least three songs recorded by Donna Summer. Wanderer” (1980). What recording, performed by Count Basie and sung by Frank Sinatra, was played on the moon by US Astronauts on July 20, 614 Entertainment 1969? “Fly Me to the Moon” What hit song made Ella Fitzgerald a national celebrity at the 615 Entertainment age of 20? “A Tisket, A Tasket” Well-known Jamaican reggae artist Bob Marley was inducted in 616 Entertainment the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in what year? 1994 In what year were Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown and Etta 617 Entertainment James inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? 1993 Bobby “Blue” Bland, Booker T. and the MG‟s, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and The Isley Brothers were inducted into the Rock 618 Entertainment and Roll Hall of Fame in what year? 1992 In what year were musical artists Louis Armstrong and Hank 619 Entertainment Ballard inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 1990 In What year did Driving Miss Daisy win the Oscar for Best 620 Entertainment Picture? 1989 621 Entertainment In what year did the cartoon strip Herb and Jamaal debut? 1989 In what year were The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and the Soul Stirrers inducted into the Rock and Roll 622 Entertainment Hall of Fame? 1989 In what year, were artists , B.B. King, , Jackie Wilson, and Aretha Franklin included into the 623 Entertainment Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? 1987 Robert Johnson, Sam Cooke, and were inducted 624 Entertainment into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in what year? 1986 625 Entertainment In what year did Quincy Jones win five ? 1983 In what year did the cable network BET begin broadcasting 626 Entertainment music videos? 1980 Robert "Bob" Johnson founded Black Entertainment Television Cable 627 Entertainment Network (BET) in what year? 1979 628 Entertainment The book Roots was made into a movie in what year? 1977 The “old school” rap group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 629 Entertainment Five was formed in what year? 1977 In what year did Lena Horne appear in the movie Stormy 630 Entertainment Weather? 1943 In what year was the movie Off to the Bloomingdale Asylum 631 Entertainment released? 1902 For how many weeks did Chubby Checker‟s hit song, The Twist, 632 Entertainment stay on the top 40 charts? 33 How many black artists were inducted into the Rock and Roll 633 Entertainment Hall of Fame in 1987? Page 26 of 72 12 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER What was the amount of the first royalty check for Berry Gordy, 634 Entertainment Jr., founder of Motown Records? $3.40 635 History What did William L. Still organize in 1880 for Black youth? YMCA 636 History Who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‟s executive assistant? Wyatt Tee Walker Woolworth‟s store in 637 History Where did the “sit-in” movement begin? Greensboro, North Carolina Won money in a lottery and 638 History How did Vessey gain his freedom in 1799? purchased his freedom This slave narrator was also an antislavery lecturer, novelist, dramatist 639 History and historian. Name him. William Wells Brown Who was the first black born in colonial America at Jamestown, 640 History Virginia? William Tucker Who helped form the “American Moral Reform Society”, which helped Blacks acquire farms and aided runaway slaves in their 641 History escape to ? William S. Whipper 642 History Who was honored as the pioneer of nonviolent protest? William S. Whipper Who was the first African American deputy sheriff in Christian 643 History County in 1968? William O. Dillard, Sr. The modern movement originated from the Azusa Street Revival held in in 1906 under the leadership of the black 644 History Holiness preacher? William J. Seymour What influential Congressman became Executive Director of 645 History the United Negro College Fund? William H. Gray, III William Edward Burghardt 646 History What was the full name of NAACP founder W.E.B. Du Bois? Du Bois Who was the first Black American to receive the Congressional 647 History ? William Carney In 1624 what was the first black child born in English America 648 History named? William Tucker Benjamin Banneker assisted in the survey of what major US 649 History city? Washington, DC

Initiated in 1905 to challenge Booker T. Washington‟s leadership and to protest against the and disenfranchisement of black voters, the Niagara Movement was W.E.B. Du Bois and William 650 History organized in Canada by what black middle-class intellectuals? Monroe Trotter What civil rights leader was co-founder of the NAACP and the 651 History Pan-African Movement? W.E.B Du Bois What state's government passed a law that formally recognized 652 History slavery as an institution in 1661? Virginia's In what state did Nat Turner lead a slave revolt that killed 55 653 History white people? Virginia Who was President of the United Negro College Fund and Chief 654 History Executive Officer of the ? , Jr. 655 History What state was the first to abolish slavery? Vermont

The first African American lawyer for a New Jersey State Farm Insurance firm, Ollen Hinnant was the first African American University of Kentucky Law 656 History inducted into what law school's Hall of Fame in 1997? School Page 27 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Universal Negro Improvement and What organization formed in 1914 by Marcus Garvey promoted Association and African 657 History racial pride and self improvement? Communities League What was the name of the network of hiding places which 658 History helped slaves to escape to freedom? to provide social services The 1890s was called the “women‟s era” in black history and promote racial and because of the rise of the black women‟s clubs and movement. gender equality for women 659 History For what reasons were these clubs and associations formed? in their communities What attorney argued the case Abbington v Board of Education of Louisville resulting in the Louisville School Board agreeing to cease teacher salary discrimination if Ms. Abbington agreed to 660 History drop her lawsuit? They were black people who left the South after Reconstruction who settled 661 History Who were the ? in Kansas in 1879 The students waited and left at the end of the day. The next two days students from the college and white students from a local women‟s college formed a “sit-in.” Since that In 1960 four students from Greensboro Agricultural incident many sit-ins were and Technical College in North Carolina sat at a whites-only organized throughout the lunch counter and asked to be served. The waitress refused. South to protest segregated 662 History What happened next? seating at public institutions. What was the first serious uprising among slaves took place in 1739 and resulted in passage of the Negro Act, which placed restrictions on the ability of slaves in to 663 History assemble and freely? The In the early nineteenth century many slaves were converted to Christianity during this national religious revival during 1790- the Second Great 664 History 1830 that occurred throughout the plantations of the South. Awakening What anti-slavery newspaper was founded by Frederick 665 History Douglass? The North Star In 1787 black Methodists Richard Allen and Absalom Jones established what nondenominational religious association and the Free African Society of 666 History mutual aid society? Philadelphia Nashville's first ordained African American minister, Nelson Merry founded what church of more than 2,000 members, the The First Colored Baptist 667 History largest church in Tennessee during his time? Church Inspired by the Atlanta child murders of the early 1980s, what The Evidence of Things Not 668 History James Baldwin book-length essay was published in 1985? Seen On January 1, 1863 what significant declaration did President The Emancipation 669 History Lincoln issue? Proclamation What native American tribe named James Beckwourth a chief 670 History and called him “Bull‟s Robe”? The Crow In 1870 the third black Methodist denomination was founded the Colored Methodist under what name later changed in 1954 to the Christian Episcopal Church in 671 History Methodist Episcopal Church in America? America Page 28 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER James Forma wrote what document that demanded $500 million to be collected from White churches and synagogues for 672 History payment of injustices suffered by Black Americans? The Black Manifesto What was the first learned society specifically devoted to the for the professional study of black history by Carter G. Woodson in Study of Negro Life and 673 History 1915? History the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in 1816 and the St. Thomas‟s Which two black churches emerged from the Free African African Episcopal Church in 674 History Society? 1794 Founded before the American Revolution on the William Byrd plantation near the Bluestone River in Mecklenburg, Virginia, the African Baptist or 675 History the first known was of what origin? “Bluestone” Church What term is used to describe the second leg of the triangular slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas between 676 History 1520 and 1860? The “Middle Passage” Who was the fourth chairman of the Student Non-Violent 677 History Coordinating Committee? In 1960, what did four Black American students do at a whites- 678 History only lunch counter to protest discrimination? Staged a sit-in In 1972, Gordon Parks received what prestigious award 679 History presented by the NAACP? Springarn Medal What ancient statue in Egypt has the head of a human and the 680 History body of a lion? Sphinx Slaves were known to revolt against the slave system. In 1739 South Carolina (twenty miles 681 History the Stono Rebellion occurred in what colony? west of Charleston) What orator delivered a powerful anti-slavery speech in 1851 at 682 History a convention on women‟s rights in Akron, Ohio? What preacher and abolitionist helped raise money for gifts for Civil War soldiers; gave rousing, inspirational anti-slavery speeches working with both black and white abolitionists; and 683 History helped African-Americans relocate to the North? Sojourner Truth The black cowboys that came with white landowners who settled 684 History in Texas were usually what class of people? Slaves Paul Cuffe established a lucrative trade partnership with what 685 History African country? Sierra Leone What was the name of the system in which Black Americans farmed someone else‟s land and received a split of the 686 History season‟s crop? Sharecropping What was the original reason for establishing the Black Panther 687 History Party? Self Defense What was the first southern city to integrate all of their public 688 History facilities? San Antonio, Texas 689 History Who was known as the “Black ”? Samuel Ward What Black American was Associate Director of the Peace 690 History Corps? Samuel Proctor Who was the first African American woman admitted to the 691 History Kentucky Bar? Sally J. Seals White 692 History What Black American sparked the “Montgomery Bus Boycott”? 693 History Who started the first Black American church in Vermont? Rodney S. Patterson 694 History With whom did the term “” originate? Richard Wright Page 29 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER He was born a slave in Philadelphia and purchased his freedom. He became the founder and bishop of the African 695 History Methodist Episcopal church in 1816. Who was he? Richard Allen Hopkinsville native, Raymond Burse earned what scholarship and attended the University of Oxford, majoring in organic 696 History and graduating in 1975? Rhodes Scholarship This minister‟s given name is Frederick Eikerenkoetter (I´keren- cotter). He established the United Christian Evangelistic Association in 1962 and was the first black minister with a 697 History television show. What is the name he is known by? Rev. Ike Who made a speech at the National Negro Convention in 1843 that made people regard him as one of the most militant 698 History abolitionists? Rev. Henry Garnet Known as the “dean of black preachers” he became pastor of Concord Baptist Church in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of 699 History Brooklyn, New York in 1948? Rev. Gardner C. Taylor The flag representing the Black Movement is comprised of what 700 History three colors? Red, Black, and Green What term describes the turbulent period of time marked by twenty-five race riots that began in the summer of 1919 and 701 History lasted until the end of the year? What do many historians call the period immediately following 702 History the Civil War? Reconstruction Born in Hopkinsville, KY, the youngest of the twelve children, what student athlete declined football scholarships to attend Centre College, where he majored in chemistry and math and 703 History graduated in 1973? Raymond M. Burse After Martin Luther King Jr‟s death, who succeeded him as the 704 History head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference? What civil rights leader and clergyman organized the famous 705 History “poor people‟s campaign” in Washington D.C.? Ralph Abernathy 706 History What did many associate with the term “Jim Crow”? Racial segregation During the 1960s, what erupted in Philadelphia, Chicago, and other major cities due to the turbulent social and political 707 History climate? Race riots 708 History Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863? President Abraham Lincoln George Washington commended what Black American woman 709 History for her literary achievements? Phillis Wheatley 710 History In what city was the first National Negro Convention held? Philadelphia

People who rode segregated 711 History Who were the “Freedom Riders”? buses and trains The "PUSH" in Operation PUSH, founded by Rev. Jesse People United to Serve 712 History Jackson, stand for what? Humanity What was the name of ‟s movement, which 713 History emphasized social equality? Peace Missions Founded in 1923 by Charles S. Johnson, the official publication 714 History of the National Urban League is called what? Opportunity Between 1915 and the mid-1920s approximately how many blacks left the rural South to urban areas of the North and the 715 History West as part of the Great Migration? one million In 1955 who became the first African American graduate of the 716 History University of Kentucky Law School?Page 30 of 72 Ollen B. Hinnant, II 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER 717 History The was founded in what California city? Oakland Dr. became the first Black American to win what 718 History prestigious award? Nobel Peace Prize 719 History What African country has the largest population? Nigeria 720 History In what city was Malcolm X arrested? New York City What city located in the Mississippi Delta has a blend of French, 721 History Spanish, Creole, African and English cultures? New Orleans What Kentucky slave freed in 1845 became the first ordained 723 History African American minister in Nashville, Tennessee? Nelson G. Merry Whitney Young advocated civil rights reform through what 724 History organization? National Urban League National Council of Negro 725 History was the president of what organization? Women Mary McLeod Bethune was the founder and president of what National Council of Negro 726 History national association? Women National Association for the Advancement of Colored 727 History In 1909 W.E.B. Du Bois co-founded what national organization? People (or NAACP) National Association for the What national organization was founded on President Lincoln‟s Advancement of Colored 728 History Birthday? People (or NAACP) National Association for the Advancement of Colored 729 History What does the acronym NAACP stand for? People 730 History In 1949, what religious movement did Malcolm X join? In 1841 Frederick Douglass began his career as an abolitionist 731 History orator in what town? Nantucket Who was the first African American missionary worker and an organizer of the Olivet Baptist Church, one of the largest African 732 History American churches in Chicago? Nancy Green Booker T. Washington was opposed to the founding of what 733 History organization in 1909? NAACP 734 History Who became the first woman to chair the NAACP? Myrlie Evers-Williams What famous narrative was written by Solomon Northrup, a 735 History fugitive slave? My Bondage & My Freedom By the time Thurgood Marshall reached the age of 40, what 736 History nickname had he earned from the press? Mr. Civil Rights What was the nickname given to Harriett Tubman because of 737 History her efforts to free the slaves? Moses Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. addressed a rally of about 20,000 738 History people in front of the capitol building in what city in 1965? Montgomery, Alabama What law prohibited slavery north and west of the 36-30 parallel 739 History within the Louisiana Territory? Missouri Compromise As of July 1, 2007, which state, at 38%, had the highest 740 History percentage black population? Mississippi 741 History What civil rights leader from Mississippi was slain in 1963? He worked for the NAACP and became the first field secretary in Jackson, Mississippi. He was shot in June 1963. Who was 742 History he? Medgar Evers 743 History In what state was Black nationalist Paul Cuffe born? Massachusetts Who founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935 744 History after six years of planning? Mary McLeod Bethune 745 History Who was referred to as “Black Mary”Page 31or of“Stagecoach 72 Mary”? Mary Fields 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Who is known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Struggle in 746 History California?” Mary Ellen Plesant

“Lifting as we climb” was the slogan of the National Association 747 History of Colored Women. Name the organization's first president. Mary Eliza Church Terrell Martin Luther King, Jr. What is the name of the memorial center of which Coretta Scott Center for Nonviolent 748 History King was Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer? Struggle She helped organize the National Federation of Afro-American Women in 1896 and was known as the “lady principal” of Margaret Murray 749 History Tuskegee. Who was this wife of Booker T. Washington? Washington Who was the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement 750 History Association? Marcus Garvey Who founded the first major Black American nationalist 751 History movement that called for Blacks to move back to Africa? Marcus Garvey What Black leader promoted a nationalist movement similar in 752 History concept to Paul Cuffe‟s? Marcus Garvey What famous march helped influence the Voting Rights Acts 753 History passed in August 1965? March on Selma After a trip to Mecca in 1964, this Muslim leader changed his 754 History name to El- Malik El-Shabazz. Who was he? Malcolm X What devoted follower of left the Nation of 755 History Islam in 1964 to form a militant group called Muslim Mosque? Malcolm X 756 History Who founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity? Malcolm X

