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CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER 1 Arts Along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, what type of music is Zydeco 2 Arts Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God" ? Zora Neale Hurston Which one of composer/pianist Anthony Davis' operas premiered in Philadelphia in 1985 and was performed by X: The Life and Times of 3 Arts the Opera in 1986? Since 1987, who has held the position of director of jazz at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York 4 Arts City? Wynton Marsalis Of what profession were , Zora Neale Hurston, and Countee Cullen, major contributors to the 5 Arts Renaissance? Writers

Who wrote Clotel , or The President’s Daughter , the 6 Arts first published novel by a Black American in 1833? William Wells Brown Who published The Escape , the first play written by a 7 Arts Black American? William Wells Brown 8 Arts What is the given name of blues great W.C. Handy? William Christopher Handy What aspiring fiction writer, journalist, and Hopkinsville native, served as editor of three African American weeklies: the , the Freeman , and William Alexander 9 Arts the Indianapolis Ledger ? Chambers 10 Arts Nat Love wrote what kind of stories? Westerns Cartoonist Morrie Turner created what world famous 11 Arts syndicated comic strip? Wee Pals Who was born in Florence, in 1873 and is 12 Arts called “Father of the Blues”? WC Handy Georgia Douglas Johnson was a poet during the Harlem Renaissance 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 14 Arts Red Death , White Butterfly , and Black Betty ? Walter Mosley

Strongly influenced by Alice Walker's The Color Purple , what award-winning author created the enduring 15 Arts character of Easy Rawlins featured in a series of novels? Walter Mosley Known for his social and political views, who published 16 Arts The Souls of Black Folks in 1903? W.E.B. Du Bois Who was the first Black American woman chosen as 17 Arts Miss America? Vanessa Williams In addition to her outstanding career as a singer, what was Marian Anderson appointed to by President Dwight D. US Delegate to the United 18 Arts Eisenhower? States Page 1 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Name the three journalist sons of educator, poet, and Ulysses, Robert, and Ted 19 Arts author Ephraim Poston? Poston What Hopkinsville natives and brothers owned and 20 Arts edited The Contender ? Ulysses and Robert Poston Gustavus Vassa was a slave who had written the first autobiography. His African name was Olaudah Equiano. 21 Arts How many volumes made up his narrative? Two Harlem Renaissance writer Eric Walrond was born in Georgetown, British Guiana and penned what book that 22 Arts consists of a collection of ten stories? Tropic Death 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 picture, and in 1993 for Jazz . Name 23 Arts her. Toni Morrison

Born in Hopkinsville, KY, what pianist and arranger formed his own jazz band and recorded the albums Your 24 Arts Daddy's Dogin' 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, representing a younger generation of jazz 25 Arts musicians? The Young Lions This first Gloria Naylor novel consisted of tales from seven black women who wound up on a dead-end street in a ghetto in the North. It was made into a television The Women of Brewster 26 Arts movie. What is the name of the novel? Place What New York library houses rare collections of Black 28 Arts culture? The Schomburg Center

In the 1930s and early 1940s many female gospel groups were founded. Which group started as a male gospel 29 Arts ensemble but added female voices in the 1940s? The Singers

30 Arts What was the name of Charles W. Chestnut’s final novel? The Quarry For what work did August Wilson win two Pulitzer 31 Arts Prizes for Drama? The Pittsburgh Cycle

Sallie Martin was the “mother of .” She and the National Convention of 32 Arts Thomas A. Dorsey founded what group in 1933? Gospel Choirs and Choruses Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing what 33 Arts Black American magazine? The Nation George Shirley was a tenor and member of what opera 34 Arts company? the Metropolitan Opera Page 2 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER What Broadway show became the longest one- 35 Arts person show in the history of Broadway? The Lady and Her Music What was the name of the first novel published by The House Behind the 36 Arts Charles W. Chestnut? Cedars What Ted Poston work was published after his death in The Dark Side of 37 Arts 1974? Hopkinsville What is the name of the sculpture designed as a tribute to the four Black girls killed during a church bombing in 38 Arts Alabama in 1963? The Crucifixion What is the name of the newsletter which was originally edited by W.E.B. Du Bois and published by the NAACP 39 Arts in 1910?

What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous 40 Arts Black 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 41 Arts South Carolina? the Charleston What musical genre emerged from three heavily populated black isolated areas: the Mississippi Delta, the 42 Arts Piedmont, and East Texas? The blues Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now , a platinum hit by Gene McFadden & John Whitehead was known as what in 43 Arts 1979? the Black National Anthem Vibraphone player Lionel Hampton started his career in the Benny Goodman 44 Arts 1936 with which band? Quartet Ernest J. Gaines is a short story writer who wrote a 1971 historical novel turned television movie whose main The Autobiography of Miss 45 Arts character was a 110 year-old woman who narrated her Jane Pittman Formerly the Virginia Theatre, what became the first Broadway theater to bear the name of an African 46 Arts 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 48 Arts contacting colleges and universities? Terry McMillan What is the name of the Grammy award winning gospel a cappella sextet whose hits include Spread Love and 50 Arts David & Goliath ? Take 6

“Go Down, Moses” and “Nobody Knows the Trouble 51 Arts I’ve Seen” are known as what type of songs? Spirituals Music historians refer to what type of music as the first 55 Arts Black American music? Spiritual

Page 3 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER This director, screenwriter and actor was born in Atlanta 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 controversial and push racial boundaries. 56 Arts Name him. Spike Lee

Who directed an award-winning documentary about the government's response to Hurricane Katrina and ways in 57 Arts which the storm's aftermath affected African-Americans? Spike Lee In 1938, who was the first gospel singer to record for a 58 Arts major record label, Decca Records? Sister Rosetta Tharpe 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 Sammy Davis, Jr., 1927. It became a film in 1959 entitled Porgy and Bess Brock Peters, Diahann and had an all-star black cast. Name two of the Carroll, Ivan Dixon, 60 Arts actors/actresses that performed in this film? Clarence Muse Currently the pastor of a large congregation in Raleigh, North Carolina, this well-known female singer worked with the gospel group established by 61 Arts Albertina Walker. Name her.

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 62 Arts of teenagers and to deter early sexual involvement? Shirley A. Bacon Nwangwa

Elizabeth Catlett Mora is a graphic artist and printmaker. 63 Arts For what other type of work is she best known? Sculpture Specializing in portraits of black leaders, Harlem Renaissance arts educator Augusta Savage was what type 64 Arts of artist? Sculptor 65 Arts Who wrote the song Maple Leaf Rag? Scott Joplin The operas A Guest of Honor and Treemonisha were 66 Arts written by whom in the early 1900s? Scott Joplin What musical instrument does jazz musician Grover 67 Arts Washington, Jr. play? Saxophone

What Black American took jazz vocals to a new level and was called “The Divine One” because of her range and 68 Arts effortless mastery of the intricacies of music? Sarah Vaughan

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In 1926 the Soul Stirrers were the first gospel quartet to add a second lead to solo over the usual four-part 69 Arts harmony. In 1950 what singer joined this group? Sam Cooke Roots, the miniseries, was aired eight nights in 1977 with nearly 130 million viewers. Its 1979 sequel was named 70 Arts what? Roots: The Next Generation Kunta Kinte was one the characters in what Alex Haley 71 Arts book? Roots What Alex Haley novel was made into a television mini- 72 Arts series in 1977 and 1979? Roots What one-time Negro League professional baseball player, turned-artist created collages on the lifestyles of 73 Arts blacks in the 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 77 Arts Ellison’s efforts to become a writer? Richard Wright What music is regarded by many as a form of street 78 Arts poetry? Rap Published in 1982, Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple became a monumental bestseller and won what Pulitzer Prize and National 79 Arts coveted awards? Book Award Joshua Johnson made his living in the early 1800s with 80 Arts what profession? Portrait painter