What Black American allowed Gordon Parks and Life magazine 757 History to publish a major story on the Black Muslim Movement? Malcolm X 758 History What was Malcolm X‟s given name? Malcolm Little The Bible called her “The Queen of Sheba”. What was the 759 History African Queen called by her people? Makeda What was the name of the Indian leader who became a model for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‟s non-violent and peaceful 760 History movement? Mahatma Gandhi Many rural black Kentuckians came to what city in Kentucky 762 History after the Civil War to escape white vigilante groups? Louisville Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on the balcony of Lorraine Motel in Memphis, 763 History what hotel and city in 1968? Tennessee In 1831, the World Anti-Slavery Convention opened in what 764 History city? London Abolitionist published what periodical in 765 History 1831? Liberator was arrested and executed in 1800 for what 766 History reason? Leading a slave revolt Which black town in New Jersey was originally named Free 767 History Haven? Lawnside Who was the first African-American postmaster in Kentucky and 768 History the second in the United States? Laura Young 769 History Jorno Kenyatta was a leader of what country? Kenya Which state was the first in the South to have trained African American librarians and the first to have a library training 770 History program for African American librarians in 1912? Kentucky

Page 32 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER What woman, born in Hancock County, KY, became the first African American switchboard operator at the U.S. Post Office 772 History in South Bend, Indiana in 1959? Julia E. Jackson Aikens What dictator attended one of Marion Anderson‟s 773 History performances? Joseph Stalin What indentured servant testified at a trial of a white man in 1624 after proving was a free man because he was baptized in 774 History England in 1612? John Phillip

What Chicago abolitionist led a 12 year campaign to abolish the 775 History Illinois Black Laws that denied Black American the right to vote? John Jones Who wrote From Slavery to Freedom , a comprehensive book 776 History on the history of Black Americans? Franklin What White abolitionist urged Frederick Douglass to join the 777 History attack on Harper‟s Ferry? John Brown Who started the Gold Medal Awards, later named for him, which recognized the highest or noblest achievement by a Black 778 History American? Joel E. Springarn In the late nineteenth century there was a system of laws that enforced racial discrimination in the United States. What was it 779 History called? Jim Crow Who founded an economic program called “The People United 780 History to Save Humanity”? In 1984, who negotiated the release of Lieutenant Robert 781 History Goodman, a prisoner held captive in Syria? Jesse Jackson What famous Black American founded the National Rainbow 782 History Coalition and Operation PUSH? Jesse Jackson Who said, “Every race and every nation should be judged by 783 History the best it has been able to produce, not by the worst?" James Weldon Johnson Who was the founder of CORE, the Congress of Racial 784 History Equality? James Farmer Ordained in 1854, who was the first black Roman Catholic priest 785 History and bishop in the United States? James Augustine Healy Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), founded a monthly magazine entitled Black 786 History Man in what country? Jamaica 787 History Where was Marcus Garvey born? Jamaica It was the headquarters of all Black regiments including the Buffalo Soldiers for 20 788 History What is the significance of Fort Huachuca (Hoo´-a-chu´-ka)? years It was controlled by slave 789 History What was significant about the slave ship “Amistad”? mutineers It was a campaign in the South to register black people to vote during the 790 History What was “Freedom Summer?” summer of 1964. It demanded economic and employment opportunities 791 History What was the purpose of the 1963 March on Washington? as well as civil rights.

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It banned the “white primary” What was the significance of the 1944 US Supreme Court ruling which prevented Blacks in 792 History in Smith v. Allwright? the south from voting It abolished slavery in the What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation issued rebel states but not in the 793 History by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863? border states Elijah Muhammad traveled throughout the United States 794 History spreading the teachings of what religious movement? Islam What was Sojourner Truth‟s name when she was a slave in 795 History Ulster County, New York? Isabella Baumfree In 1990, Jesse Jackson negotiated the release of 300 hostages 796 History held in what country? Iraq Who lost her teaching job due to a lawsuit against her for refusing to give up her seat in a railroad car marked “Whites 797 History Only”? Ida B. Wells What Jesse Jackson chant was repeated by his supporters with 798 History a feeling of pride? I Am Somebody Huey P. Newton and Bobby 799 History Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party? Seale As leader of the boycott organization in Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his initial civil rights 800 History address at what church in Montgomery in 1955? Holt Street Baptist Church Which Presbyterian minister delivered a militant speech entitled “An Address to the Slaves of the United States” in 1843 at the 801 History National Negro Convention in Buffalo, New York? What happened to Denmark Vessey after he was convicted of 802 History raising an insurrection against slave owners? He was hanged He is an essayist, public speaker, social activist, 803 History Who is ? author, and professor.

804 History Why was army hero Colonel John Pershing called “Black Jack”? He commanded a Black Unit

Who sang spiritual songs to communicate with slaves she 805 History intended to take north to freedom on the Underground Railroad? What New York City neighborhood was known as the “Negro 806 History capital of the world”? Harlem Nat Turner was executed on November 11, 1831, for his participation in a slave revolt. What method of execution was 807 History used? Hanging In 1961, W.E.B. Du Bois renounced his US citizenship and 808 History became a citizen of what country? Located on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, what town became the first African American community in Monroe County, KY, in 809 History 1846? Freetown, Kentucky In 1961 groups of black and white volunteers traveled together on bus trips in the South to test desegregation of buses and 810 History restaurants. By what name was this group known? Freedom Riders In 1865 Congress established a relief agency to administer to 811 History the needs of former slaves. What was it called? Freedmen‟s Bureau What is the given name of Rev. Ike, the first black minister with Frederick Eikerenkoetter 812 History a television show? Page 34 of 72 (I´keren-cotter) 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” was a speech delivered in Rochester, New York in 1852 by what abolitionist 813 History orator? Frederick Douglass 814 History Who is often called “The father of the Civil Rights Movement”? Frederick Douglass Born in 1916, who served as the first president of the 815 History Hopkinsville civic group Pioneers, Inc.? Francis E. Whitney How many months would a slave ship usually stay on the African coast to wait for available Africans, food supplies, and 816 History the health of the Africans and crew? Four to six months Who financed and built the “Emancipation Statue” in 817 History Washington, DC‟s Lincoln Park in 1879? Former Slaves Former president of the 818 History Who was Joel E. Spingharn? NAACP 819 History How many books did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. write? Five First black president of the 820 History For what is Gloria Dean Randle Scott remembered? Girl Scouts of America Frederick Douglass provided a powerful voice for human rights and fought for the ratification of what amendment that 821 History guaranteed all citizens the right to vote, regardless of race? Fifteenth Amendment In the 1930s this federal organization compiled testimonies of over 2,500 former slaves in 17 states that were published in the 822 History 1970s. Name the organization. Federal Writers Project 823 History is celebrated during what month? February Who was the first American born Black man to be ordained a 824 History Roman Catholic priest? Father Tolton What religious leader set up “Peace Missions” throughout the 825 History country? Father Divine 826 History Who was recognized as the “First Lady of Civil Rights”? Fannie Lou Hamer 827 History describes what African celebration? Fall Harvest 828 History Who was the first Black American Catholic Archbishop? Eugene A. Marino What was the Indian name of Chicago at the time of Jean 829 History Baptiste Pointe du Sable‟s settlement? Eschikagou Escaping to Chicago via the 830 History Barney Ford, a former slave, gained his freedom by doing what? Underground Railroad Whose series Political Satires were published in the Kentucky 831 History New Era from 1908-1912? Ephraim Poston The first wife of W.C. Handy, what Kentucky native died of a brain hemorrhage at New York City's Knickerbocker Hospital 833 History due to a clerk's hour-long delay in admitting her? Elizabeth P. Handy 834 History What was Elijah Muhammad‟s given name? Elijah Poole He was born Elijah Poole. What was this Muslim leader‟s 835 History Islamic name? Elijah Muhammad Who was the spiritual leader of the Nation of Islam from 1934 to 836 History 1975? Elijah Muhammad How many Southern states seceded from the Union to form the 837 History Confederate States of America in 1861? Eleven 838 History Cleopatra was considered a beautiful queen of what country? Egypt What Louisville native penned three books in 1964: The Negro politician, his success and failure ; Martin Luther King: the 839 History peaceful warrior ; and The SCLC Story ? Edward T. Clayton Hartshorn Memorial College was established in the basement of Ebenezer Baptist Church (in 840 History what Baptist church in 1883? Richmond, Virginia) Page 35 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER President presented the Presidential Medal of 841 History Freedom in 1969 to what great musician? Duke Ellington He became pastor of Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem in 1967. In the 1960s he was Executive Director of the Southern 842 History Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Who is he? Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Who was the first Black American to receive the Nobel Peace 843 History Prize in 1950? Dr. Ralph Bunche On January 3, 1964, who did Time Magazine name as the first 844 History Black American “Man of the Year”? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 845 History Who founded the Southern Leadership Conference? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a Baptist minister and civil rights advocate of the 1950s and 1960s. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. 846 History Who was he? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 847 History Who received the NAACP Key of Life Award in 1988? Dorothy Height Dexter Avenue Baptist 848 History What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‟s first church? Church Rodeos were common around the 1880s and black cowboys were a part of it. The most famous of the black cowboys was 849 History Nat Love. He was known as who? Deadwood Dick What would have been a typical dinner for frontier explorer 850 History James Beckwourth? Course grained buffalo meat 851 History What is the name of Dr. Martin Luther King‟s widow? Coretta Scott King What led to a significant exodus of African American residents Collapse of the tobacco 852 History from Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1904? market What famous Black American woman dedicated her life to finding her lost family, which had been separated by slave 853 History owners? Clara Brown The word “” was first used during the aftermath of 854 History what war? Civil War Key provisions of what federal legislation include Equal Employment Opportunity, Public Accommodation, Desegregation of Public Facilities, Desegregation of Public 855 History Education and Voting Rights? The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed by Congress. It Citizenship and “equal 856 History guaranteed what to the former slaves? benefits of all laws” In 1822, where did Denmark Vessey plan to launch an attack in 857 History an effort to release Blacks from bondage? Charleston, South Carolina During the transatlantic slave trade, which two cities had the Charleston and New York 858 History largest slave trade depots? City 859 History Who founded the Church of God in Christ in 1907? Charles Harrison Mason Character in popular minstrel shows of the 19th 860 History From where did the term “Jim Crow” originate? Century This historian founded many journals, among them was the 861 History Journal of Negro History in 1916. Carter G. Woodson Who is known as the “Father of Negro History” documenting African-American stories and achievements through use of innovative research approaches including legal records, diaries and oral histories – methods that have since been widely 862 History adopted by historians? Carter G. Woodson

Page 36 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Name the founder of the quarterly publication Journal of Negro History and Negro History Week (now Black History Month) who also established the first historical society devoted exclusively 863 History to research on the black American. Carter G. Woodson Who served on the board of directors of the NAACP for 36 864 History years? Carl J. Murphy Henry Bibb was a fugitive slave narrator and journalist. He 865 History emigrated to what country? Canada After uncovering stolen evidence and crusading for justice, Myrlie Evers-Williams was able to see whose sentencing for the 866 History murder of Medgar Evers in 1994? Byron De La Beckwith During the transatlantic slave trade, the largest numbers of 867 History Africans were imported to what three countries? Brazil, Jamaica, and Black revolutionary led colonial forces during 868 History what conflict in 1770? Massacre 869 History In what city is the Crispus Attucks Monument located? Boston Who was the first black American to be depicted on a US 870 History postage stamp? Booker T. Washington A 50 cent coin was introduced in 1946 that honored what 871 History famous Black American? Booker T. Washington This man presented the speech "Atlanta's Exposition Address" 872 History at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta in 1895. Name him. Booker T. Washington 873 History What was Marcus Garvey‟s nickname? Black Moses 874 History Prince Hall was the first Grand Master of what group? Black Masons What slogan called for recognition of the cultural achievements 875 History of Black Americans? Black Indians who lived with 876 History Who were John Horse and John Caesar? the Seminole Enacted in 1865 and 1866 and restricting freed slaves from renting or purchasing property, what laws limited the movement 877 History of the freed slaves? Black Codes What term referred to the large Black population in the Southern 878 History cotton growing states? Black Belt 879 History Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984? Bishop Desmond Tutu 880 History Who retired as Executive Director of the NAACP in 1993? 881 History Who did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. call “My Spiritual Advisor”? Benjamin E. Mays For what were George Washington and Sabrien Bates Being cowboys who rode 882 History remembered? with Billy the Kid What was the title of W.E.B. Du Bois‟s 1946 address delivered 883 History at the closing session of the Southern Youth Legislature? Behold the Land Fugitive slaves from Kentucky crossed the Ohio River and 884 History arrived into the town of Ripley, Ohio to do what? Become free What were the holding pens which kept the enslaved Africans 885 History until they were transported called? Barracoons Who was an early pioneer in and a conductor of the 886 History Underground Railroad? Barney Ford Who was the first black president of the prestigious legal 887 History publication Harvard Law Review ? Barack Hussein Obama, II What movement did Marcus Garvey believe to be the answer to 888 History the problems of Black Americans? Back to Africa

Page 37 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER What date is noted as the day when Western Kentucky African Americans learned that slavery had ended and, therefore, is a day of celebration for families in communities such as Paducah 889 History and Crofton, Kentucky? August 8 (or 8th of August) 890 History Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in what city in 1929? Atlanta, Georgia Who helped to organize the first “Negro Baptist” church in the 891 History American colonies in Savannah, Georgia? Andrew Bryan How many people attended the historic March on Washington an estimated 250,000 892 History held on August 28, 1963? people An autobiographical account dictated or written by former 893 History What is a slave narrative? slaves What was the name of the first national Black convention that American Society of Free 894 History was organized by Richard Allen in 1830? Persons of Color This former slave received a degree in Theology. He was also appointed chaplain to the all-black Twenty-fourth Infantry by 895 History President Grover Cleveland in 1886. Who was he? Allen Allensworth In 1897, an organization called the American Negro Academy 896 History started under whose leadership? Alexander Crummell Who became the first Black American awarded a Rhodes 897 History Scholarship in 1940? Alain Leroy Locke A slave ship called “Clothilde” (Clōtilda) was the last ship to 898 History arrive in American. Where did it land? Alabama Richard Allen was the first bishop of what is now the oldest Black established church in the United States. What is the African Methodist Episcopal 899 History name of the church? Church He was a minister of Abyssinian Baptist Church, a 900 History congressman, and a civil rights advocate. Who was he? Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. 901 History Who was the first Black minister ordained in America? Absalom Jones It is estimated that how many Africans survived the transatlantic slave trade in the early sixteenth century to the mid-nineteenth 902 History century? about ten million What lawsuit, the third filed by the NAACP, was filed in Federal District Court in 1940 on behalf of an African American teacher Abbington v Board of 904 History who received 15% less salary than white teachers? Education of Louisville a militant spokesman for 905 History Who was Martin R. Delaney? Black liberation What did Paul Cuffe want to establish for Black Americans in 906 History the early 1800s? a homeland in Africa 907 History Who was “Big Jim” Simpson? A fiddle playing cowboy 6 (Mississippi 38%, Louisiana 32%, Georgia 31%, Maryland 30%, South Blacks made up more than one-fourth of the population in how Carolina 29%, and Alabama 908 History many states by July 1, 2007? 27%) 910 History How many slaves were freed at the end of the Civil War? 4 million 912 History In what three years was Harlem hit with race riots? 1935, 1943 and 1964 When was Denmark Vessey‟s army of Blacks organized to fight 1822 (forty years before the 913 History slavery? Civil War)

Phillis Wheatley came to the US from west Africa at age seven 914 History or eight. How long did it take her to learn the ? 16 months Page 38 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER “Free at last, free at last; thank God almighty, ….” Complete Dr. 915 History Martin Luther King, Jr.‟s “I Have a Dream” speech. “… we are free at last.”

916 History In what year did all 50 states recognize Martin Luther King Day? 1993 Sparked by the state court acquittal of four police officers involved in the Rodney King beating, the Los Angeles Riot were 917 History sparked in what year? 1992 In what year was a national holiday proclaimed commemorating 918 History Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‟s birthday? 1983 919 History The Miami Race Riot happened in what year? 1980 920 History In what year did “Black History Month” officially begin? 1976 921 History In what year was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated? 1968 Atlanta, Newark, Washington, D.C. and Detroit had race riots in 922 History what year? 1967 923 History The infamous Watts race riots occurred in what year? 1965 924 History What year was Malcolm X assassinated? 1964 In what year was Civil Rights Leader Medgar Evers 925 History assassinated? 1963 926 History The historic “March on Washington” occurred in what year? 1963 927 History Birmingham had race riot violence in the spring of what year? 1963 What year did Jesse Gray lead 30,000 people to strike for 928 History needed apartment repairs in New York City? 1963 929 History In what year did the “Greensboro Four” stage their first sit in? 1960 In what year did the US Supreme Court outlaw segregation of 930 History dining cars? 1950 931 History The Congress of Racial Equality was founded in what year? 1942 In what year did Alain Leroy Locke become the first Black 932 History American to be awarded the Rhodes Scholarship? 1940 933 History In what year was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. born? 1929 934 History In what year was the Tulsa Race Riot? 1921 Chicago; Washington, D.C.; Longview, Texas; Knoxville, Tennessee; Omaha, Nebraska; and Elaine, all faced 935 History race riots in what year? 1919 The NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was organized in what year with blacks and 936 History whites as members? 1909 In what year did Black attorney John Swett Rock practice before 937 History the U.S. Supreme Court? 1865 938 History In what year did the United States abolish slavery? 1865 In what year did the Emancipation Proclamation become 939 History effective? 1863 940 History In what year was the Fugitive Slave Law passed? 1850 In what year did Macon B. Allen become the first Black 941 History American lawyer? 1845 In what year did Congress pass the Missouri Compromise, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western 942 History territories? 1820

943 History How old was Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was assassinated? 39 Carl J. Murphy served on the Board of Directors of the NAACP 944 History for how many years? 36

Page 39 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to the South to rescue 945 History Black slaves? 19 In 1910 the black population made up what percentage of the 946 History total United States population of nearly 93.5 million people? 10.70% Politics & What was the first war in which blacks served in every branch of 947 Military the U.S. armed forces? World War II Politics & President honored the 761st Tank Battalion, an all 948 Military black unit, for fighting in what war? World War II Politics & In May 1941, the 758th Tank Battalion was the first African 949 Military American tank battalion to fight in which war? World War II After his service in what war was Christian County native Elder Watson Diggs instrumental in having the Indiana constitution Politics & amended to permit Negro enlistment in the Indiana National 950 Military Guard? World War I Politics & What war led to conclude that an army should not 951 Military enter into combat unless it had a clear objective? Politics & In 1942, what branch of the U.S. armed forces became the last 952 Military to admit blacks? U.S. Marine Corps Inducted into the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Hall Politics & of Fame in 2005, Robert Coleman was a veteran of what branch 953 Military of the U.S. armed services? U.S. Air Force They were distressed over Politics & Many civil rights leaders were opposed to the war in Vietnam for the high rate of casualties 954 Military what reason? among the black troops. Before the end of World War I, more than 4,000 black women Politics & had enlisted in the Army to serve in support roles. They were the Women‟s Army Corps 955 Military known collectively as what? (or WAC) Born in Kentucky, Carl Maxie Brashear, the first African Politics & American Navy master diver, lost the lower part of his left leg in 956 Military an accident on what naval ship? the USS Hoist Politics & Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was the first black general of which 957 Military branch of the U.S. Armed Forces? the U.S. Army Politics & The Twenty-fourth Infantry 958 Military What was the largest black unit in the Korean War? Regiment What black support unit drove supplies by truck to advancing American forces and also performed yeoman service during the Politics & Battle of the 959 Military Bulge in 1944? The Red Ball Express Dorie Miller, a mess man with the Navy, manned a machine gun without experience and shot down four enemy aircrafts during Politics & the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1942, he was awarded what honor 960 Military for this heroic action? the Navy Cross Under the command of Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the 332nd destroyed 111 planes in the air and 150 on the ground while Politics & never losing a single bomber. They were awarded what honor the Distinguished Flying 961 Military for the service? Cross the Croix de Guerre, the distinguished French Politics & What awards did the French government present to the black decoration, or Legions of 962 Military soldiers and their battalions for bravery and courage? Merit During the American Revolution, Black soldiers fought with Politics & which two organizations as pilots, gunner‟s mates, boatswain‟s the Continental Navy and 963 Military mates, and manned the coastal galleys?Page 40 of 72 the Continental Army 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER The NAACP pressured President Woodrow Wilson‟s Politics & administration to establish what officer‟s training school for The Colored Officers‟ 964 Military blacks at Fort Dodge, in Des Moines, Iowa? Training Camp (or COTC) Politics & What was the only African American military women's unit to go 965 Military overseas during World War II? the 6888th Postal Unit Politics & Commissioned in 1943, the first group of black naval officers 966 Military were known as what? the “Golden Thirteen” Politics & What did Pompey Lamb do to help aid the American 967 Military Revolutionary War effort? Spy Politics & William H. Carney received the Congressional Medal of Honor 968 Military for his participation in what war? Spanish American War Politics & 969 Military Who was the first Black American admiral in the US Navy? Samuel L Gravely, Jr. During the Civil War, he was the black pilot who sailed a Politics & Confederate steamer out of Charleston, South Carolina and 970 Military delivered it to the Union Navy in 1862. Robert Smalls Born in Kentucky, who was the first African American to die in Politics & World War II, during the bombing of Clark Field in the 971 Military Philippines? Robert H. Brooks Politics & Who was the only accredited Black American war 972 Military correspondent in World War I? Ralph Waldo Tyler The last units of U.S. troops came home from Vietnam in the Politics & spring of 1973. Who was the president of the United States at 973 Military that time? President Richard M. Nixon

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., a member of the , was Politics & the first black general of the Air Force. He was instrumental in 974 Military getting what president to end segregation in the armed forces? President Harry S. Truman Politics & What president initially rejected the service of Black slaves in 975 Military the Union Army during the Civil War? President Abraham Lincoln Politics & World War II began in Europe when Adolf Hitler invaded what 976 Military country in September 1939? Poland Which black soldiers were with General George Washington Politics & when he crossed the River on Day in Oliver Cromwell and Prince 977 Military 1776? Whipple The first African American to die in World War II, Robert H. Politics & Brooks passed for white when joining what reserve military 978 Military force? National Guard Myrtle Anderson and Politics & Who were the first African American women Army officers Margaret Elizabeth Barnes 979 Military stationed in Kentucky? Jones Politics & Who became the first Black American to hold the rank of major 980 Military during the Civil War? Martin Delany Politics & What abolitionist became the highest-ranking black of the Civil 981 Military War when he was commissioned as a field officer? Major Martin R. Delany Politics & In 1967, who became the first African American Kentucky Lt. Col. (Ret.) Thomas Lee 982 Military graduate from the United States Air Force Academy? Cunningham Politics & Who formed the all-black Ethiopian regiment in 1775 during the 983 Military Revolutionary War? Lord Dunmore A West Point graduate and 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army, Politics & who became the first African American general post 984 Military commander at Fort Knox in 1993? Larry Jordan Page 41 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & During what war did PFC William Thompson receive his 985 Military Congressional Medal of Honor? Korean War Politics & Who won the French Legion of Honor award for her work in 986 Military entertaining the Work War II allies? Josephine Baker What Black American sailor won the Congressional Medal of Politics & Honor in the Civil War Battle, the Battle of Mobile Bay at Ft. 987 Military Gaines? John Lawson

Politics & Born in Paducah, KY, who was the first African American to 988 Military receive a regular commission in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1948? John E. Rudder Politics & 989 Military Who was the Confederate president during the Civil War? Nominated by Republican Senator at the Politics & age of 19, who was the first African American from Kentucky to 990 Military be named to West Point Military Academy? James Phillips Holland Transferred to the 758th Tank Battalion after an incident in which he refused to move to the back of a civilian bus, he was one of the more notable members of the first United States Politics & Army armored unit to be made up of African American soldiers. 991 Military Name him. Who was the first Black American to graduate from West Point Politics & Military Academy and later became an advisor to the U.S. 992 Military Government? Henry Flipper Politics & Who was the first Black American to attend the US Naval 993 Military Academy? Henry Conyers Politics & What US President ended segregation in the US Armed Forces 994 Military by issuing an Executive Order? Harry S. Truman Politics & 995 Military Who served as a nurse, scout and spy for the Union Army? Harriet Tubman Politics & Who was responsible for securing equal rights for Black Troops 996 Military during the Civil War? George T. Downing Politics & Which Union general is credited with burning Atlanta during the 997 Military Civil War? General William T. Sherman Politics & In 1864 President Lincoln appointed this general as commander 998 Military in chief of all Union forces. Who was he? General Ulysses S. Grant Politics & 999 Military Who was the commander in chief of the Confederate Army? General Robert E. Lee Although it was immediately disbanded, this general formed the First Politics & South Carolina Volunteer Regiment for blacks in 1862. Name 1000 Military him. General David Hunter Politics & What was the name of the fort where Confederate soldiers 1001 Military attacked federal troops on April 12, 1861? Fort Sumter, South Carolina Politics & Who was the first Black American woman doctor in the US 1002 Military Navy? Dr. Donna P. Davis Who was the first African American to be awarded the Navy Politics & Cross, the third highest honor awarded by the US Navy at the 1003 Military time, for bravery shown during the attack on Pearl Harbor? Doris Miller Politics & What African American naval cook shot down four enemy 1004 Military planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor? Dorie Miller Politics & Delaware, Maryland, 1005 Military Which four states were border states during the Civil War? Kentucky, and Missouri Page 42 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & Who was the first Black American four star general in US 1006 Military military history? Daniel James, Jr. A casualty of the in 1770, what was the name Politics & of the Boston fugitive slave who was called the first martyr of 1007 Military the American Revolution? Crispus Attucks Politics & Who was the first Black American to die in the Revolutionary 1008 Military War? Crispus Attucks Politics & During the Korean War, the Navy had 65% of black soldiers in 1009 Military the Steward‟s Branch where they worked as what? Cooks and waiters Politics & In 1863 the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Regiment consisted of 1010 Military free blacks of the North led by what white abolitionist? Colonel Robert Gould Shaw What author of My American Journey commanded the 2nd Politics & Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division stationed at Ft. 1011 Military Campbell, KY in 1976? Colin Powell Politics & To what position was Colin Powell appointed, making him the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 1013 Military highest ranking military officer? of Staff Politics & Who was the first African American master diver in the U.S. 1014 Military Navy, the only amputee deep-sea diver to attain that level? Carl Maxie Brashear Politics & On September 2, 1941 who became the first black officer to fly Captain Benjamin O. Davis, 1015 Military an aircraft alone? Jr. Established by Congress in 1866 as the first peacetime all- black regiments in the regular U.S. Army, what soldiers were Politics & originally members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the 1016 Military at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas? Buffalo Soldiers

Politics & What main parade ground in Fort Knox is named in honor of 1017 Military Robert Brooks, the first African American to die in World War II? Brooks Field Politics & In April, 1775, blacks in the military fought alongside their white Battles of Lexington and 1018 Military counterparts in what American Revolution battles? Concord Peter Salem was a freed slave who fought in many battles of Politics & the Revolutionary War. In June 1775 he shot Major John 1019 Military Pitcairn, a British leader, during what battle? Battle of Bunker Hill Politics & Doris Miller responded quickly during what attack, making him 1020 Military the first American hero of World War II? Attack on Pearl Harbor Politics & Roscoe Robinson, Jr. served as a Four Star General in what 1021 Military branch of the military? Army Politics & 1022 Military Oliver Cromwell was a well-known freedom fighter in what war? American Revolution Politics & After the Confederates 1023 Military When did Robert E. Lee encourage the recruitment of Blacks? suffered huge loses Politics & During the Civil War, Frederick Douglass served as an adviser 1024 Military to what US President? Abraham Lincoln General Benjamin Butler of the Union Army refused to return Politics & runaway slaves to their masters. What term did he use to 1025 Military describe them? “Contraband of war” Politics & By when did the last all-black U.S. armed forces unit 1026 Military disbanded? June 1952 Politics & Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr. became the first black four-star 1027 Military general in what year? 1975 Politics & In what year did the U.S. Navy commission its first group of 1028 Military black officers? 1944 Politics & In what year did the War Department grant equal pay for white 1029 Military and black soldiers after many protests?Page 43 of 72 1864 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & Black Americans were authorized to enlist in the US Navy in 1030 Military what year? 1861 Politics & How many Black Americans received the Congressional Medal 1031 Military of Honor during the Civil War? 23 Young – Detroit (Michigan). Politics & and Thomas Bradley were elected mayors of Bradley – Los Angeles 1032 Military which cities in 1973? (California) Politics & Born in 1947, who became the first African American judge to 1033 Military serve on the Louisville District Court in 1978? William E. McAnulty, Jr. Politics & Watergate break-in 1034 Military What did security guard Frank Willis discover in 1972? Washington, D.C. Politics & In 1991 Sharon Pratt Kelly was the first black woman to become 1035 Military mayor of what major city? Washington, D.C. Politics & L. , was elected the first Black American 1036 Military governor of what state in 1989? Virginia Politics & What was the first Black American female lawyer to practice 1037 Military before the Supreme Court? Violette M. Anderson Politics & 1038 Military Who ruled the “” doctrine invalid in 1954? US Supreme Court Politics & John Mercer Langston was the first Black American elected to US House of 1039 Military Congress from Virginia. To what office was he elected? Representatives Robert Poston was assistant secretary-general of what Universal Negro Politics & organization when went to Liberia in 1924 and died of Improvement Association 1040 Military pneumonia on his return trip to the U.S.? (UNIA)