81 Arts For what style of music were the Ward Singers famous? Po-Gospel

Published in 1771, what book brought Phillis Wheatley Poems on Various Subjects, 82 Arts wide acclaim? Religious and Moral Scott Joplin played his ragtime music on what 83 Arts instrument? Piano

What medium did use to describe Black 84 Arts Americans deprivation and racial discrimination? Photography Julian Abele was involved in the design of what 85 Arts museum? Philadelphia Museum of Art In 1905 the first black symphony was founded. What was Philadelphia Concert 86 Arts it called? Orchestra 87 Arts In what city was Marian Anderson born? Philadelphia

88 Arts What actor appeared in the play Emperor Jones in 1925? Paul Robeson

Page 5 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER 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”? Paul Laurence Dunbar Creators of bebop known today as modern jazz, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie played what musical Parker (alto saxophone); 91 Arts instruments? Gillespie (trumpet) 92 Arts What was the occupation of Laura Wheeler Waring? 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 95 Arts novelist, born? Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Who is the controversial poet and author of My House is Divided into Two Sections who emerged from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and became a 96 Arts professor of English? Nikki Giovanni In 1955, Arthur Mitchell became the first black man to dance for a major ballet company in 1955. Name the 97 Arts company. New York City Ballet What city known for jazz music had great influence on 98 Arts ? New Orleans “Bentwa” was a musical instrumental unique to Africa. 99 Arts What kind of instrument was it? Musical Bow Ralph Ellison turned to writing after his career in what 100 Arts field was not successful? Music What was the name of the newspaper started by Malcolm 101 Arts X? What Black American cartoonist created the world 102 Arts famous “Wee Pals”? Morrie Turner In 1969 this photojournalist became the first black male and the first black journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize. Who 103 Arts was he? Moneta Sleet, Jr. Born in Owensboro, KY, who was the first African 104 Arts American to 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 choreographer to work at what New York City 106 Arts Theater? Metropolitan Opera House Whose screenplay, Georgia, Georgia , was the first 107 Arts original script by a Black women to be produced? Maya Angelou 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 ’s 108 Arts inauguration in 1993. What is her name? Maya Angelou

Page 6 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER 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 110 Arts awarded the Freedom Medal? Marian Anderson

Who was the first Black American singer to be admitted 111 Arts to the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York? Marian Anderson The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) refused to let her perform at Constitution Hall in 112 Arts Washington, D.C. in 1939. Who was she? Marian Anderson What is the name of the Marion Marche Perkins sculpture that won the Art Institute of Purchase Award in 113 Arts 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 114 Arts million 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 116 Arts An Officer and A Gentleman. What is his name? Louis Gossett, Jr. Who played the character “Fiddler” in the television mini- 117 Arts series 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 Jessye Norman perform to a sellout crowd in the Great 119 Arts Performers series? Lincoln Center Published in 1907, what was the title of the first of six 120 Arts Claybron Merriweather books? Light and Shadows

Gordon Parks was voted “Photographer of the Year” in 121 Arts 1960 while working for what popular magazine? Life Who was the first black to perform at the opening of the 122 Arts new Metropolitan Opera House in 1966? Leontyne Price 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 Amiri Baraka publish some of 125 Arts his books? Le Roi Jones

Page 7 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER What writer created the character Jesse B. Semple, the 126 Arts quintessential middle-aged man in Harlem? Langston Hughes What is the name of the colorful fabric worn by African 127 Arts royalty? Kenta Cloth What city is known as the “jazz capital of the 128 Arts Southwest?” Kansas City, Missouri Robb Armstrong is the creator of what cartoon strip which features the trials and tribulations of Joe and 129 Arts Marcy? Jump Start

What Black American was acclaimed for his involvement 130 Arts in the design of the Philadelphia Museum of Art? Julian Abele

Who was best known for her role as Bloody Mary in the 131 Arts 1949 Broadway stage production of South Pacific? Juanita Hall Playwright August Wilson had two Broadway plays run Joe Turner’s Come and 132 Arts at the 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 Duke Ellington elevate into a 134 Arts serious art form? Jazz What type of music did Louis Armstrong revolutionize and help establish as the nation’s first highly popular 136 Arts Black art form? Jazz

What type of music with an emphasis on improvisation 137 Arts began in 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 the creation of the 139 Arts contemporary gospel sound. Name him. What famous Black author said, “Black writers do more than merely exhibit rage – they must analyze the roots of 140 Arts racial oppression”?

In 1972 Kathleen Battle made her professional debut as 141 Arts an opera singer at the Spoleto Festival in what country? Italy In 1953, Ralph Ellison received the National Book 142 Arts Award for what book? Invisible Man Page 8 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER The collection of William Alexander Chambers, writer for the Indiana Herald and editor of three African 143 Arts American weeklies, is housed where? Indiana Historical Society

The first work authored by a black female former slave, Incidents in the Life of a 144 Arts what was the name of Harriet A. Jacobs' 1861 work? Slave Girl Nominated for a National Book Award, what is Maya I Know Why the Caged Bird 145 Arts Angelou's first autobiography? Sings Who was the author of Black Metropolis written in 146 Arts 1945? Horace Clayton

147 Arts Who wrote the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin ? Harriet Beecher Stowe Entited Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl , whose 1861 work was the first to be authored by a black female 148 Arts former slave? Harriet A. Jacobs' What term refers generally to the artistic and socio- cultural awakening among black people in the 1920s and 149 Arts early 1930s? Harlem Renaissance Zora Neal Hurston became a leading figure in the Black 150 Arts cultural movement known as what? Harlem Renaissance What section of New York City became the capital of 151 Arts urban Black American culture? Harlem Who was the first Black American to win a Pulitzer 152 Arts Prize? Gwendolyn Brooks Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning book of poetry 153 Arts Annie Allen in 1949? Gwendolyn Brooks Who won a Tony Award for his performance in the 154 Arts Broadway musical Jelly’s Last Jam ? What type of folk art was seen on the New York subway cars in the 1970s that was a phenomenon among the 155 Arts urban youth? Graffiti Popular in the 1920s and 1930s, what type of musical groups were the Harmonizing Four and the Dixie 156 Arts Hummingbirds? Gospel quartets Hattie McDaniel was the first black performer to receive an Academy Award. She won for Best Supporting 157 Arts Actress for what 1939 film? Gone With the Wind

Who penned the 1982 novel The Women of Brewster Place later made into a 1989 television miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey, Jackee Harry, Robin Givens, 158 Arts Lynn Whitfield, Larenz Tate, Moses Gunn, and Leon? Gloria Naylor