Politics & The first black elected to the Kentucky legislature, Charles W. 1041 Military Anderson was also appointed alternate delegate to what body? United Nations Politics & What constitutional amendment prohibited the requirement of a 1042 Military poll tax or any other tax for the privilege to vote? Twenty-fourth Politics & Who was the first Black American appointed to the U.S. 1043 Military Supreme Court? Thurgood Marshall Politics & President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed what attorney as a 1044 Military justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? Thurgood Marshall Politics & What provision written in 1787 was included in the U.S. Three-fifths of all slaves 1045 Military Constitution? counted for representation This amendment to the U.S. Constitution declared "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude... shall exist within the United States". After initially being rejected by the House of Politics & Representatives, this amendment passed and was ratified in 1046 Military 1865, outlawing slavery. This amendment was The Thirteenth Amendment Politics & went on to become the first black elected to a 1047 Military full term in the U.S. Senate. Who elected him? The Mississippi Legislature Ratified in 1870, what Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids the federal government and states from using a citizen's Politics & race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for 1048 Military voting? the Fifteenth Amendment Politics & What Christian County, KY, magisterial district has been served 1049 Military by Black magistrates since it was formed in 1905? the 1st District Politics & For what state did serve as state senator and 1050 Military U.S. congresswoman? Texas In 1986 Eddie Bernice Johnson was elected to the U.S. Senate. Politics & She also served as secretary of the Congressional Black 1051 Military Caucus. What state did she represent?Page 44 of 72 Texas 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & In 1916, who was re-elected for the third time as Magistrate of 1052 Military the 1st District of Christian County? T. H. Moore Politics & Who was the first magistrate elected to serve residents of the 1053 Military First Magisterial District in Christian County? T. H. Moore Politics & What African American currently serves as the U.S. 1054 Military Ambassador to the United Nations? Susan Rice Politics & U.S. Representative John Robert Lewis led his civil rights Student Nonviolent 1055 Military movement through what organization? Coordinating Committee Politics & In 1999, President Clinton named the first African American 1056 Military U.S. Attorney in Kentucky. Name him. Steven S. Reed

Politics & During the , twenty blacks served in the 1057 Military House of Representatives, eight of whom were from what state. South Carolina Politics & How many blacks served in the U.S. Congress during the 1058 Military Reconstruction era? Sixteen Politics & In 1972, who became the first woman candidate for President of 1059 Military the United States? After an early childhood spent in Barbabos and a successful career as a teacher, she was elected to the New York Politics & Assembly. She then became the first black woman to serve in 1060 Military the U.S. Congress where she worked for 13 years. Name her. Shirley Chisholm Politics & Bill Dillard became the first African American in Kentucky 1061 Military elected to what office in 1981? Sheriff She was a civil rights advocate who helped Politics & register black people to vote 1062 Military Who was Fannie Lou Hamer? in Mississippi. Politics & In 1990, who was elected mayor of Washington DC, becoming 1063 Military the first Black American woman mayor of a major US city? Sharon Pratt Kelly Politics & With 20 years' service, who was the longest serving African 1064 Military American member of the Kentucky General Assembly? Senator Georgia Powers Politics & What was Robert Weaver‟s title when he became a presidential Secretary of Housing and 1065 Military cabinet member? Urban Development Politics & Who was the first Black American Chosen to lead a major 1066 Military political party? Ronald Brown He was the first black to serve as chairman of the Democratic Politics & National Committee in 1989. He was also the first black U.S. 1067 Military secretary of commerce. What was his name? Ronald Brown Politics & Who was the first Black American member of a presidential 1068 Military cabinet? Robert Weaver Politics & Who became a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1069 Military 1972? Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, this civil rights activist was the first African American president of the Paducah Local of the Politics & National Association of Letter Carriers and Mayor Pro Tem for 6 1070 Military years. Name him. Robert Alfonzo Coleman Politics & Many blacks held political offices in the South during 1071 Military Reconstruction as members of what political party? Republican Who advanced legislation to make (June 19), the Politics & celebration of the freedom of African American slaves, a Representative Reginald 1072 Military holiday in Kentucky? Meeks Politics & What president swore in, Robert Weaver, the first black President Lyndon B. 1073 Military member of a presidential cabinet,Page in 1966? 45 of 72 Johnson 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER On June 12, 1963 what president delivered a nationwide Politics & television address that outlined a proposition to Congress that 1074 Military would prohibit segregation in public facilities and schools? President John F. Kennedy In 1994, which president named Eddie Jordan, Jr. as the first Politics & African American to hold the post of U.S. Attorney in the state of 1075 Military Louisiana? President Bill Clinton Politics & What president vetoed the Freedmen‟s Bureau bill and the Civil 1076 Military Rights bill? President Andrew Johnson Politics & Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to be elected to 1077 Military Congress. She also campaigned for what office in 1972? President Politics & What 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation 1078 Military in its “separate but equal” doctrine? Plessy v. Ferguson Selected by Governor Paul Patton to serve as Circuit Court Politics & Judge in 1999, who became the first African American woman 1079 Military appointed to the bench in Kentucky? Pamela R. Goodwine Politics & 1080 Military In 1871 who became the first Black American governor? P.B.S. Pinchback Politics & Shirley Chisholm was elected to the House of Representatives 1081 Military to represent what state? New York One of the first two African Americans to practice law in the Politics & Louisville courts, who was the first African American judge in 1082 Military Kentucky? Nathaniel R. Harper Politics & What landmark Supreme Court ruling required all railroad Mitchell v. US Interstate 1083 Military companies to provide equal accommodations for Blacks? Commerce Act Politics & What candidate defeated Jesse Jackson in the 1988 1084 Military Democratic Presidential race? Michael Dukakis Politics & Who led voter registration efforts in Mississippi in the late 1085 Military 1960s? Medgar Evers Politics & On November 7, 1967, Carl B. Stokes and Richard Hatcher 1086 Military were elected to what office? Mayor Politics & In 1973 James Dulin became the first African American man 1087 Military appointed to what office in Earlington, Kentucky? Mayor Politics & He became Atlanta‟s first and youngest black mayor in 1974, a 1088 Military position he held for three terms. Name him. Maynard Jackson, Jr.

Politics & In 1997 she became the third woman to chair the Congressional 1089 Military Black Caucus. Who is this Congresswoman from California? Maxine Waters In 1865 John S. Rock became the first black admitted to Politics & practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. His practice was in 1090 Military what state? Massachusetts Politics & What Black American educator also served as an advisor to 1091 Military five U.S. presidents? Mary McLeod Bethune Politics & Who served as Director of Minority Affairs for President 1092 Military Roosevelt? Mary McLeod Bethune Politics & Who was the first Black American lawyer to be admitted to the 1093 Military bar? Macon B. Allen Politics & 1094 Military Who was the first Black American municipal judge? M.W. Gibbs Politics & 1095 Military Who appointed Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court? Lyndon B. Johnson Politics & In 1987, who became the first African American woman to serve 1096 Military on the Hopkinsville, KY, City Council? Luevenia Watkins Page 46 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER P.B.S. Pinchback became the first black governor in U.S. Politics & history, lieutenant governor and served in the U.S. Senate. 1097 Military What state did he represent? Louisiana Politics & What test was given to potential Black voters to determine 1098 Military whether they understood the U.S. Constitution and could read? Literacy test Politics & 1099 Military Who was the first elected Black American governor in Virginia? L. Douglas Wilder Politics & In 2005, William E. McAnulty, Jr., became the first African 1100 Military American to serve on what Kentucky court? Kentucky Supreme Court In his speech at the Democratic Convention in 1984, Rev. Politics & Jesse 1101 Military Jackson‟s dramatic call was to do what? Keep hope alive A celebration of the freedom of African American slaves, Politics & Kentucky Representative Reginald Meeks led the push for the Juneteenth National 1102 Military creation of what holiday in Kentucky? Freedom Day Politics & What Black American was a vice presidential candidate at the 1103 Military 1968 Democratic National Convention? Politics & Who was the first Black American elected to the US House of 1104 Military Representatives? Joseph H. Rainey Politics & Who was the first Black American to preside over a national 1106 Military political convention? John Roy Lynch In 1888, this great-uncle of writer Langston Hughes became the Politics & first Black American elected to Congress from Virginia. Name 1107 Military him. John Mercer Langston Politics & Who was the founder of the National Democratic Party in 1108 Military Alabama? John L Cashin, Jr. Politics & In 1960, Andrew Hatcher was named Associate Press Secretary 1109 Military to what US President? John F. Kennedy In 1976, Barbara Jordan gave a rousing keynote address at the Politics & Democratic National Convention for what US presidential 1110 Military candidate? Jimmy Carter Politics & What U.S. President appointed Ambassador to 1111 Military the United Nations? Jimmy Carter Politics & In 1983, this minister announced his candidacy for president of 1112 Military the Democratic Party. Name him. Jesse Jackson Politics & Who was the United States ambassador to Sweden from 1970 1113 Military to 1972? Jerome Holland Politics & In 1867, an interracial jury was selected in Richmond, Virginia to 1114 Military try the case of what former Confederacy president? Jefferson Davis

Politics & Hiram Revels, the first black elected to serve in the U.S. Senate 1115 Military in 1870, was selected to fill in the unexpired term of whom? Jefferson Davis Politics & 1116 Military Who was the second African American mayor in Kentucky? James W. Dulin What Christian County native worked in the coal mines and Politics & became the first African American elected to the Earlington, KY, 1117 Military City Council in 1972? James W. Dulin Politics & He became the first African American since 1897 to represent 1118 Military South Carolina in the U.S. Congress. Name him. James Clyburn Appointed by Governor Steve Beshear in 2007, who was the Politics & first African American to be appointed Secretary of the 1119 Military Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet? J. Michael Brown Page 47 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & Who was the first Black American female judge in the United 1120 Military States? J. Matilda Bolin Born in Hopkinsville, KY, who, in 1972, had held public office Politics & longer than any other African American elected official in 1121 Military Kentucky? J. Daniel S. Massie Politics & In 1964, Carl T. Rowan was named Director of what US 1122 Military agency? Information Agency Politics & In 1996 Jesse Jackson, Jr. became a U.S. representative from 1123 Military what state? Illinois Carol Moseley-Braun was one of six women who was sworn in Politics & to the 103rd Congress on January 3, 1993. What state did she 1124 Military represent? Illinois was a keynote speaker at the 2004 Democratic Politics & National Convention and later won a U.S. Senate seat in what 1125 Military state? Illinois Politics & 1126 Military Who was the first Black American senator in Congress? Hiram Revels Politics & Richard Hatcher and Carl Stokes were among the first two Hatcher – Gary, Indiana and 1127 Military blacks to be elected mayor of which major U.S. cities in 1967? Stokes – Cleveland, Ohio Politics & 1128 Military In 1983 who became the first black mayor of Chicago, Illinois? Harold Washington Politics & Elected to represent Senate District 33 of Jefferson County, 1129 Military who was the first African American man elected to the Kentucky Gerald A. Neal The first African American to earn a Ph.D. at the University of Politics & Kentucky and the first African American to run for mayor of 1130 Military Atlanta, Horace Tate was elected to what body in 1974? Georgia State Senate Politics & Serving five four-year terms, who was the first African American 1131 Military and first woman in the Kentucky Senate? Georgia D. Powers Politics & Elected in Washington County in 1973, who became the first 1132 Military African American jailer in Kentucky? George Melwood Hocker Politics & What U.S. President developed a coalition of Black advisors 1133 Military call the Black Cabinet? Franklin D. Roosevelt Politics & In 1969 James Evers was elected the first black mayor of a 1134 Military Mississippi town since Reconstruction. Name the town. Fayette, Mississippi Politics & Pamela R. Goodwine served as Circuit Court Judge beginning 1135 Military in 1999 in what Kentucky county? Fayette County Born in Florida, who became the first African American chief Politics & prosecutor in Kentucky when he was elected Commonwealth 1136 Military Attorney in 1987? Ernest A. Jasmin, Sr. In 2009, who became the first African American U.S. attorney Politics & general and head of the Justice Department and its 110,000 1137 Military employees? Eric H. Holder Jr. Re-elected continuously until 1907, who was the first African Politics & American elected to Hopkinsville City Council beginning in 1138 Military 1885? Edward Glass Politics & In January 1967 what Republican was the first black to be 1139 Military elected to the Senate for a full term since Reconstruction? Politics & Who was the first Black American to be appointed as a member 1140 Military of the United States delegation to the United Nations? Edith Sampson Appointed to fill a vacancy in 1974 and later elected, who was Politics & the only African American woman in Kentucky holding a city 1141 Military council post in 1977? Dorothy Morrow Page 48 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & In 2002, Eddie Jordan, Jr. became the first African American 1142 Military elected to what position in New Orleans, Louisiana? District Attorney Politics & Who became New York City‟s first black mayor on January 1, 1143 Military 1990? David Dinkins Politics & Who was the first Black American woman elected to a state 1144 Military legislature? Crystal Bird Fauset Politics & Who was the first Black American female national security 1145 Military advisor? Condoleezza Rice Politics & 1146 Military Who was the first Black American national security advisor? Colin Powell Politics & 1147 Military Who was President Ronald Reagan‟s national security advisor? Colin Powell Politics & Who was the first Black American to be Chairman of the Joint 1148 Military Chiefs of Staff? Colin Powell Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1989 and Politics & appointed as Secretary of State in 2001 in President George W. 1149 Military Bush‟s first term? Colin Powell Politics & 1150 Military Who was the first Black American mayor of Detroit? Coleman Young Politics & When Thurgood Marshall retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, 1151 Military who was appointed to fill his position? Citizenship to all persons Politics & Ratified in 1868, what did the Fourteenth Amendment of the born or naturalized in the 1152 Military Constitution grant? United States Politics & This city in Ohio elected three black mayors between 1972 and 1153 Military 1991. Name it. Politics & 1154 Military Harold Washington became what city‟s first Black mayor? Chicago Politics & Who was the first Black American woman to be elected to the 1155 Military 20th Century Club of Boston? Charlotte Hawkins Brown Politics & 1156 Military Who was the first Black American female lawyer? Charlotte E. Ray Born in Louisville, KY, this graduate of Wilberforce University received his law degree from Howard University School of Law. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives, Politics & making him the first African American Kentucky legislator. 1157 Military Name him. Charles W. Anderson, Jr. Politics & 1158 Military Who was the first Black American female senator to Congress? Carol E. Mosley Braun Politics & 1159 Military Who was the first Black mayor of a major US city? Carl B. Stokes Politics & In May 1954, the United States Supreme Court issued a Brown vs. Board of 1160 Military monumental decision in what famous case? Education of Topeka A mischievous child, Thurgood Marshall was forced to read the U.S. Constitution as punishment and, by high school, had it memorized. As lawyer for the NAACP, before his appointment Politics & as the first black Supreme Court justice, he argued and won Brown v. Board of Education 1161 Military what case challenging public school segregation? of Topeka Politics & Who was the first former Black Panther Party member elected 1162 Military to Congress representing Illinois‟s 1st Congressional District? Bobby Rush Politics & Who was the first Black American to serve a full term in the US 1163 Military Senate? Blanche Bruce Page 49 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & 1164 Military What militant group embodied the term “Black Power”? Black Panther Party This candidate won her first city council race in 1983 at the age Politics & of 70. After going on to win 10 re-elections, who became the 1165 Military oldest elected and serving official in Kentucky? Bernice Dickerson Politics & Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule for a new trial in the Because blacks were 1166 Military “Scottsboro case”? excluded from the jury She was the first woman to be elected to the Senate in Texas Politics & and the first Southern black woman to serve in the U.S. 1167 Military Congress. Name her. Barbara Jordan Politics & What is the name of the first Black American woman to give the 1168 Military keynote address at a national political convention? Barbara Jordan Inaugurated as the 44th president on January 20, 2009, who Politics & became the first African American president of the United 1169 Military States? Barack Hussein Obama, II Politics & Maynard Jackson became the first Black American mayor of 1170 Military what city? Atlanta Politics & After serving as city council member from 1972-1983, who was 1171 Military elected mayor of Earlington, KY, in 1984? Arthur T. Johnson Politics & This former mayor of Atlanta in the 1980s was appointed US 1172 Military Ambassador to the United Nations in 1977. Name him. Andrew Young Politics & Who was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 1977 1173 Military to 1979? Andrew Young Civil rights activist and Cassius Clay's first attorney, who Politics & became the first African American woman prosecutor in 1174 Military Kentucky in 1964? Alberta Odell Jones Shortly after becoming the first woman prosecutor in 1964, what Politics & former civil rights activist's August 1965 murder case remains 1175 Military unsolved? Alberta Odell Jones Politics & Elected to Congress in 1944, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. also 1176 Military became pastor of what Harlem church? Abyssinian Baptist Church Barbara Jordan was a member of the 1974 House Judiciary Politics & Committee chosen to hear Watergate testimony which led to the 1177 Military resignation of what US President? Richard M. Nixon Politics & Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher were elected as mayor's of US 1178 Military cities on what date? November 7, 1967 Politics & Condoleezza Rice was appointed by President George W. Bush 1179 Military as the first black female Secretary of State in what year? 2005 Politics & In what year did Thurgood Marshall retire from the US Supreme 1180 Military Court? 1991 Politics & Gerald Neal, the first African American man elected to the 1181 Military Kentucky Senate was first elected in what year? 1990 Politics & In what year did Jesse Jackson run for President of the United 1182 Military States? 1988 Politics & In what year was Thurgood Marshall, becoming its first black 1183 Military justice, nominated to the US Supreme Court? 1967 Politics & In what year was Robert Weaver sworn in as Secretary of 1184 Military Housing and Urban Development? 1966 Blanche K. Bruce was born a slave. He became the first black Politics & to be elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate. In what year was 1185 Military he elected to the Senate? 1874