Page 9 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Who made the stainless steel sculpture of two wing like shapes framed by neon lights at the entrance of the Miami 159 Arts International Airport? Frederick Eversley Who wrote Narrative of the Life of , 160 Arts an American Slave in 1845? Frederick Douglass Pulitzer Prize winning Black American playwright, 161 Arts August Wilson was born with what name? Frederick August Kittel, Jr. Who was the first Black American woman to have a full Frances Ellen Watkins 162 Arts length novel published? Harper for colored girls made its dramatic debut in 1974 and was written by Ntozake Shange (pronounced En-toe- for colored girls who have ZAHK-kay SHONG-gay). What is the full title of this considered suicide/when the 163 Arts essay? rainbow is enuf Who was the first Black American woman to be 164 Arts recognized as an award-winning composer? Florence Price Who wrote the play All God’s Chillun Got Wings starring 165 Arts Paul Robeson? Eugene O’Neill What Black American artist created the Peanut Man 166 Arts character for Planters Peanuts? 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 168 Arts cartoon “Cuties”? E. Simms Campbell What 1987 play, written by Alfred Unry, became a movie 169 Arts in 1989? Driving Miss Daisy Who founded the DuSable Museum of African-American 170 Arts History, located in Chicago, ? Dr. Margaret Burroughs Frequently called The Fire Next Time , what was the name of James Baldwin’s 1963 bestseller, which 171 Arts electrified both Black and White Americans? Down at the Cross A painting of what African American performer was unveiled in 1902 at the coronation of Edward VII 172 Arts and exhibited at the Paris Expo? Dora Dean

After over forty years, who became the second black 173 Arts actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor? Denzel Washington What is the name of the opera singer who sang at 174 Arts President George W. Bush’s inauguration in 2005? Denyce Graves She is a dancer-choreographer who is also a director and producer. She was involved with the television show 175 Arts Fame. Name her. Debbie Allen Appeal , a book of anti-slavery literature, was written by 176 Arts what Black American? David Walker

Page 10 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER What was the name of the movie that was based on the life of Stephen Bantu Biko, a South African freedom 177 Arts 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 Clotel (or The President's 179 Arts a Black American, William Wells Brown? Daughter) Claude McKay and James Weldon Johnson were writers of the Harlem Renaissance period. Which one of them 180 Arts was born in Jamaica? 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 . His story shows the 183 Arts consequences 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 Charles Johnson and Dora 185 Arts on Broadway. Name them. Dean Who is the author of “The Destruction of Black 186 Arts Civilization”? Chancellor Williams In 1982 what Kentucky State University museum became a major repository for the collection of artifacts, books, Center of Excellence for the and records related to its history of educating black Study of Kentucky African 187 Arts citizens? Americans (CESKAA) For what 1954 film was Dorothy Dandridge the first black actress to receive an Academy Award nomination 188 Arts for Best 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 190 Arts Baldwin 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 193 Arts Against Tide & Patterns in 2005? Benjamin Arthur Quarles

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In 1988 Black American author Toni Morrison was 194 Arts awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for what novel? Beloved What Hopkinsville native penned the children's books 196 Arts Happy to be Nappy and Be Boy Buzz ? bell hooks Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were innovators of 197 Arts what type of music in the early 1940s? Bebop bell hooks, born Gloria Jean Watkins, graduated from 198 Arts what high school in Hopkinsville, Kentucky? Attucks High School

In 1969, who founded the Dance Theater of Harlem, the 199 Arts first professional all-black classical ballet company? Arthur Mitchell What is the name of the Pulitzer Prize winning book of 200 Arts poetry written by Gwendolyn Brooks? Annie Allen

In 1982, Louis Gossett, Jr. won an Academy Award for An Officer and A 201 Arts Best Supporting Actor for his work in what film? Gentleman Born in Newark, in 1934, what poet and 202 Arts playwright 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 after fallout from his controversial 9/11- 203 Arts related poem? Amiri Baraka This dancer-choreographer founded his own dance company in 1957 and developed Revelations one of the best known, most often seen modern dance performances. 204 Arts Name him. Alvin Ailey 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 family from West Africa in the story Roots. 207 Arts Name him. Alex Haley In 1979, Katherine Dunham received what prestigious Albert Schweitzer Music 208 Arts award? Award What type of dance rhythm and movements did Katherine 209 Arts Dunham introduce in America? African and Caribbean a photo of and her daughter, Moneta Sleet, Jr., became the first African American to Bernice, at Dr. Martin 210 Arts win a Pulitzer Prize in photography for what picture? Luther King, Jr.'s funeral

Page 12 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Director, producer, writer, and actor Spike Lee has released over 35 films since 1983 through his production 40 Acres & A Mule 211 Arts company. Name it. Filmworks Noted sports editor Edward Clayton was the first editor of 213 Arts what popular magazine? Jet Historians report that there are about how many published slave narratives in book length, newspapers, or 214 Arts transcribed from interviews? 6,000 In what year did the first Broadway play written by a 215 Arts Black American woman open in New York? 1959 In what year did Marian Anderson debut as the first 216 Arts Black American singer at the Metropolitan Opera? 1955

The New Orleans Tribune, the first black daily newspaper 217 Arts was founded in New Orleans in what year? 1864

The novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in what 218 Arts year? 1852 The first known slave narrative was A Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings, and Surprizing Deliverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro Man . In what year was it 219 Arts 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 Miles Davis was a trumpeter of cool jazz, modal jazz, and jazz rock. He served as a bandleader for how many 222 Arts classic quintets in his career? 2 Busines s & In 1975, who became the first African American to own Educati and operate a television station in the , 223 on WGPR-TV in Detroit, MI? William Venoid Banks Busines s & Educati Born in Geneva, KY, who became the owner of the first 224 on black radio station in Detroit, in 1964? William Venoid Banks Busines s & Educati Who built San Francisco’s first hotel and opened 225 on California’s first public school? William Leidesdorff

Busines Who was the first African American appointed to the s & executive board of the Hopkinsville Chamber of Educati Commerce and also the first to chair the Area 227 on Development District in Kentucky? Walton N. Smith

Page 13 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Educati 228 on What is the real name of Famous Amos? Wally Amos Busines s & What colonial era crop had a significant shortage of Educati workers which demanded a large number of Africans to 229 on be imported to the Americas? Tobacco Busines s & Educati What was the full name of Hopkinsville native Ted Theodore Roosevelt 230 on Poston, New York Post reporter/author? Augustus Major Poston Busines s & Educati What was the name of the enterprise Barney Ford formed The United States Hotel and 231 on in Nicaragua? Restaurant Busines s & Educati While in New York, Ulysses Poston created what daily The and The 232 on African American newspapers? New York Contender Busines s & Educati In 1917 A. Philip Randolph and Chandler Owen founded 233 on a radical monthly magazine called what? The Messenger Busines s & Educati Who was a reporter for the New York Post and regarded 235 on as journalism’s “Father of Minorities”? Ted Poston Busines s & What Hopkinsville native was the first African American Educati reporter for The New York Post and covered many of the 236 on race disputes in the South? Ted Poston Busines s & Educati Who was known as the “Dean of the Negro 237 on Newspapermen”? T. Thomas Fortune Busines s & Educati 238 on Paul Cuffe owned what kind of company? Ship building and shipping Busines s & Educati 239 on What was Madame C.J. Walker’s real name? Sara Breedlove Walker Busines s & Educati Who was the founder of the National Negro Finance 240 on Corporation? Robert Moton Busines s & Educati Who became the first African American billionaire in 241 on 2001? Robert "Bob" Johnson

Page 14 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Whose career with Kentucky Educational Television (KET) began in 1997 with the launch of the first Busines s & statewide minority affairs program and continues as Educati producer of KET's longest running public affairs 242 on program, Comment on Kentucky ? Renee Shaw Busines s & Educati What successful businessman was also the founder of 243 on Negro Free Masonry? Prince Hall Busines s & Educati Available since 1884, what is the oldest continuously 244 on published newspaper in the United States ? Philadelphia Tribune Busines s & Educati In the late 19th century, what Hopkinsville businessman 245 on was known as "The Richest Negro in the South?" Peter Postel (or Postell), Sr. Patricia Garrison-Corbin, was the founder, chair, and Busines s & chief executive officer of what company, which became Educati the first African American female-owned Wall Street 246 on financial services corporation? P. G. Corbin & Company Busines s & Educati Who became the first African American female 247 on billionaire in 2004? Oprah Winfrey

Busines What Hopkinsville native was elected to the Indiana s & House of Representatives in 1956 and later became a Educati journalist for the Indianapolis Recorder and Hoosier 248 on Herald ? Opal L. Tandy Busines s & Educati One of the first Black 249 on Born in 1810, who was William Leidesdorff? American millionaires Busines s & Educati Dr. Louis C. Roudanez founded this first daily black 250 on newspaper in 1864. Name it. New Orleans Tribune Busines s & Created by John H. Johnson in 1943, what publication Educati similar in form to Reader’s Digest was later replaced by 251 on Black World? Busines s & Educati What was the name of the first magazine published by 252 on John H. Johnson? Negro Digest Busines s & Generating revenues over $88 billion dollars annually, Educati how many black-owned businesses were there in the 253 on United States in 2002? nearly 1.2 million

Page 15 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Educati What was the name of the first Black American radio 254 on network? National Negro Network Busines s & What Black American woman founded the National Educati Trade and Professional School for Women and Girls, 255 on Inc.? Nannie Helen Burroughs Busines s & Educati What occupation do Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Naomi 257 on Sims have in common? Modeling Busines s & Educati What company’s popular commercial featured a tape 258 on recording of Ella Fitzgerald’s voice shattering a glass? Memorex Busines s & Educati 259 on Who was the first Black network television anchor? Max Robinson Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American woman bank 260 on president? Maggie Lena Walker

Busines s & Whose sales of innovative beauty products sold Educati throughout the United States and the Caribbean led her to 261 on become the first African American female millionaire? Madam C.J. Walker Busines s & Educati Who is the current Chairman and CEO of Johnson 262 on Publishing Company? Linda Johnson Rice Busines s & Educati Who published the first Black American women’s 263 on newspaper in the US? Josephine Ruffin Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American to have a seat on the 264 on New York Stock Exchange? Joseph L. Searles Busines s & Established in 1945, this publisher of Ebony and Jet Educati magazines is the world's largest black-owned publishing Johnson Publishing 265 on company. Name it. Company Busines s & Educati Baltimore’s newspaper, the Afro-American, was founded 266 on by what former slave? John H. Murphy Busines s & Educati The Johnson Publishing Company was founded in 267 on Chicago in 1945 by what person? John H. Johnson

Page 16 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Educati 268 on Who founded the magazine Ebony ? John H. Johnson Busines s & Freedom's Journal , the first black newspaper published Educati in America, was founded in 1827 in New York City by John B. Russwurm and 269 on whom? Samuel E. Cornish Busines s & Educati What company has a successful series of television 270 on commercials that started in 1974 and features ? Jell-O Busines s & Educati In 1981 Pam Johnson became the first black woman to 271 on control which mainstream daily publication? Ithaca Journal Busines s & Educati Who was the founder and president of the first Black 272 on American national labor union in 1869? Isaac Myers Busines s & Opal Tandy, journalist and Hopkinsville native, Educati purchased the newspaper Hoosier Herald and changed 273 on its name to what? Indiana Herald Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American to become captain of 274 on an American merchant marine ship? Hugh Mulzac Busines s & Educati During the first two-thirds of the seventeenth century 275 on what two countries dominated the African slave trade? Holland and Portugal Busines s & Educati What is the name of Oprah Winfrey’s TV production 276 on company? Harpo Productions Busines s & Educati What did Madam C.J. Walker invent in 1905 that was Hair care preparation 277 on sold door-to-door? products Busines s & Returning to Kentucky after serving in the Union Army Educati during the Civil War, Peter Postel, Sr. opened what type 278 on of business? Grocery store Busines s & Educati What periodical was the first black newspaper published 279 on in the United States? Freedom’s Journal Busines s & Educati The North Star was a weekly newspaper founded by 280 on which abolitionist in 1847? Frederick Douglass

Page 17 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Educati What company was the largest slave-trading operation in 281 on the south? Franklin and Arnold Busines s & Educati What 1915 natural disaster ruined crops and homes of 282 on many farmers in the Mississippi Valley region? Flooding Busines s & Educati What was the name of Bill Cosby’s first bestselling 283 on book? Fatherhood Busines s & Educati What magazine is called “The Magazine of Today’s 284 on Black Woman”? Essence Busines s & Educati What country secured a monopoly over the slave trade to 285 on the New World in 1713? England Busines s & Educati What famous Black American was a reporter on the CBS 286 on television program 60 Minutes? Ed Bradley Busines s & Educati What popular magazine did John H. Johnson begin in 287 on 1945? Ebony Busines s & Educati 288 on Who founded the publication in 1970? Earl G. Graves, Sr. Busines s & Educati Who was the founder of the first African-American 289 on female-owned Wall Street financial services corporation. Patricia Garrison-Corbin Busines s & Educati Blues artist Mamie Smith sold nearly a million copies of 290 on what song in 1920? Crazy Blues Busines s & From 1913 to 1915 price reductions of what crop hurt the Educati Southern farmers and brought on an economic 291 on depression? Cotton Busines s & Educati What record company helped bring Mahalia Jackson’s 292 on gospel music to a large audience? Columbia Records Busines s & Educati Bernard Shaw was the Chief Washington Correspondent 293 on for what major television station? CNN

Page 18 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER This person was born in Christian County, Kentucky, in 1874, was the son of former slaves, saved enough money Busines s & to attend school, became a school teacher, founded three Educati newspapers, was a painter, a poet, and a lawyer. Who was 294 on he? Claybron W. Merriweather Busines s & Educati Where was Ephraim Poston, owner and editor of the 295 on newspaper Hopkinsville Contender , born? Clarksville, TN Busines s & Educati 296 on For what is Wally Amos famous? Chocolate chip cookies Busines s & Educati In 1954, Mahalia Jackson began a weekly radio program. 297 on On what radio network was the show aired? CBS Busines s & Educati Who founded the National Negro Business League in 298 on 1900? Booker T. Washington Busines s & What was the name of Marcus Garvey’s shipping Educati company that was owned and operated entirely by 299 on Blacks? Black Star Line Busines s & Educati 300 on Who is Mary Ann Shadd Cary? Black Newspaperwoman Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black man to appear on the cover of 301 on Life magazine? Billy Eckstine Busines s & Bill Cosby, , Educati Debbie Allen, Quincy Jones, 302 on Name at least two black 1980s television show producers. and Keenan Ivory Wayans Busines s & Educati In 1924, Walter White published a best-selling novel The 303 on Fire in the Flint , which covered what subject? Bigotry Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American to appear on the cover 304 on of Vogue magazine? Beverly Johnson Busines s & Educati In 1991, what became the first black-controlled company 305 on to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange? BET