Page 50 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Born in 1900, for how many years did Hopkinsville native J. Politics & Daniel Massie serve as magistrate of the First Magisterial 1186 Military District in Christian County? 27 Politics & For how many years did F.E. Whitney serve as a member of 1187 Military Hopkinsville City Council? 21 Politics & Bernice Dickerson, the oldest elected and serving official in 1188 Military Kentucky, won how many city council elections? 11 Politics & For how many terms was T. H. Moore elected to serve as 1189 Military magistrate of the First Magisterial District in Christian County? 3 Science & Who invented a patent for his invention of a mass release 1190 Exploration mechanism for satellites? Wilson Hull In 1803 the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Louisiana Science & Territory. Which of the two brought along his slave? Name the William Clark. He took his 1191 Exploration slave. slave, York. Science & What scientist experimented with injections of Vitamin C in cats 1192 Exploration and dogs in order to find a cure for epilepsy? Wendell Belfield Science & What system did Robert Shurney develop that was used aboard 1193 Exploration a Skylab space mission? Waste management system Science & 1194 Exploration Who invented the riding saddle for horses? W.D. David Science & What Black American physician was referred to as “The 1195 Exploration principal historian of the Negro in medicine” in 1970? W. Montague Cobb St. Elmo Brady, the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Science & chemistry in America, received his degree from what school in 1196 Exploration 1916? University of Illinois

Science & Prior to Joseph Lee‟s bread making invention, how many people 1197 Exploration were needed to produce the same amount of loaves per day? Twelve Science & 1198 Exploration Where was George Washington Carver‟s laboratory? Tuskegee Institute, Alabama These black soldiers were trained to become pilots in World Science & War II. They were mostly assigned to Italy where they 1199 Exploration destroyed enemy planes. Who were they? Tuskegee Airmen Science & Donald E. Jefferson invented what mechanism used by Triggered exploding wire 1200 Exploration construction crews? device Science & What was the name of Paul Cuffe‟s ship, which made an 1201 Exploration expedition to Africa? Traveler Science & What famous inventor did Lewis Latimer work with in the 1202 Exploration development of the electric light bulb? Thomas Edison Science & 1203 Exploration What measuring instrument was invented by Frederick Jones? Thermostat Science & 1204 Exploration What famous dermatologist treated leprosy and syphilis? Theodore K. Lawless Science & What famous aviator brothers helped promote Paul Laurence 1205 Exploration Dunbar‟s poetry and became his good friend? The Wright Brothers A pediatrician and founder of what medical facility, Grace Marilynn James was the first African American woman member of the Jefferson County Medical Society and the first African Science & American woman admitted to the University of Louisville School the West Louisville Medical 1206 Exploration of Medicine? Center Used by the 99th Pursuit Squadron, also known as the Science & Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegee Institute established what training The Tuskegee Army Air 1207 Exploration program for black pilots? Page 51 of 72 Field 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Lewis Latimer prepared the drawings for what invention 1208 Exploration patented by Alexander Graham Bell? The telephone Science & 1209 Exploration What did Benjamin Banneker‟s book Almanac examine? The sun, moon, and planets The space shuttle that Dr. Dr. Ronald McNair was a black astronaut who made his first McNair and six other space shuttle mission in 1984. Unfortunately, his last space astronauts were in exploded Science & mission was never completed. What happened to him and his after takeoff in Cape 1210 Exploration crew members on January 28, 1986? Canaveral, Florida. Science & What did Elijah McCoy patent in 1872 that drastically improved 1211 Exploration the speed and efficiency of industrial machinery? The lubricator cup Science & 1212 Exploration What was Leonard Julien‟s sugar cane planter invention called? The Julien Planter Science & 1213 Exploration Who invented the common dust mop? T.W. Steward Science & In 1872, what inventor received a patent for an apparatus for 1214 Exploration detaching horses for carriages? T.J. Boyd Science & Dr. William Hinton is credited with developing a test to detect 1215 Exploration what disease? Syphilis Science & What did George Washington Carver use to develop postage 1216 Exploration stamp glue? Sweet potatoes Science & Who was the first female Black American to enter the medical 1217 Exploration profession? Susan McKinney Who was the first African American cave explorer and the first Science & guide and explorer of Mammoth Cave, the world's longest cave 1218 Exploration system? Stephen Bishop Science & Born in Louisville, KY, who was the first African American to 1219 Exploration earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States? St. Elmo Brady Science & Dr. Percy L. Julian achieved his accomplishments in what 1220 Exploration occupation? Soybean Science & The Stargell Foundation is recognized for what area of 1221 Exploration research? Sickle Cell Anemia Science & Philadelphia and Massachusetts cobbler, Jan E. Matzeliger 1222 Exploration invented what? Shoe lasting machine Science & At the age of fifteen, Elijah McCoy traveled to what country in 1223 Exploration order to study engineering? Scotland Science & The ironing board was invented by what Black American 1224 Exploration woman? Sarah Boone Science & Who was the first Black American member of the US Atomic 1225 Exploration Energy Commission? Samuel Nabrit Science & What invention made James Forten one of the wealthiest men 1226 Exploration in America? Sail controls for ships Science & 1227 Exploration What Black American invented an exhaust purifier? Rufus Stokes Science & Matthew Henson traveled with what famous explorer during the 1228 Exploration expedition to the North Pole? Robert Peary Science & 1229 Exploration Who invented the automatic car washer? Richard Spikes Science & What noted inventor patented an improvement for the automatic 1230 Exploration gearshift? Richard Spikes Science & 1231 Exploration Who invented directional signals for the automobile? Richard Spike Page 52 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & 1232 Exploration Who was the first black female awarded a medical degree? Rebecca Lee Crumpier Science & 1233 Exploration Who was the first Black American woman doctor? Rebecca Lee Science & 1234 Exploration Who patented the envelope seal in 1897? R.W. Leslie Science & 1235 Exploration What Black American inventor received a patent for the guitar? R.F. Fleming Mary Eliza Merritt, the first African American nurse licensed in Science & Kentucky, was awarded a certificate of merit from what U.S. 1236 Exploration President? President Woodrow Wilson Science & 1237 Exploration Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who created what popular snack? Potato chip Science & Shirley Ann Jackson was the first Black American to earn a PhD 1238 Exploration from M.I.T. in what subject? Physics Science & Owner and operator of Brooks Memorial Hospital, Phillip C. 1239 Exploration Brooks served in what capacities? Physician and surgeon Science & 1240 Exploration Who invented the disposable syringe? Phil Brooks Science & St. Elmo Brady was the first African American admitted to what 1241 Exploration chemistry honor society? Phi Lambda Upsilon Science & What was the profession of Garland H. Brooks, Hopkinsville 1242 Exploration native and Howard University graduate? Pharmacist Science & George Washington Carver made paint and ink from what 1243 Exploration common food item? Peanuts What did George Washington Carver use to develop shaving Science & cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, synthetic rubber, and instant 1244 Exploration coffee? Peanuts Science & What Black American designed homes for celebrities such as 1245 Exploration Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra? Paul Williams Science & Born in Louisville, KY, who was the first African American 1246 Exploration female Sloan Fellow at MIT? Patricia Garrison-Corbin Science & Who developed the first airborne radar system that was used for 1247 Exploration locating downed aircraft? Ozzie Williams Science & 1248 Exploration Who invented the control unit for the artificial heart stimulator? Otis Boykin Science & What breakthrough medical procedure was performed by Dr. 1249 Exploration Daniel Hale Williams? Open heart surgery Science & Matthew Henson was with the first expedition to reach what 1250 Exploration destination? North Pole Science & 1251 Exploration What engineer from New Orleans patented the sugar refinery? Norbert Rillieux Science & What Black American invented an inexpensive method of 1252 Exploration refining sugar? Norbert Rillieux Science & What father and son team served as guides at Mammoth Cave 1253 Exploration for 49 and 19 years respectively? Nick and Matt Bransford Science & In what city was Robert Rillieux, inventor and scientist born in 1254 Exploration 1806? New Orleans Science & In 1978, Ronald McNair was accepted by NASA for its astronaut National Aeronautics and 1255 Exploration candidate program. What is NASA‟s full name? Space Administration What famous cowboy involved in gun battles with bandits and Science & Indians earned the nickname “Deadwood Dick” for his expert 1256 Exploration marksmanship? Page 53 of 72 Nat Love 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & 1257 Exploration Where is Meharry Medical College located? Nashville, Tennessee George Washington Carver‟s mule-drawn wagon often went to Science & area farmers to teach them about improving crop yields. What 1258 Exploration was this wagon called? Moveable School Science & 1259 Exploration What did J.R. Pickering patent in 1900? Modified airship Science & As a member of the Challenger space shuttle team, what was 1260 Exploration Dr. Ronald McNair‟s responsibility? Mission Science Specialist Science & 1261 Exploration Who published the Black American medical journal in 1892? Miles Vandahurst Lynk Science & Who is responsible for inventing the method of converting gas 1262 Exploration into electricity? Meredith Gourdine Science & James Glass, Hopkinsville native and long-time Henderson 1263 Exploration doctor, received his medical degree from what school in 1906? Meharry Medical College Science & 1264 Exploration What was the name of the first all Black Medical school? Meharry Medical College Science & In 1909 what black explorer accompanied Admiral 1265 Exploration Robert Peary to the North Pole? Matthew Henson Science & 1266 Exploration Who was the first man to discover the North Pole? Matthew Henson Science & What explorer departed fro a famous expedition aboard the ship 1267 Exploration “Roosevelt” on July 6, 1908? Matthew Henson Science & Who provided life-saving heroics to help his group of explorers 1268 Exploration reach the North Pole? Matthew Henson Science & Who was first woman assigned by the US Navy to study 1269 Exploration underwater acoustics? Mary Middleton Science & Who was the first Black American professionally trained as a 1270 Exploration registered nurse in the United States? Mary Mahoney Science & Born in 1881, who was the first African American nurse licensed 1271 Exploration in Kentucky? Mary Eliza Merritt Science & Earnest Everett Just, a biologist, was known for what type of 1272 Exploration research? Marine eggs Born in Bowling Green, KY, what aerospace engineer with IBM and Westinghouse went on to become the first African American woman to become dean at a major southern law Science & school and one of the first African American female law Marilyn V. Yarbrough 1273 Exploration professors in the United States? Ainsworth Science & 1274 Exploration What black female inventor patented a home security system? Marie Brown Science & At age 18, Stephen Bishop was sold to Dr. John Croghan along 1275 Exploration with what in 1839 ? Mammouth Cave Science & Born a slave, Stephen Bishop, the first African American cave 1276 Exploration explorer made a published map of what cave? Mammouth Cave Science & Who was the first Black American to pilot a space shuttle 1277 Exploration mission? Major Frederick D. Gregory Science & What Black American woman used the trial and error method to 1278 Exploration invent hair care products in 1905? Madam C.J. Walker Sarah Breedlove Walker developed special hair care products Science & for black women. Among them was the hot comb. By what name 1279 Exploration she was known? Madam C.J. Walker Science & 1280 Exploration Who invented the burglar alarm?Page 54 of 72 Louis Alexander 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Paul Williams served as co-architect for what major 1281 Exploration international airport? Los Angeles Science & Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. 1282 Exploration Who was the first Black American astronaut to fly in space? Bluford, Jr. Science & Who prepared the blueprints for Alexander Graham Bell‟s 1283 Exploration telephone? Lewis Latimer Science & What Black American inventor worked for both General Electric 1284 Exploration and Westinghouse? Lewis Latimer Who became the only Black American member of the famous Science & “Edison Pioneers,” a group of people who had worked with 1285 Exploration Edison before 1885? Lewis Latimer Resigning in 1940, who was the last African American guide for Science & Mammoth Cave, eight years before the cave was turned over to 1286 Exploration the federal government? Lewis Bransford Science & 1287 Exploration Who designed and patented the dustpan? L.P. Ray Science & 1288 Exploration Who invented the folding bed? L.C. Bailey Science & Who invented the bread crumbing machine and the bread- 1289 Exploration making machine? Joseph Lee Science & The Holland Tunnel was designed and constructed by what 1290 Exploration Black American? Joseph L. Parker Science & James Beckwourth became chief scout for what explorer in 1291 Exploration 1848? John Freemont Science & 1292 Exploration Who invented the electron microscope? John Coleman Science & What Black slave helped Cyrus McCormick invent his famous 1293 Exploration reaper? Joe Anderson Science & What important railway coupling device did Andrew J. Beard 1294 Exploration invent? Jenny Coupler The son of a slave and French pirate's mate, what Haitian frontier explorer became a wealthy businessman, owning a Science & large home, stable, barn, smokehouse, workshop, dairy, and Jean Baptiste Pointe du 1295 Exploration trading post? Sable Science & 1296 Exploration Who made the first practical shoe-making machine? Jan Matzeliger Science & 1297 Exploration Who patented corrosion resistant alloy steels? James Parsons Science & Born in Hopkinsville, this physician and surgeon practiced in 1298 Exploration Henderson, Kentucky, for 50 years. Name him. James G. Glass Science & Who invented the device that made it easier to handle the sails 1299 Exploration of large ships? James Forten Science & Who was the first accredited Black American physician in the 1300 Exploration United States? James Derham Science & What Black American became General John C. Freemont‟s 1301 Exploration chief scout in 1848? James Beckwourth Science & 1302 Exploration Who patented a means of propulsion for airplanes in 1920? James Adams Science & What was the name of the crude sugar refining process Norbert 1303 Exploration Rillieux‟s invention made obsolete? Jamaica Train Science & What famous sports figure received a patent on an improved 1304 Exploration monkey wrench? Jack Johnson Page 55 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Who revolutionized the baking industry with the invention of the 1305 Exploration dough roller? J.W. Reed Science & 1306 Exploration Who invented the pencil sharpener? J.L. Love Science & 1307 Exploration Who invented the lawn mower? J.A. Burr Science & 1308 Exploration Who invented the oil stove and the refrigerator? J. Standard Science & What was the significance of Granville T. Woods “telephone It carried voices longer 1309 Exploration transmitter,” which he invented in 1884? distances Science & What common saying refers to a famous Black American 1310 Exploration inventor? Is it the real McCoy? Science & 1311 Exploration What household item was invented by Sarah Boone? Ironing board Science & Darnley E. Howard, Sr. and Darnley M. Howard, Jr., father and 1312 Exploration son, shared what same profession? Inventors Science & 1313 Exploration What profession was held by Garrett Morgan and Lloyd Hall? Inventor Science & Matthew Henson learned the language and skills of what Indian 1314 Exploration tribe? Inuit Science & 1315 Exploration What did Lewis Howard Latimer and Hiram S. Maxim invent? Incandescent Electric Light Science & 1316 Exploration August Jackson created what well-known desert? Ice Cream Science & What was the name of the flamboyant pilot known as Black 1317 Exploration Eagle? Hubert Julian Science & What Black American inventor received a patent for an airplane 1318 Exploration safety device in 1921? Hubert Julian Science & Brothers and Hopkinsville natives, Garland and Phillip Brooks 1319 Exploration received advance degrees from what school? Howard University Science & 1320 Exploration What Black American patented the corn harvester? Henry Blair Science & What Black American inventor patented the cotton planter and 1321 Exploration seed planter? Thomas L. Jennings Science & Who was the first Black American to obtain a patent for a dry 1322 Exploration cleaning process called "dry scouring?" Henry Blair Science & 1323 Exploration Who invented the first corn husker? Henry Blair Science & Harry C. Hopkins received a patent for enhancing what medical 1324 Exploration device? Hearing Aid Science & 1325 Exploration What Black American inventor patented the hearing aid? Harry Hopkins Science & In 1953, Soloman Harper invented what thermostatically 1326 Exploration controlled device? Hair Curlers