Page 19 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Educati From 1893 until the 1950s, Nancy Green served as the 306 on world's first living trademark as the image what product? Aunt Jemima pancake mix Busines s & What company was founded in Harlem in 1940 to Educati provide opportunities for black actors, writers and 307 on directors as well as technicians? American Negro Theatre Busines s & Educati Created by Rodney J. Reynolds in 1994, this magazine 308 on that focuses on black history and culture. American Legacy Busines s & Educati In 1910 about fifty percent of black labor force was 309 on employed in what industry? Agriculture Busines s & Slaves held a variety of tasks such as skilled craftsmen, Agricultural labor in the Educati trappers, nurses, and house servants. What work did the Southern colonies (They 310 on majority of slaves perform? worked in the fields.) Busines s & What labor activist who founded the Brotherhood of Educati Sleeping Car Porters in 1925 initiated the 1963 on 311 on Washington? A. Philip Randolph Busines s & A tenant farmer would give Educati In the agricultural field some former slaves were his share of crops raised to 312 on sharecroppers. What was meant by this term? the landlord as rent Busines s & Educati Blues vocalist, song writer, and guitarist John Brim also a dry cleaning business and 313 on owned what businesses in Chicago? a record store Busines s & Educati 314 on Ed Bradley was a member of what news team? 60 Minutes Busines s & What was the name of Eddie Murphy first movie which Educati grossed over 100 million dollars and propelled him into 315 on movie stardom? 48 hours Busines s & By 2002, revenues for black-owned businesses rose to Educati what amount, accounting for 5% of all nonfarm 316 on businesses in the United States? $88.6 billion Busines s & Educati In what year did A. Philip Randolph organize the union, 317 on Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters? 1925 Busines s & One of the first black organized labor unions, the Educati Associated Colored Employees of America was formed in 318 on what year? 1917

Page 20 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Northern industries experiencing an economic boom Educati during World War I contributed to the Great Migration 319 on beginning in what year? 1915 Busines s & Educati In what year did Maggie Lena Walker become the first 320 on Black American woman bank president? 1903

Busines s & Born a slave in North Carolina, Peter Postel, Sr.'s estate Educati was later valued at $500,000 as owner of a merchant 321 on business in Hopkinsville. In what year was he born? 1841 Busines s & Educati In what year did the first African indentured servants 322 on arrive at Jamestown, Virginia? 1619 Busines s & Before A. Philip Randolph established a successful labor Educati union for black train porters, approximately how much 323 on money were these workers paid per day? $2.00 Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American woman to have her 324 on own weekly television series, Julia? Diahann Carroll Busines s & Educati What organization helps fund over forty Black American 327 on colleges? United Negro College Fund Busines s & Educati What is the name of the institute that was founded by 328 on Booker T. Washington in 1881? Tuskegee Institute

Busines s & What Austin Peay State University building was named the Wilbur N. Daniel Educati for a civil rights activist and a pastor of the St. John African American Culture 329 on Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville, TN? Center Busines s & Under what name was North Carolina Central University Educati founded in The National Religious 330 on 1910 by James E. Shephard? Training School of Durham Busines s & Originally named Ohio African University, Wilberforce Educati University in Ohio was founded in 1843 by members of the Methodist Episcopal 331 on what church? church

Busines Raising $150,000 over seven years, this choir from s & Nashville traveled around the world singing spirituals and Educati work songs to raise money for their college. What was the Fisk Jubilee Singers 333 on the name of the choir? (from Fisk University)

Page 21 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER In 1995 and 2001 respectively, Dr. Ruth J. Simmons Smith College (Northampton, Busines became the first black president and black woman - 1995) and s & president of two top-ranked colleges. One is a “Seven Brown University Educati Sisters” school, and the other is an Ivy League school. (Providence, Rhode Island - 334 on Name the institutions. 2001) Busines s & Elaine Farris became the first African American school Educati superintendent in Kentucky in 2004 over what school 335 on district? Shelby County Busines s & Established in 1881, what college holds the distinction of Educati being America's oldest historically black college for 336 on women? Spelman College

Busines s & Who presented a bill to Congress in 1968 that would Educati enable Black Americans to control education, business, 337 on and social services within Black American communities? Roy Innis Busines s & Educati Cheyney University in Pennsylvania was funded by a will 338 on from what Philadelphia Quaker in 1832? Richard Humphreys Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American to receive a degree 339 on from Harvard University? Richard Greener Busines s & Born in Louisville, KY, who was the first African Educati American student to be accepted at Austin Peay State 340 on University in Clarksville, Tennessee? Reverend Wilbur N. Daniel Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American to receive a doctorate 341 on in Physics from Yale University? Patrick Healy Busines s & Educati 342 on In 1865, Fisk University was founded in what city? Nashville, Tennessee Busines s & Centenary Biblical Institute was established in Baltimore, Educati Maryland, in 1865 by blacks after the Civil War. Under 343 on what name does it operate today? Morgan State University Busines s & What college, originally established as August Institute, Educati was organized by three ministers in the basement of a 344 on Baptist church in 1867? Morehouse College Busines s & Educati 345 on From what college did Martin Luther King, Jr. graduate? Morehouse College

Page 22 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Educati The University of the District of Columbia was organized 346 on by free black women in 1865 under what name? Miner Normal School Busines s & Educati In 1904 the Daytona Normal and Industrial School in 347 on Daytona Beach, was founded by whom? Mary McLeod Bethune

Busines s & Born in Trigg County, KY, what first African American Educati student at Murray State University had to be escorted to 348 on class by the police and the university president? Mary Ford Holland Busines s & Made to what is now Alcorn State University, the first Educati land grant for a black college was made in 1871 in what 349 on in city? Lorman, Mississippi Busines s & Founded in 1886, what Kentucky university was Educati originally named the State Normal School for Colored 350 on Persons? Kentucky State University Busines s & Educati There is one Historically Black College and University 351 on (HBCU) in Kentucky. Name it. Kentucky State University In 1993, what 13-year old from Sturgis, KY, became the Busines s & first African American student to win the Kentucky Educati Education Association President's Spelling Bee in 352 on Frankfort, KY? Josh Brown Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American woman president of 353 on Spelman College? Johnetta Cole Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black American to graduate from 354 on college? John Russwurm

Busines s & Josh Brown correctly spelled what word in 1993 to Educati become the first African American to win the Kentucky 355 on Education Association President's Spelling Bee? jodhpurs Busines s & Educati Who was the first black student to be admitted to the 356 on University of Mississippi in 1962? Busines s & Who was refused admission to the University of Educati Mississippi in 1961, forcing US Marshals to escort him to 357 on class? James Meredith

Page 23 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Christian County native Elder Watson Diggs was the first Educati African American graduate from what university's School 358 on of Education? Indiana State University Busines s & Educati Where did young Dr. Carter G. Woodson learn his 359 on ABC’s? In farm fields Busines s & Educati In 1913 Delta Sigma Theta sorority was formed at what 361 on university? Howard University Busines s & What is the name of the famous Black college in Educati Washington, D.C. where Dr. Charles Drew taught 362 on medicine? Howard University Busines s & Educati Who was the first African American woman admitted to 363 on the University of Louisville Law School? Hortense Houston Young Busines s & Receiving a doctorate in education in 1960, who was the Educati first African American to earn a Ph.D. at the University 364 on of Kentucky? Horace E. Tate Busines s & The United Negro College Fund was established in 1944 Educati to provide financial support to students who are enrolled Historically black colleges 365 on in what educational institutions? and universities (or HBCUs) Busines s & Educati W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black American to receive 366 on a Ph.D. from what prestigious university? Harvard University Busines s & Educati Rhodes Scholar and Hopkinsville native Raymond Burse 367 on attended what law school graduating in 1978? Harvard Law School Busines s & Educati Hampton University in Virginia was originally Hampton Normal and 368 on established under what name in 1868? Agricultural Institute Busines s & Educati What state has the most black institutions of higher 369 on learning? Georgia Busines s & Educati What US federal government agency founded over 4000 370 on schools, including Howard University? Freedmen’s Bureau

Busines Coppin State College in Baltimore, Maryland was s & established in 1900 and named after what slave who Educati became one of the leading black women educators of the 371 on nineteenth century? Fanny Jackson Coppin

Page 24 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Born in Falmouth, KY, what man developed the Black Man Think Tank and is the national president of the John Busines s & D. O'Bryant Think Tank for Black Professionals in Educati Higher Education on Predominantly White Campuses 372 on (JDOTT)? Eric P. Abercrumbie

What Christian Couny native was a founding member of Busines s & Kappa Alpha Psi, established in 1911, served as the Educati fraternity's president during the first six years and was 373 on awarded the organization's first Laurel Wreath in 1924? Elder Watson Diggs Busines s & Educati At age 49, she became the first African American school 374 on superintendent in Kentucky. Name her. Elaine Farris

Busines Having studied eight languages, this pastor, author, and s & member of the Kentucky Board of Education served in Educati the U.S. Army as a multilingual interpreter and taught 375 on foreign languages? Dr. Clyde B. Akins, Sr. Busines s & Educati In 2009, who became the first African American male 376 on school superintendent in Kentucky? Donald Smith In 2009, who became the dean of the University of Busines s & Kentucky (UK) College of Law, making him the state's Educati first African American law school dean since the 377 on desegregation of Kentucky higher education? David A. Brennen Clark Atlanta University, Name 2 of the 4 colleges that make up the Atlanta Busines Spelman College, s & University Center, the largest contiguous consortium of Morehouse College, and Educati African-Americans in higher education in the United Morehouse School of 378 on States. Medicine Busines s & What county had the first school libraries for Kentucky Educati Negro children in 1892 and the libraries first for Negro 379 on teachers in 1898? Christian County, KY Busines s & Educati In 1981 Jewel Plummer Cobb became the first black California State University 380 on woman president of what major university? at Fullerton Busines s & Educati Who was the principal at Tuskegee Institute who 381 on recruited and hired George Washington Carver? Booker T. Washington Busines s & Educati Who championed the principle of industrial/vocational 382 on education for black people? Booker T. Washington

Page 25 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Educati What great Black American educator influenced Marcus 383 on Garvey’s commitment to self improvement? Booker T. Washington Busines s & Educati Mary McLeod Bethune practiced the philosophy of what 384 on prominent educator? Booker T. Washington Busines s & Educati Starting with $1.50 in cash, what college did Mary 385 on McLeod Bethune found? Bethune-Cookman College Busines s & Educati In 1866, what library was the first desegregated library in 386 on Kentucky and the South? Berea College Library Busines s & What Kentucky college was integrated with black and Educati white students in 1858, but discontinued the biracial mix 387 on in 1904? Berea College Busines s & Educati Angus A. Burleigh was the first adult African American 389 on to attend and graduate from what Kentucky college? Berea College Busines s & Educati Who was the first Black president of the school board in 390 on Atlanta, Georgia? Benjamin E. Mays Busines s & Educati This, the first and only black college consortium, was 391 on founded in 1929. Name it. Atlanta University System

Busines s & This graduate of Howard University Medical School was Educati the first African American woman to pass the medical 392 on boards and become a doctor in Kentucky. Name her. Artishia Garcia Gilbert Busines s & Born free and later sold into slavery after his father's Educati death, who became the first adult African American to 393 on graduate from Berea College? Angus A. Burleigh Charles W. Anderson is credited with a number of early Civil Rights measures including what Act which Busines s & provided funding for to seek higher Educati education out of state because Kentucky enforced higher Anderson-Mayer State Aid 394 on education segregation laws? Act Busines s & Educati In 1908, what was the first black sorority founded at 396 on Howard University? Alpha Kappa Alpha

Page 26 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Busines s & Educati 397 on In what state is Tuskegee Institute located? Alabama

Busines s & Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, originally named Educati Ashmun Institute in honor of the first governor of Liberia, 398 on was founded by a pastor of what church in 1854? a Presbyterian church Busines s & Educati In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court order school 399 on integration? 1955

Busines s & Xavier University was the first black Catholic college. It Educati opened in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1915 as a high 400 on school. In what year was the college department added? 1925 Busines s & Educati In what year were the post-Civil War colleges Clark, 402 on Claflin, Dillard, and Tougaloo founded? 1869 Busines s & The African Methodist Episcopal Church founded Educati Edward Waters College in Live Oak, Florida in what 403 on year? 1866 Busines s & Educati Fisk University was established in Nashville, Tennessee 404 on as a liberal arts institution in what year? 1865 Busines s & Educati Cheyney State, the oldest Black American college, was 405 on founded in what year? 1837 Busines s & Educati How many historically black colleges and universities are 406 on there today in the United Sates? 105 Busines s & Educati As a hotel and restaurant 407 on How did Barney Ford make his fortune? owner Busines s & Educati on Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., get his doctorate? Boston University What American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and Entertai composer was the leader of the first Black American band 408 nment to play in Carnegie Hall? William "Count" Basie Entertai Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of 409 nment Alice Walker’s best-selling book, The Color Purple ? Whoopi Goldberg

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Entertai What Black actress won a Academy Award for her 410 nment Thesupporting Best Supporting role in the Actress movie Ghost?award for this 1990 Whoopi Goldberg thriller/fantasy film went to a comedienne who had a one- Entertai woman show on Broadway in the mid-1980s. Who is 411 nment she? Whoopi Goldberg

What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, Entertai ”The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with 412 nment Somebody”? Whitney Houston Classic blues singers, Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Entertai Smith, Mamie Smith, and Alberta Hunter, were women 413 nment who came out of what performance tradition? Vaudeville Who is the award-winning recording/performing/video Entertai artist who recorded the platinum album called The 414 nment InComfort 2001, forZone? what film did Denzel Washington become Vanessa Williams Entertai the second African American man to win an Academy 415 nment Award for Best Actor? Training Day

Entertai became the first black to receive an 416 nment Emmy for what show in 1959? Tonight with Belafonte

Entertai The Guinness Book of World Records lists what Michael 417 nment Jackson album as the best selling album of all times? Thriller

Entertai What was Chubby Checker’s longest running hit song on 419 nment the Top 40 charts? The Twist Boasting twelve number one singles on the Billboard Hot Entertai 100 charts, what female singing group was the most 420 nment successful American vocal group of all time? The Supremes

The first rap song to achieve commercial success was Entertai “Rapper’s Delight.” What was the name of the group who 421 nment Dionnerecorded Warwick this single had in numerous 1979? hits on the Billboard The Sugar Hill Gang Entertai music charts. Say A Little Prayer and I’ll Never Love 422 nment This Way Again went gold. She recorded Then Came The Spinners

Entertai In the 1920s the Lindy Hop was made famous at this 423 nment Harlem dance venue. The Savoy Ballroom

Page 28 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Name the group who performed the 1970s hit Smoke Entertai Gets in Your Eyes and was inducted into the Vocal 424 nment WhatGroup television Hall of Fame program and Rockhas received and Roll over Hall 25 of Emmy Fame. The Platters Entertai awards and has been the highest-rated talk show in 425 nment television history? The Oprah Winfrey Show Entertai James Bland wrote “Oh Dem Golden Slippers” which is 426 nment the theme song for what group? The Mummers

Entertai In what TV series was a character named “Buckwheat” 427 nment one of the stars? The Little Rascals Entertai In what motion picture did Bill “Bo Jangles” Robinson 428 nment teach Shirley Temple the famous Stair Dance? The Little Colonel Entertai Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, 429 nment who recorded the song "Twist and Shout"? The Isley Brothers