Science & What Attucks High School graduate, founded Kirkwood General 1327 Exploration Hospital, the last Black hospital to close in Detroit Michigan? Guy Otha Saulsberry Science & 1328 Exploration Who was known as the “Black Edison”? Granville T. Woods Science & 1329 Exploration What Black American invented the railway telegraph? Granville T. Woods Science & 1330 Exploration Who invented the incubator? Page 56 of 72 Granville T. Woods 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & 1331 Exploration What Black American invented the air brake? Granville T. Woods Known as the “Black Edison,” what famous inventor was Science & responsible for developing the third rail used in modern subway 1332 Exploration systems? Granville T. Woods Science & 1333 Exploration G.F. Grant received a patent in 1899 for what sports item? Golf tee Science & 1334 Exploration Who discovered over 300 uses for the peanut? George Washington Carver What famous scientist and biologist said, “God gave them to Science & me, why should I claim to own them” with regard to his 1335 Exploration discoveries and inventions? George Washington Carver Science & He was interested in plants at an early age and was an 1336 Exploration agriculturist who developed peanut products. Who was he? George Washington Carver Science & In 1927, what Black American scientist and inventor received a 1337 Exploration patent for his process of producing paint? George Washington Carver Born into slavery in Missouri, who worked his way through school as a farm hand and a janitor to become an agricultural scientist whose discoveries revolutionized southern agriculture Science & and helped the South move away from dependence on the 1338 Exploration cotton industry? George Washington Carver Science & Apollo 16 used an ultraviolet camera designed by what Black 1339 Exploration American? George E. Carruthers Science & The Minnesota Territory had many black trappers. Which of the 1340 Exploration Bonga men founded a town in Minnesota in 1837? George Bonga Science & 1341 Exploration Who invented the three way traffic light? Garrett Morgan Science & 1342 Exploration Who invented the gas mask? Garrett Morgan What Black American was called in to assist a rescue effort for Science & six workers trapped by a gas explosion using his patented 1343 Exploration smoke mask? Garrett Morgan What brothers returned to Hopkinsville, Kentucky to practice Science & pharmacy and medicine after receiving advanced degrees from 1344 Exploration Howard University? Garland and Phillip Brooks Science & 1345 Exploration Who invented the clothes dryer? G.T. Sampson Science & 1346 Exploration Who invented the golf tee? G.F. Grant Science & 1347 Exploration What is James Beckwourth recognized as? Frontiersman Science & 1348 Exploration Who invented a ticket dispensing machine? Frederick McKinley Jones Science & 1349 Exploration Who invented portable refrigeration? Frederick McKinley Jones Science & Whose invention completely changed the way food could be 1350 Exploration transported? Frederick McKinley Jones Bessie Coleman was the first black female aviator in 1921. Because of in the United States, she was refused entry Science & into aeronautics schools. She was trained and received her 1351 Exploration pilot‟s license in what country? France

Page 57 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER In 1854, to what country did Norbert Rillieux go when he could Science & no longer tolerate the discrimination and prejudice he 1352 Exploration experienced in America? France Science & What was particularly noteworthy about the first shuttle flight First space shuttle launch at 1353 Exploration flown by Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford, Jr.? night Prejudice was a major factor of Elijah McCoy‟s inability to find a Science & job as an engineer. What alternate occupation with the railroad 1354 Exploration did he eventually choose? Fireman

Science & What did Benjamin Banneker publish for farmers which became 1355 Exploration the first scientific book published by a Black American? Farmers‟ Almanac Science & 1356 Exploration The cash register was invented by what Black American? F.A. Hilyer Science & 1357 Exploration Meredith Gourdine invented what automobile device? Exhaust Purification System Science & 1358 Exploration Who is famous as the “Black Apollo of Science”? Ernest Just Dr. Mae Jemison was the first female black astronaut. What Science & was the name of the space shuttle that took her and her crew 1359 Exploration members into space in 1992? Endeavor Science & 1360 Exploration Who invented the bullet resistant Plexiglas? Emmanuel L. Logan Science & In 1870, Elijah McCoy started what company in Detroit, Elijah McCoy Manufacturing 1361 Exploration Michigan? Company What mechanical engineer had over 50 patents, the most well- Science & known his inventions included the ironing table and the 1362 Exploration lubricating cup? Elijah McCoy Science & 1363 Exploration The oil lubricating cup was invented by what Black American? Elijah McCoy Science & A. Miles patented what mechanical device used in many office 1364 Exploration buildings and skyscrapers? Elevator Science & Granville T. Woods was best remembered for what type of 1365 Exploration inventions? Electro-mechanical devices Science & What invention by Granville T. Woods helped farmers improve Electrically Heated Egg 1366 Exploration productivity? Incubator Science & Lewis Latimer was known as a pioneer in the development of 1367 Exploration what device? Electric light bulb Science & 1368 Exploration Who was the first Black American to obtain a Ph.D. in Physics? Edward Bouchet Science & In 1890, Lewis Latimer became the chief draftsman of what Edison Electric Light 1369 Exploration company? Company Science & 1370 Exploration Who developed the test used to detect the disease syphilis? Dr. William Hinton Science & Who was the first Black American professor at Harvard 1371 Exploration University? Dr. William Hinton Science & Who developed the largest research and training center for 1372 Exploration kidney transplants in the country? Dr. Samuel L. Koontz Science & What Black American astronaut died in the 1986 Challenger 1373 Exploration space shuttle disaster? Dr. Ronald McNair Science & 1374 Exploration Who is famous for his research on sickle cell anemia? Dr. Roland Scott Science & Who discovered a soybean oil extract that gave relief to arthritis 1375 Exploration sufferers? Page 58 of 72 Dr. Percy Julian 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & 1376 Exploration What Black American developed a treatment for arthritis? Dr. Percy Julian Science & 1377 Exploration Who developed a drug used to treat glaucoma, an eye disease? Dr. Percy Julian Science & Who saved the lives of thousands of soldiers in World War II 1378 Exploration with his invention of “aero foam”? Dr. Percy Julian Science & 1379 Exploration Who invented the smallpox vaccine? Dr. Louis Wright Science & Who performed the first surgical implantation of the automatic 1380 Exploration defibrillator in the human heart? Dr. Levi Watkins Science & Who was the first accredited Black American woman dentist in 1381 Exploration America? Dr. Ida Gray Science & Who is a pioneer in tooth transplantation research and a 1382 Exploration graduate of Howard University? Dr. Harold Fleming What physicist and Morehouse College graduate received the first Professor Arturo Miolati Prize for outstanding scientific Science & achievement for his work on fragment molecules known as free 1383 Exploration radicals? Dr. Dolphus Milligan Science & Who was the first African American woman admitted to the 1384 Exploration University of Louisville Medical School? Dr. Delores Gordon Alleyne Science & 1385 Exploration Who performed the world‟s first open heart surgery? Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Science & What doctor attended President James Garfield after he was 1386 Exploration shot? Dr. Charles Purvis What doctor, a pioneer in blood transfusion, died in 1950 Science & following a car accident when he was turned away from a 1387 Exploration hospital because of his race? Dr. Charles Drew Science & 1388 Exploration Who convinced doctors to use blood plasma for transfusions? Dr. Charles Drew Science & Who was credited with setting up the first blood bank in England 1389 Exploration and the United States? Dr. Charles Drew Science & Who was responsible for performing the technique of preserving 1390 Exploration for blood banks? Dr. Charles Drew Science & What Black American scientist developed a way of separating 1391 Exploration blood plasma? Dr. Charles Drew Science & Who invented the technique of using dye to detect liver disease 1392 Exploration and evaluate blood? Dr. Carol M. Leevy Science & 1393 Exploration What Black American woman invented fungicide? Dorothy McClendon Science & 1394 Exploration W.A. Martin patented what security device? Door lock Science & 1395 Exploration Who was the first Black American to fly with the Blue Angels? Donnie Cochran Science & 1396 Exploration Where was George Washington Carver born? Diamond, Missouri Science & What Black American inventor received a patent in 1970 for a 1397 Exploration urinalysis machine? Dewey Sanderson Science & Who was the director of the National Swine Flu Immunization 1398 Exploration Program? Delano Meriwether Science & Who was the first Black American to graduate from medical 1399 Exploration school in 1847? David J. Peck Science & Who was the first Black American member of the National 1400 Exploration Academy of Sciences? Page 59 of 72 David H. Blackwell 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Who received a patent for the invention of an optical apparatus 1401 Exploration that helped to position tooling? D. E. Howard Science & Dr. played an important role in bringing what 1402 Exploration arthritis drug to the public? Science & In 1834, Henry Blair received a patent for what kind of planting 1403 Exploration device? Corn planter Science & 1404 Exploration Who invented a method for growing oxide? Corland Dugger Science & Conversion of gas into 1405 Exploration What process was introduced by Dr. Meredith Gourdine? electricity Science & 1406 Exploration G.T. Sampson invented what popular home appliance in 1892? Clothes dryer Science & What Black American inventor received a patent for the lawn 1407 Exploration mower and Venetian blind restringer? Clarence Nokes Science & What famous Black pioneer assisted Barney Ford upon his 1408 Exploration arrival in Colorado? Clara Brown Science & Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the world‟s first open heart Chicago‟s Provident 1409 Exploration surgery at what hospital? Hospital Science & Robert S. Abbott supported the great migration to Northern 1410 Exploration cities as editor and publisher of what periodical? Chicago Defender Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trapper and trader, was the first Science & black explorer in North America. In 1772 he established a 1411 Exploration trading post and founded what city? Chicago Science & Rush Medical College in this city was the first to graduate a 1412 Exploration Black American student in 1847. Name the city. Chicago Science & What Black American scientist is known for his work with 1413 Exploration insects? Charles Turner Science & Who developed an advance method for determining the metal 1414 Exploration content of ore? Charles Spurgeon Fletcher Science & 1415 Exploration Who invented a revolving brush used to clean streets? Charles Brooks In 1978 Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford, Jr. became the Science & first black astronaut in space. On , 1983 he and his 1416 Exploration crew members launched into space on what space shuttle? Challenger