Entertai the Hustle, the Bump, and 430 nment “BoogieName three Wonderland” dance steps was from Earth, the Disco Wind era?& Fire’s only the Bus Stop Entertai Disco song. What was the name of the group of ladies 431 nment that sang with them on this record? The Emotions Entertai Lena Horne began her career as a singer and dancer in 432 nment what New York entertainment club? The Cotton Club Entertai What producer/songwriter originated the New Jack 433 nment Swing? Teddy Riley Entertai In 1941, what jazz piece performed by Duke Ellington 434 nment and his orchestra became an instant hit? Take the A Train Entertai On the TV series Magnum, P.I., what was Roger 435 nment Mosely’s nickname? T.C. Entertai Who was the second black woman to be crowned Miss 436 nment America? Suzette Charles Entertai In his role in the movie Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, 437 nment Sidney Poitier practiced what profession? Surgeon

Entertai What was the first record company to market rap music to 438 nment the national audience? Sugar Hill Records Entertai Alice Walker advised what movie director during the film 439 nment production of her best selling book, The Color Purple ? Steven Spielberg Entertai 440 nment Who became Hollywood’s first Black millionaire actor? Stepin Fetchit Entertai Actress Nichelle Nichols is best known for her role in 441 nment what television series? Star Trek Entertai 442 nment What is MC Hammer’s real name? Stanley Kirk Burrell

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Entertai In 1972, Cicely Tyson was nominated for Best Actress 443 nment for her performance in what film? Sounder

Entertai What will be the longest, continuously running, first-run 444 nment Insyndicated 1989, Rock television and Roll program Hall of until Fame at inducteesleast 2016? included Soul Train Entertai The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, and this 445 nment gospel quartet that once featured Sam Cooke. What is Soul Stirrers

Entertai What was the name of the music and dance television 446 nment show hosted by Marilyn McCoo? Solid Gold These artists helped create the Funk music style were Entertai inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993. 447 nment Name the group. Sly & the Family Stone Entertai During Paul Robeson’s appearance in Emperor Jones, he 448 nment was asked to whistle, but he did what instead? Sing Entertai Born in 1957, what is the full name of the director of the Shelton Jackson "Spike" 449 nment movie Do the Right Thing? Lee Entertai What TV comedy show made Eddie Murphy a household 450 nment name? Saturday Night Live

Entertai 451 nment What multi-facetedwas Louis Armstrong’s entertainer nickname? and 1960s star of Satchmo Entertai Broadway's Golden Boy began his career on the 452 nment vaudeville stage at age three? Sammy Davis, Jr. Entertai Who was the first black entertainer to sleep in the White 453 nment House? Sammy Davis, Jr.

Entertai The popular sitcom Amos 'n' Andy originally aired as a 454 nment radio program with what name? Sam 'n' Henry

Entertai Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, 455 nment Thiswho recordedhip-hop mogul the number has a recordone 1957 label, hit clothing"You Send line, Me"? Sam Cooke beverage and Entertai movie production companies. He initiated the careers of 456 nment LL Cool J Russell Simmons Entertai What was the name of the first hip-hop group to break 457 nment into the mainstream American culture in the early 1980s? Run-DMC

Entertai In 1986, Dexter Gordan was nominated for an Oscar for 458 nment his performance in what film? Round Midnight

Page 30 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Entertai What actor and stand up comedian warned others of the 459 nment dangers of drug abuse after his own near death Richard Pryor Entertai 460 nment What is Little Richard’s given name? Richard Pennington Entertai 461 nment For what type of music was Bob Marley famous? Reggae Entertai 462 nment What was John Elroy Stanford’s stage name? Entertai Howard Rollins received an Oscar nomination for what 463 nment movie? Ragtime

Entertai What is the stage name of female rapper and actress Dana 464 nment Owens? Queen Latifah

Entertai In 2003 she was nominated for an Academy Award for 465 nment WhichBest Supporting rap artist foundedActress in Flavor the film Unit Chicago. Records Who and is she? Queen Latifah Entertai Management that 466 nment handles rap and new-style rhythm and blues groups? Queen Latifah

Entertai 467 nment NameIn what the 1984 hip-hop movie group did artistthat created Prince havethe theme a starring song role? Purple Rain Entertai “Fight the Power” to Spike Lee’s film Do The Right 468 nment Thing. Public Enemy Entertai What instrument did Count Basie play, while leading his 469 nment group ”The Count Basie Orchestra”? Piano (or organ) Entertai 470 nment What musical instrument did Nat King Cole play? Piano

Entertai What is the name of Debbie Allen’s sister who appeared 471 nment on ? Phylicia Rashad

Entertai Bill Cosby, Will Smith and Kobe Bryant were born in 472 nment “the city of brotherly love.” What is the name of the city? Philadelphia Entertai What song has become Count Basie’s theme song and 473 nment was later recorded by many different music groups? One O’clock Jump Entertai What was the name of the famous jazz band Louis 474 nment Armstrong joined in Chicago in 1922? Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band Entertai In 1950 Sidney Poitier made his film debut in what 475 nment movie? No Way Out

Entertai Who was the first Black American master of ceremonies 476 nment of a nationally televised show? Nipsey Russell Entertai The Cotton Club, The Savoy, and Small’s Paradise were 477 nment major among what type of social venue during the Nightclubs

Page 31 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Entertai 478 nment In what city was Louis Armstrong born? New Orleans Entertai Who won a Grammy Award in 1992 for “Unforgettable”, 479 nment a musical tribute to her late father? Natalie Cole

Entertai What was the name of the first successful TV variety 480 nment show 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 Entertai segregated clubs in the South. Name this popular 481 nment entertainer whose variety show aired in 1956. Nat King Cole Entertai Influenced by pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines, he was 482 nment interested in music early on and played piano and sang in Nat King Cole

Entertai 483 nment OriginallyWho was the dubbed star of Tamla the 1977 Records movie in The1959, Greatest? what highly Entertai successful record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. 484 nment incorporate in 1960? Motown Records Entertai What is the music-related nickname of Detroit, 485 nment ? Motown

Entertai 486 nment WhichWhat was rapper “Ma” known Rainey’s for such nickname? albums as Black on Both Mother of the Blues Entertai Sides began rhyming at age nine in his hometown of 487 nment Brooklyn, New York? Mos Def Entertai The Queen of Soul recorded how many 488 nment albums? More than 50

Entertai For what film did Halle Berry win an Academy Award 489 nment for Best Actress in 2001? Monster’s Ball Entertai What is the name of the singer-dancer who performed the 490 nment “Moonwalk” in the 1980s? Michael Jackson Entertai Who played the role of the Scarecrow in the movie 491 nment version of The Wiz ? Michael Jackson Entertai What pop rock star devoted much of his life and music to 492 nment his belief that “children are our future”? Michael Jackson Entertai In 1984, what Black American singer won eight Grammy 493 nment Awards? Michael Jackson

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Entertai What movie is based on the events of the life of Navy 494 nment master diver Carl M. Brashear? Men of Honor Entertai In 1912, W.C. Handy, father of the blues, published what 495 nment song, one of the first to be published on sheet music? Memphis Blues Entertai 496 nment Who is called the “queen of hip-hop soul?” Mary J. Blige Entertai Who was the female lead singer of 5th Dimension, a 497 nment popular group of the 1960s and 1970s? Marilyn McCoo Entertai What early 20th century artist was the first blues singer to 498 nment have a recording contract? Mamie Smith Entertai What actor played the role of Bill Cosby’s son Theo on 499 nment The Cosby Show? Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Entertai What musical artist released the hit album Power of 500 nment Love ? Luther Vandross This trumpet player was also a vocalist and was the first Entertai to use a technique known as scat singing. What was his 501 nment name? Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong

Entertai What famous singer hosts the annual Parade of Stars in 502 nment order to raise money for the United Negro College Fund? Lou Rawls Entertai What was the given name of popular comedienne and 503 nment pioneer of African-American vaudeville, Moms Mabley? Loretta Mary Aiken Entertai James Todd Smith is the given name of what 504 nment rapper/actor? LL Cool J Entertai Who played the character of “Denise” in the Cosby 505 nment Show?