Science & On January 28, 1986, what space shuttle exploded 73 seconds 1417 Exploration after lift-off, killing Dr. Ronald McNair and six of his colleagues? Challenger Who in 1977 became the first African American architect Science & licensed in Kentucky and by 1980 was the first in the state to 1418 Exploration establish an architectural firm, Anderson Associate Architects? Carey L. Anderson, Jr. James Beckwourth, a former slave turned trapper, discovered Beckwourth Pass through the Sierra Nevada mountains in Science & 1850. The passage allowed pioneers to reach what state more 1419 Exploration safely and quickly ? California Science & Who received an award from the Army for developing a 1420 Exploration technique to decontaminate missiles? Bruce Lee Upon completing his education at Howard University, Phillip C. Science & Brooks returned to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, where he owned and 1421 Exploration operated what medical facility beginning in 1944? Brooks Memorial Hospital Science & What device used by fire fighters was invented by Garrett 1422 Exploration Morgan? Breathing Device Science & 1423 Exploration Who invented the fuel mixture forPage the 60 Polaris of 72 Missile? Booker T. Hoagan 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Lewis Temple invented the toggle harpoon used by the whaling 1424 Exploration industry. What was his occupation? Blacksmith Science & What slave-born nurse was the first female to own property in 1425 Exploration Los Angeles? Biddy Bridget Mason Science & What is the name of the California Hotel designed by Paul 1426 Exploration Williams? Beverly Wilshire Hotel Science & Who trained in France and received her pilot‟s license in 1921, 1427 Exploration making her the first Black woman to fly a plane? Bessie Coleman Working alternately as a laundress and a manicurist in her early life, she started pursuing her passion for aviation after hearing about French female pilots in World War I. Name this aviatrix Science & who became the first black person to earn an international flying 1428 Exploration license. Bessie Coleman Science & Who really built the first model of steam engine, but was unable 1429 Exploration to patent his work because he was a slave? Benjamin Bradley Science & 1430 Exploration Who predicted the eclipse on the sun in 1789? Benjamin Banneker Science & Who developed mathematical formulas to calculate weather 1431 Exploration and astronomical events? Benjamin Banneker Science & Being the first black female 1432 Exploration For what is Dr. Mae C. Jemison known? astronaut to travel in space What was the name of the route that James Beckwourth Science & discovered in the early 1850‟s, helping Pioneers and gold 1433 Exploration seekers get to California? Beckwourth Pass Granville T. Woods began inventing in 1885. His contribution Science & was in the field of electricity. For what inventions did he receive Automatic air brakes and 1434 Exploration patents? steam Science & Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, pharmacist Garland H. Brooks 1435 Exploration attended what local high school? Attucks High School Science & Ronald McNair, Charles Bolden, and Frederick Gregory pursued 1436 Exploration what profession? Astronaut Science & 1437 Exploration Where is Matthew Henson buried? Arlington, VA Science & 1438 Exploration What Black American engineer built the Tidal Basin Bridge? Archie Alexander Science & Charles Donaldson designed the sequence controller that was 1439 Exploration used for the landing system of what spacecraft? Apollo Science & 1440 Exploration Who invented a life-saving device for coupling railroad cars? Andrew J. Beard Science & 1441 Exploration Who invented the rotary engine? Andrew Beard Science & Dr. Charles Drew served as director for what organization‟s 1442 Exploration blood bank? American Red Cross Science & 1443 Exploration Who is explorer Matthew Henson buried next to? Admiral Robert E. Peary Science & 1444 Exploration Who invented the door lock? A.W. Johnson Science & 1445 Exploration Who invented the railway signal? A.B. Blackburn Science & What Black American inventor received a patent to 1446 Exploration in 1887? A. Miles Science & Paul Cuffe was considered a true pioneer. What form of 1447 Exploration transportation did he use to reachPage his 61 destination? of 72 a ship 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Albert Y. Garner received a patent for what invention used to 1448 Exploration help save lives? A flame retardant Science & In 1821, Thomas A. Jennings was one of the first Black a dry scouring device for 1449 Exploration Americans to receive a patent. What was his invention? clothing Science & In 1884, the “Medico-Chirurgical Society” was formed. What 1450 Exploration kind of association is this? a Black medical association Science & According to the Organization of Black Airline Pilots, how many 1451 Exploration of the nation‟s 70,000 commercial pilots were black in 1992? 600 or less than 1% Science & When Guion Bluford orbited earth aboard the Challenger space 1452 Exploration shuttle, how fast did the space craft move? 300 miles per minute

Science & Dr. Daniel Hale Williams served as professor of clinical surgery Meharry Medical College in 1453 Exploration at what medical facility? Nashville, Tennessee Science & Major Frederick D. Gregory made his first space flight in 1985. 1454 Exploration In what year did he become the first black space commander? 1989 Science & 1455 Exploration In what year did G.T. Sampson invent the clothes dryer? 1892 Science & In what year was the first all Black medical school Meharry 1456 Exploration Medical College established? 1876 Science & 1457 Exploration In what year was George Washington Carver born? 1864 Science & In 1901, Garrett Morgan‟s first invention was a belt fastener for 1458 Exploration sewing machines which he sold for how much money? $50 How many members of the Bransford family served as guides at Science & Mammoth Cave before it was turned over the federal 1459 Exploration government in 1948? 4 What was the name of Wilma Rudolph‟s relay team, which 1460 Sports finished first at the 1960 Olympics? Tennessee Tigerbelles What former two-time heavyweight boxing champion won a Gold Medal at the 1968 Olympics in City and went on to 1461 Sports become a minister? George Foreman Who was the first Black American teenager to win the Junior 1462 Sports Girls Singles Title at Wimbledon? Zina Garrison What Tennessee State University student became the first woman to win the 100-meter dash twice at both the 1964 and 1463 Sports 1968 Olympic games? Wyomia Tyus Who holds the record for most points scored in a single 1464 Sports basketball game (100)? Wilt Chamberlain At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, this sprinter was the first 1465 Sports American woman to win three Gold Medals. Who was she? Wilma Rudolph Who was the first Black American to qualify and race in the 1466 Sports Indianapolis 500? Willy T. Ribbs Who was named NBA rookie of the year in 1965, his first year 1467 Sports as a center for the New York Knicks? Willis Reed He played with the Negro League team Black Barons in Birmingham when he was 17 years old. Shortly after, in 1950, he signed with the New York Giants. He ranks third in total 1468 Sports career home runs. Who is he? Willie Mays Who was the first Black National League baseball player to hit 1469 Sports 600 home runs? Willie Mays Olympic star Bob Hayes played what position for the 1470 Sports Cowboys? Wide receiver Page 62 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Dwight Smith and Clem Haskins became the first two African Western Kentucky 1471 Sports American basketball players at what university? University (WKU) At the age of 29, Bernie Bickerstaff became the youngest assistant coach in NBA history when he joined what team now 1472 Sports known as the Washington Wizards? Washington Bullets This athlete was a running back for the Chicago Bears. He ran 1,852 yards to help the team reach the playoffs for the first time 1473 Sports in 14 years. What was his name? Walter Payton What running back surpassed Jim Brown‟s rushing record of 1474 Sports 12,312 yards? Walter Payton 1475 Sports What was boxing great Sugar Ray Robinson‟s real name? Walker Smith, Jr. Who was the first Black American pitcher to win the Cy Young 1476 Sports award in the American League? Vida Blue These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbledon and other major tennis 1477 Sports tournaments. Name them. Venus and Who was the first Black American to play in the National 1478 Sports Hockey League? Val James NBA superstar Michael Jordan played college basketball at University of North Carolina 1479 Sports what university? at Chapel Hill Born in Lexington, KY, Derek Bryant was the first African American baseball player at what school, where he played from 1480 Sports 1971-1973? University of Kentucky One of the first African American players in the Southeastern Conference, football standout Wilbur Hackett, Jr. was the first African American to start in any sport and be named a team 1481 Sports captain at what college program? University of Kentucky University of California at 1482 Sports Jackie Robinson excelled in four sports at what university? Los Angeles (UCLA) Jackie Joyner-Kersee was awarded a basketball scholarship to University of California at 1483 Sports what university? Los Angeles (UCLA) In 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first Black American to win 1484 Sports what major tennis tournament? U.S. Open 1485 Sports How many times did Archie Griffin win the Heisman trophy? Two In 1907, whom did Jack Johnson defeat to win the heavyweight 1486 Sports championship? Tommy Burns At the age of 24, this golfer won the 82nd PGA Championship, beating Bob May in a three-hole playoff at Valhalla Golf Club in 1487 Sports Louisville, Kentucky, on August 20, 2000. Name him. Tiger Woods What is the name of the baseball stadium in Pittsburgh that 1488 Sports opened in 1979? Three Rivers Stadium 1489 Sports What professional boxer is named “The Hit Man”? Thomas Hearns Who holds the record for the most touchdowns scored from kick- Thomas Allen "Timmy" 1490 Sports off returns? Brown What do Mike Garret, Ernie Davis and Billy Simms have in They all won the Heisman 1491 Sports common? Trophy What nickname did Ozzie Smith earn due to his amazing 1492 Sports acrobatics at shortstop? The Wizard of Oz 1493 Sports What was Willie May‟s nickname? The Say Hey Kid What was Earl Monroe‟s nickname during his basketball 1494 Sports career? The Pearl 1495 Sports For what team did Jackie Robinson play in 1947? The Brooklyn Dodgers Page 63 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER The men‟s basketball team won a Gold Medal at the 1992 Olympics in 1496 Sports Barcelona, Spain. The team was known as what? the “Dream Team” Born in 1946, Jim Kelly, martial artist and star of the films Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones, currently practices what 1497 Sports profession? Tennis coach In 1956 Althea Gibson become the first African American 1498 Sports woman to win a Grand Slam title in what sport? Tennis During the Rome Olympics in 1960, Wilma Rudolph became the 1499 Sports fastest woman on earth. What was she called? Tennessee Tornado In 1992, what prestigious award did Arthur Ashe receive, making him the first person to attain this honor after retiring 1500 Sports from a professional sport? Sportsman of the Year Who did Muhammad Ali defeat on February 25, 1964 to win the 1501 Sports heavyweight title? Sonny Liston 1502 Sports Who did Floyd Patterson lose his boxing title to in 1962? Sonny Liston She was a forward who scored 47 points in the final game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament in 1993. She led Texas Tech to the national championship. Who is 1503 Sports she? Sheryl Swoopes The first African American NBA head coach from Kentucky, 1505 Sports Bernie Bickerstaff coached what team from 1985-1990? Seattle SuperSonics Before being christened the Harlem Globetrotters, what was this 1506 Sports basketball team‟s name? Savoy Big Five Born in Louisville, KY, who went on to become an assistant basketball coach at LSU in 1976, the first African American 1510 Sports basketball coach hired full-time at the school? Ronald L. Abernathy Jesse Stahl competed and was discriminated against in an Oregon rodeo in the early 1900s. What did he do when the judges did not award him first prize which he thought he Rode his next horse in 1511 Sports deserved? protest by facing backward On 26, 1951, was knocked out in his final 1513 Sports professional boxing fight by whom? Rocky Marciano While playing football for Notre Dame, what nickname did 1514 Sports Raghib Ramadian Ismail earn? Rocket What famous baseball player who played for the Oakland A‟s 1515 Sports and New York Yankees earned the nickname “Mr. October"? Reggie Jackson What famous Olympic champion was standing at Senator Robert Kennedy‟s side when Kennedy was fatally shot by 1516 Sports Sirhan Sirhan? Rafer Johnson What Black American lit the Olympic torch at the 1984 Summer 1517 Sports Games? Rafer Johnson 1518 Sports What position did Doug Williams play in the 1988 ? Willie Stargell began and ended his professional baseball 1520 Sports career with what National League team? Pittsburgh Pirates In 1993, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to their third straight NBA championship with a victory in the final series over 1521 Sports what team? Phoenix Suns Julius Erving began his career with the ABA‟s Virginia Squires. He played in the NBA in 1976 until he retired. For what NBA 1522 Sports team did he play? Philadelphia 76ers

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In 1960 this basketball player was a center that helped his U.S. Olympic team win a Gold Medal. He became an all-star in the 1523 Sports NBA with nearly 10,000 assists during his career. Name him. Oscar Robertson In 1997 who became the first African American basketball 1524 Sports coach at the University of Kentucky? Orlando "Tubby" Smith Who was the first Black American jockey to win the Kentucky 1525 Sports Derby? Oliver Lewis 1526 Sports For what professional football team did Carl Weathers play? Oakland Raiders

Derek Bryant, the first African American baseball player at the 1527 Sports University of Kentucky, was drafted by what professional team? Oakland Athletics 1528 Sports Who won the 1968 Heisman Trophy? O.J. Simpson What football star became the first to rush for over 2,000 yards 1529 Sports in a single season? O.J. Simpson How many Gold Medals did track and field athlete Carl Lewis 1531 Sports win in his career? Nine Julius Erving began his professional basketball career with what 1532 Sports team? New York Nets Basketball star Willie Reed became the coach of what team in 1534 Sports 1977? New York Knicks Willie Mays began his professional career with what major 1535 Sports league baseball team? New York Giants For what team was Willie Mays playing when his famous over- 1536 Sports the-shoulder catch occurred? New York Giants Willis Reed became the general manager of what professional 1538 Sports basketball team? New Jersey Nets 1539 Sports Satchel Paige played for 22 years in what baseball league? Negro League Bill Russell was the first Black American player in what 1540 Sports professional sports league? NBA He was born Cassius Clay but changed his name after he joined the Nation of Islam. Who is this former Olympic Gold 1542 Sports Medal prizefighter? Muhammad Ali Known for his lyrical boasts, athletic grace, and post-boxing philanthropy, what heavyweight champion lit the torch for the 1544 Sports Atlanta Olympic Games? Muhammad Ali A three-time heavyweight champion, who was stripped of his first championship title because he refused to fight in the 1545 Sports ? Muhammad Ali After being denied service at a Louisville, Kentucky, lunch counter, this heavyweight fighter threw his Olympic medal into 1546 Sports the river in protest. Name him. Muhammad Ali Frank Robinson became the first baseball player to receive 1547 Sports what award in both the National and American Leagues? Most Valuable Player This American Major League Baseball player is credited with being the first African American to play at the major league level 1549 Sports in 1884. Name him. Moses Fleetwood Walker Between 1972 and 1980 blacks won how many Olympic medals 1550 Sports in track and field events? more than 75 1551 Sports Who was the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight title? Mike Tyson What college basketball team did Magic Johnson lead to the 1552 Sports NCAA championship? Michigan State Spartans Page 65 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Earvin “Magic” Johnson played for what college basketball 1553 Sports team? Michigan State Spartans Who are the only two brothers that ever held the heavyweight 1554 Sports boxing title? Michael and Leon Spinks 1555 Sports For what professional football team did Mercury Morris play? Miami Dolphins Who was the first major league baseball player to steal more 1556 Sports than 100 bases in a single season? Maury Wills When Ricky Henderson stole his 929th base on May 1, 1991, 1557 Sports whose record did he break? Lou Brock What Black American player broke Ty Cobb‟s stolen bases 1558 Sports record with 893 steals? Lou Brock Art Shell became the second Black football coach of what 1559 Sports team? Los Angeles Raiders Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron became the all time home run king 1560 Sports when he hit his 715th homer against what team? Los Angeles Dodgers 1561 Sports In 1968, Bob Beamon set an Olympic record in what event? Long Jump What team played against Biddle College in the first Black 1562 Sports American game? Livingstone College Who was the first Black American pitcher in the American 1565 Sports League? Leroy "Satchel" Paige 1566 Sports Who became a major league rookie at the age of 42 in 1948? Leroy "Satchel" Paige What Black American served three times as a Head Linesman in a Super Bowl, positions reserved for the highest-rated NFL 1567 Sports officials? Leo Miles Who was the second Black American to manage a major league 1569 Sports baseball team? Larry Doby Who was the first African American player from Kentucky 1570 Sports drafted into the WNBA? Kym Hampton Which baseball player began his career at the age of 19 and played in the majors at the same time as his father who shares 1571 Sports his name? Ken Griffey, Jr. 1572 Sports What basketball star is referred to as “The Mailman”? Karl Malone What basketball star center perfected a shot known as the 1573 Sports “skyhook”? Kareem Abdul-Jabar In 1988, what basketball player became the first NBA player to 1575 Sports reach 37,000 career points? Kareem Abdul Jabar 1576 Sports Jackie Robinson played for what Negro League team? Kansas City Monarchs Otis Taylor was a standout player for what football team in the 1577 Sports late 1930s? Kansas City Chiefs 1578 Sports What basketball great is known as Dr. J? Julius Erving Who was admitted to the Hall of Fame for being the best hitter 1579 Sports in the Negro League? Josh Gibson Who was the first Black American to lead an NFL officiating 1580 Sports crew? Johnny Grier Who was the first Black American to complete the US Open 1581 Sports tennis tournament? John Shippen What professional basketball star returned to the NBA after successfully combating drug addiction, and commented, “People say you almost lost basketball…Well, I almost lost my 1582 Sports life”? John Lucas Who became the first Black American running back to rush 1583 Sports more than 1,000 yards in a single season? Joe Perry Page 66 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Who was Muhammad Ali‟s opponent in the famous “Thrilla in 1584 Sports Manila” fight? Joe Frazier 1585 Sports What boxer gave Muhammad Ali his first professional loss? Joe Frazier What heavyweight boxing champion defended his title against 1586 Sports Muhammad Ali in 1971? Joe Frazier Who knocked heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali to the canvas 1587 Sports in the 15th round of their first boxing match? Joe Frazier Who did Arthur Ashe defeat in 1975 to become the first Black 1588 Sports American to win the singles title at Wimbledon? Jimmy Connors Who was the first Black American to lead professional football 1589 Sports in rushing? Jim Brown Who led the NFL in rushing in eight of his nine seasons (for a 1590 Sports total of 12,312 yards) and scored 126 touchdowns? Jim Brown James Cleveland Owens, a track and field athlete, won four Gold Medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. By what name was 1591 Sports he known? Jesse Owens Who was the first Black American quarterback to lead the NFL 1593 Sports in passing? James Harris In 1947 who was the first black to join the major leagues since 1595 Sports Moses Fleetwood Walker played in 1885? Jackie Robinson Who was the first Black American elected to the Baseball Hall 1596 Sports of Fame? Jackie Robinson What Black American sports legend was commemorated by a 1597 Sports postage stamp in 1982? Jackie Robinson In 1949, who became the first Black American to win baseball‟s 1598 Sports Most Valuable Player award? Jackie Robinson Who was the first Black American heavyweight boxing 1600 Sports champion? Jack Johnson Cornelius Johnson, Melvin Walker, and Derived Albritton 1602 Sports excelled in what track and field event? High Jump What famous football star danced with a Fort Worth ballet 1603 Sports company? Herschel Walker In 1979, what forced Arthur Ashe to retire from professional 1605 Sports tennis? Heart Attack Born in Princeton, KY, what Western Kentucky University standout was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1968 and 1606 Sports ended his career with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1976? Gregory D. Smith After retiring from professional tennis, Althea Gibson launched 1607 Sports what new professional sports career? Golf 1608 Sports What professional sport did Lee Elder play? Golf Jesse Owens won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics 1609 Sports hosted by what country? Germany Who was the first Black American to win an Olympic medal in 1611 Sports the 200 and 400 meter hurdles? George C. Poage

1612 Sports Who was the first Black American to compete in the Olympics? George C. Poage 1613 Sports Who was the first Black American professional football player? Fritz Pollard Chosen as the first Black manager in baseball‟s American League, who managed the Cleveland Indians beginning in 1615 Sports 1974? Frank Robinson What baseball great played basketball with Bill Russell at 1616 Sports McClymonds High School in Oakland, California? Frank Robinson Page 67 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Who was the first baseball player to win the honor of “Most Valuable Player” in both the National and American baseball 1617 Sports leagues? Frank Robinson How many gold metals did Jesse Owens win during the 1936 1619 Sports Summer Olympics? Four Carl Lewis won how many gold medals in the 1984 Summer 1620 Sports Olympics? Four What female track star has held world records in the 100 meter Florence “FloJo” Griffith- 1621 Sports and 200 meter dash since 1988? Joyner Magic Johnson led the Los Angeles Lakers to how many NBA 1623 Sports championships? Five In 1988, Debi Thomas became the first Black American to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games. In what event did she win 1624 Sports her medal? Figure Skating 1626 Sports Who is the NFL‟s all-time career rushing leader? Emmitt Smith What football star led the NFL in rushing during the 1992-93 1627 Sports season and led his team to victory in Super Bowl XXII? Emmitt Smith Who was the first Black American to become a major league 1628 Sports umpire? Emmett Ashford Who was the first African American to play football for the New 1629 Sports York Giants? Emlen Tunnell Who was the first Black American inducted into the Pro Football 1630 Sports Hall of Fame? Emlen Tunnell Who was the first Black American to play for the New York 1631 Sports Yankees? Elston Howard Starting in 1959, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to how many straight NBA championships, an unprecedented 1633 Sports accomplishment? Eight What Western Kentucky University basketball player and valedictorian of his Princeton, KY high school graduating class 1634 Sports was drafted by the LA Lakers in 1967? Dwight Smith Who coined Muhammad Ali‟s slogan, “Float like a butterfly, 1636 Sports sting like a bee”? Drew “Bundini” Brown Who became the first Black player to quarterback a Super Bowl 1637 Sports team to victory? Doug Williams 1638 Sports Who was the National League‟s first Black American pitcher? Don Newcombe Who was the National League‟s first Black American Cy Young 1639 Sports Award winner? Don Newcombe Who was the first African American baseball player at the 1640 Sports University of Kentucky? Derek Bryant Bernie Bickerstaff served as president and general manager of 1641 Sports what NBA team from 1990-1997? Denver Nuggets Marlin Briscoe was the first Black starting quarterback for what 1642 Sports football team? Denver Broncos 1643 Sports Who was named coach of the Minnesota Vikings in 1992? Dennis Green Daryl Bishop had a successful career playing what football 1644 Sports position at the University of Kentucky? Defensive back What basketball player was named NBA Rookie of the Year while leading the Detroit Pistons to their first NBA 1645 Sports Championship playoff? Dave Bing Born in Louisville, KY, playing a few games as a walk-on, then withdrawing from the team, who was the first African American 1646 Sports to play basketball for the UniversityPage of 68 Kentucky of 72 in 1969? Daryl Bishop 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Despite only playing three seasons, who holds the UK career record for most pass interceptions (14), most return yardage (376), and making more tackles (348) than any defensive back 1647 Sports in UK history? Daryl Bishop Satchel Paige was the first Black American to pitch major 1649 Sports league baseball for what team? Cleveland Indians Frank Robinson became the first Black American manager in 1650 Sports major league baseball for what team? Cleveland Indians Jim Brown began his professional football career with what 1651 Sports team in 1957? Cleveland Browns Jim Brown rushed for 12,312 yards during his nine-year career 1652 Sports with what team? Cleveland Browns Who became Western Kentucky University's first African 1653 Sports American head basketball coach in 1980? Clem S. Haskins This sports editor of The and associate editor of Ebony magazine won the Wilkie Award in 1947 for 1654 Sports revealing illegal taxicab services in Louisville. Name him. Edward T. Clayton Frank Robinson was voted National League Rookie of the Year 1655 Sports while playing for what team? Cincinnati Reds What baseball team did Frank Robinson help win the pennant in 1656 Sports 1961? Cincinnati Reds With what professional baseball team did Ernie Banks start and 1660 Sports end his career? Chicago Cubs 1661 Sports The Harlem Globetrotters got their start in what city? Chicago Who was the first Black American to join the Professional Golf 1662 Sports Association? Charles Siffrord What track star won four gold medals at the 1984 Summer 1664 Sports Olympics? Carl Lewis Bill Pickett was a rodeo star who chased down a steer on horseback, jumped off, and wrestled the animal to the ground. He invented this style of steer wrestling. By what name was it 1666 Sports known? Bulldogging For what skill did Charles Sampson become the first black to win the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association championship 1667 Sports in 1982? Bull riding Jackie Robinson was the first American to play major league 1670 Sports baseball for what team? Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson began and ended his major league baseball 1671 Sports career with what team? Brooklyn Dodgers At the 1924 Olympics in Paris, Dehart Hubbard became the first 1672 Sports Black American to win the gold medal in what event? Broad jump What major league baseball team was the last to integrate its 1674 Sports team? Boston Red Sox In 1951, Charles Cooper became the first Black American to 1676 Sports play NBA basketball. With what team did he make his debut? Boston Celtics What former all-star first baseman became the highest ranking Black baseball executive in 1989 as president of the National 1677 Sports League? Bill White Who was the first Black American president of the National 1678 Sports Baseball League? Bill White What basketball superstar became the first Black American to 1679 Sports manage a major league sports team? Bill Russell 1680 Sports Who was regarded as the “FatherPage of Modern69 of 72 Prize Fighting"? Bill Richmond 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Known as “Dusty Demon”, he became the first Black American cowboy admitted to the National Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1681 Sports Oklahoma City. Who is he? Bill Pickett 1682 Sports What Black American cowboy invented bull dogging? Bill Picket Olympic gold medal winner Oscar Robertson became an all-star in the NBA with nearly 10,000 assists during his career. What 1683 Sports was his nickname? Big O Born in Benham, KY, who, at the age of 25, became head coach at the University of San Diego and the youngest college Bernard T. "Bernie" 1685 Sports coach in the U.S. at that time? Bickerstaff, Sr. Ranking 33rd on the NBA's winningest coaches list, who was Bernard T. "Bernie" 1686 Sports the Charlotte Bobcats general manager and first coach? Bickerstaff, Sr. Arthur Ashe remains the only Black American to gain Being ranked number 1 in 1687 Sports recognition for what accomplishment? men‟s tennis In what four sports did Jackie Robinson win varsity letters, Baseball, basketball, 1690 Sports becoming UCLA's first athlete to do so in 1939? football, and track What baseball team did Frank Robinson help win the World 1691 Sports Series in 1966? Baltimore Orioles For what sport are Charles Wiltshire and Wendell Scott 1694 Sports famous? Auto Racing Sonny Collins was selected by what professional team in the 1695 Sports 2nd round of the 1976 NFL draft? Atlanta Falcons Who was the first athlete to receive Sports Illustrated‟s Sportsmen of the Year award after retiring from his professional 1697 Sports career? Arthur Ashe Who was the first Black American to play on the Davis Cup 1698 Sports tennis team? Arthur Ashe What Black American was once ranked as the number one 1699 Sports tennis player in the world? Arthur Ashe Who was the first Black American to become a head coach for 1700 Sports professional football? Art Shell What pitcher won 51 out of 55 games in the Negro League in 1702 Sports 1905? Andrew “Rube” Foster an all-black professional Popular during the Harlem Renaissance, what was the Big basketball team of the 1703 Sports Five? 1920s and 1930s The first black female tennis player to win major tournaments in the 1950s, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of 1704 Sports Fame in 1971. What was her name? Althea Gibson Who became the first Black woman to win the prestigious 1705 Sports Wimbledon singles title? Althea Gibson In 1989 he became head coach at the University of Tennessee, the first African American head coach in the Southeastern 1706 Sports Conference. Name him. Allan W. Houston, Sr. Who became the University of Tennessee's all-time leading 1707 Sports scorer in 1994? Allan W. Houston, Jr. What University of Kentucky career rush leader was inducted 1708 Sports into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002? Alfred "Sonny" Collins 1709 Sports What is basketball star Michael Jordan‟s nickname? Air Jordan 1713 Sports What was Joe Louis‟s overall professional boxing record? 68 wins, 3 loses

Page 70 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER 3 (the University of Tulsa, the University of Georgia How many teams has Tubby Smith led to the NCAA Sweet and the University of 1714 Sports Sixteen? Kentucky) In what two events in the 1936 Olympics did Jesse Owens set 200 meter dash and broad 1715 Sports new world records? jump George C. Poage was the first Black American to win an 1716 Sports Olympic medal in what two events? 200 and 400 meter hurdles What sports team was referred to by many as the “Dream 1992 Olympic basketball 1717 Sports Team”? team What consecutive years did Althea Gibson win the Wimbledon 1718 Sports Tennis Singles Championship? 1957, 1958 Sugar Ray Robinson ended his 200 professional bout boxing 1719 Sports career with a total of how many wins and knockouts? 175 wins, 110 KOs 1720 Sports Jackie Robinson appeared on what value US postage stamp? 15 cent At Willie Stargell‟s request, the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates adopted 1721 Sports what song on their way to winning the World Series? “We Are Family” Leroy Paige was a great pitcher in the Negro Leagues who also played in the major leagues in 1949. By what name was he 1722 Sports known? "Satchel” Willie Mays received a bonus of how much money when he 1723 Sports signed with the New York Giants? $5,000 Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron ended his career with how many 1724 Sports RBIs? 2202 In what year did Doug Williams became the first Black player to 1725 Sports quarterback a Super Bowl victory? 1988 In what year did Mike Tyson become the youngest heavyweight 1726 Sports boxing champion in history? 1986 In what year did the US Postal Service issue a Jackie Robinson 1727 Sports commemorative postage stamp? 1982 In what year did Frank Robinson become the first Black 1728 Sports manager in major league basketball? 1974 Satchel Paige was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in what 1730 Sports year? 1971 In what year did Emmit Ashford become the first Black 1732 Sports American to umpire a major league baseball game? 1966 In what year did Althea Gibson become the first Black American 1733 Sports to win a major tennis title? 1957 In what year did the first Black Americans Charles Cooper, Early 1734 Sports Lloyd, and Nathaniel Clifton play in the NBA? 1950 In what year did Jackie Robinson become the first Black 1735 Sports American to win the MVP award in baseball? 1949 When did Jackie Robinson break the color barrier by his 1736 Sports entrance into baseball‟s National League? 1947 Congressman Ralph Metcalfe won a gold medal at the Berlin 1737 Sports Olympics in what year? 1936 Milt Campbell became the first Black American to win the 1738 Sports decathlon during what year of the Olympic games? 1936 In what year did Dehart Hubbard become the first Black 1740 Sports American to win the Olympic gold medal in the broad jump? 1924 In what year did Charles W. Follis become the first Black 1741 Sports American to play professional football? 1902 Page 71 of 72 2011/2012 Black History Trivia Bowl Study Questions # CATEGORY QUESTION ANSWER Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron ended his career with how many 1742 Sports home runs? 755 Willie Mays finished his baseball career with how many home 1743 Sports runs? 660 How many times did Joe Louis defend his heavyweight boxing 1744 Sports title? 26 How many of the 15 jockeys participating in the first Kentucky 1745 Sports Derby in 1875 were black? 14 1746 Sports What was Bob Gibson‟s earned run average in 1968? 1.12 University of Kentucky football standout, Sonny Collins played 1747 Sports how many seasons of professional football? 1 1748 Sports What was Jackie Robinson‟s lifetime batting average? 0.311 1749 Sports What was ‟s lifetime batting average? 0.310 How many of the original five Harlem Globetrotters were from 1750 Sports Harlem? 0 In the NBA's inaugural 1949-1950 season, how many Black 1751 Sports American basketball players were in the league? 0 The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 destroyed what prosperous black 1752 History community? Greenwood 1753 History When was the importation of slaves outlawed in the U.S.? 1808 What dispute led to the founding of the African Methodist Segregation of St. George's 1754 History Episcopal Church? Methodist Church Science & 1755 Exploration Who was the first black astronaut to walk in space? Bernard Harris, Jr. 1756 History At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.? About 1 million Mediating an end to an Arab 1757 History For what did Ralph Bunche win the Noble Peace Prize? Israeli conflict Business & 1758 Education Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., get his doctorate? Who opened Clarksville, Tennessee's first and only hospital 1759 History until 1916? Dr. Robert T. Burt What Clarksville, TN native won the Miss USA pageant in 1760 Entertainment 2007? Rachel Smith

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