Entertai What was the given name of Stepin Fetchit, the first black Lincoln Theodore Monroe 506 nment actor to become a millionaire? Andrew Perry

Entertai In 1963 Sidney Poitier became the first Black American 507 nment to win the Best Actor Oscar for his role in what film? Lillie’s of the Field Entertai Chic had five records during the Disco era. Three of them 508 nment went gold. Name the 1978 record that went platinum. Le Freak Entertai 509 nment Billie Holiday’s life was the subject of what famous film? Lady Sings the Blues Entertai What does the nickname of rapper and actor LL Cool J 510 nment stand for? Ladies Love Cool James Entertai Who played the role of Dwayne Wayne on the TV series 511 nment ? Kadeem Hardison

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Entertai Who was regarded as a master guitar player and 512 nment Shedeveloped witnessed a program the East for St. learning Louis riots the guitar?in 1917 and Justin Howard Entertai immigrated to France just six years later. She was a 513 nment singer, dancer, nightclub owner and a member of the Josephine Baker Entertai 514 nment Who was the leader of the King Oliver Creole Jazz Band? Joseph Oliver

Entertai Who was the first Black American musician to perform 515 nment Bornconcert in tours?1968, who directed such films as Boyz N the Joseph Douglass Entertai Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Baby Boy, and 2 516 nment Fast 2 Furious? John Singleton Entertai 517 nment What was the given name of comedian Redd Foxx? John Elroy Sanford

Entertai 518 nment BornWhat inwas Hopkinsville, Dizzy Gillespie’s Kentucky, real name?what guitar and John Burks Gillespie Entertai harmonica player worked with "Sonny Boy" Williamson 519 nment and Muddy Waters? John Brim Entertai What famous singer played guitar for Little Richard 520 nment before starting his solo career? Jimi Hendrix Entertai Cuba Gooding, Jr., a Bronx native, won the award for 521 nment Best Supporting Actor in 1996 for what film? Jerry Maguire Entertai 522 nment What was Ferdinand Morton’s nickname? Jelly Roll

Entertai Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie 523 nment HisStar styleWars? of funk music and dance led the way for Disco Entertai and Hip Hop. Known as the “hardest working man in 524 nment show business” and "the godfather of soul," who is he? James Brown Entertai What Kentucky native and martial artist starred in the 525 nment films Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones? James "Jim" Kelly Entertai What is the surname of singers LaToya, Janet, and 526 nment Michael? Jackson Entertai What Black American female comic was known as 527 nment “Moms”? Jackie Mabley Entertai 528 nment Name the singer whose nickname is “Little Moses.” Isaac Hayes Entertai Keenan Ivory Wayans is the producer of what TV 529 nment comedy show? In Living Color

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Entertai Quincy Jones wrote a full length score for what 530 nment InHollywood 1991 there movie? were eight inductees to the Rock and Roll In Cold Blood Entertai Hall of Fame including a husband and wife duo who sang 531 nment “Proud Mary” in 1969. Who are they? Ike and Tina Turner Entertai What Gloria Gaynor hit won her a platinum record in 532 nment 1979? I Will Survive Entertai Bill Cosby won two Emmy Awards in the 1960s for his 533 nment performance in what TV series? I Spy

Entertai Count Basie won his first Grammy Award in 1963 for 534 nment Whatinstrumental Motown arrangement song writer/producer of what song? trio was inducted I Can’t Stop Loving You Entertai into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Rock 535 nment and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990? Holland, Dozier, & Holland Entertai What song recorded by Louis Armstrong became the 536 nment nation’s number on record in 1964? Hello Dolly Entertai What was the name of the group that sang the platinum 537 nment record “Boogie Nights” in 1977? Heatwave Entertai Who was the first Black American woman to win an 538 nment Academy Award? Hattie McDaniel Entertai In 1959, who became the first black to receive an Emmy 539 nment award? Harry Belafonte

Entertai What company produced the 1989 television miniseries 540 nment ThisThe Women former ofbeauty Brewster queen Place from? Ohio started her career as Harpo Productions Entertai a model. In 2001 she won the Academy Award for Best 541 nment Actress. Who is she? Halle Berry

Entertai Musician and Hopkinsville native John Brim taught 542 nment himself to play what two instruments? Guitar and harmonica Entertai Sidney Poitier starred in a famous movie about an Guess Who’s Coming to 543 nment interracial marriage. What was the name of the movie? Dinner

Entertai What was the name of the first screenplay produced by a 544 nment ThisBlack talented American blues woman? singer/artist was blind at an early age, Georgia, Georgia Entertai raised chickens in his childhood, and taught himself to 545 nment play music. Fusing spirituals with folk music, he Gary Davis

Entertai What actor played Charlie “Bird” Parker in the 1988 546 nment movie Bird? Forest Whitaker Page 35 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Entertai Raised in Detroit's Brewster-Douglas housing project, Florence Ballard, Mary 547 nment name two of the founding members of The Supremes, Wilson, Diana Ross, and

Entertai 548 nment NellWhat Carter is Clerow appeared Wilson, in the Jr.’s 1980s stage version name? of Ain't Flip Wilson Entertai Misbehavin' whose title song was composed in 1929 by 549 nment whom? Fats Waller Entertai Whose well known songs include “Ain’t That a Shame, 550 nment “I’m Walkin”, and “Poor Me”? Fats Domino Entertai What is the nickname of pianist and singer-songwriter 551 nment Antoine Dominique Domino? Fats

Entertai What song was the first hit for Gladys Knights and the 552 nment Pips? Every Beat of My Heart What two actress played the roll of Beulah, a Entertai housekeeper in the 1950s television spin-off of the radio Ethel Waters and Louise 553 nment Whatshow FibberBlack AmericanMcGee and jazz Molly? pianist and composer is Beavers Entertai known for the ballad Misty and 1955 recording Concert 554 nment by the Sea ? Erroll Louis Garner

Entertai Famed jazz singer Billie Holiday was born in 1915 with 555 nment what name? Eleanora Fagan Entertai 556 nment What was Duke Ellington’s given name? Edward Kennedy Ellington Entertai 557 nment Who starred in the box office hit Trading Places? Eddie Murphy Entertai 558 nment Who starred in the blockbuster movie Beverly Hills Cop? Eddie Murphy Entertai Eddie “Rochester” 559 nment Who was a sidekick on The Jack Benny Show? Anderson Entertai James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson were featured in what 560 nment dramatic series from 1963 to 1964? East Side, West Side Entertai What 1989 movie won several Academy Awards, 561 nment including Best Picture? Driving Miss Daisy

Entertai What was the name of the character played by Bill Cosby 562 nment Knownin The Cosby in vaudeville Show? as "The Black Venus," what Dr. Cliff Huxtable Entertai Kentucky native created the Cake Walk dance with her 563 nment husband Charles? Dora Dean

Entertai What was the birth name of international vaudeville 564 nment performer Dora Dean? Dora Babbige

Page 36 of 114 CATEG # ORY TheQUESTION uncut versions of Donna Summer and Gloria DonnaANSWER Summer’s “Love to Entertai Gaynor’s records are around fourteen minutes and Love You” was about 565 nment nineteen minutes, respectively. What are the names of fourteen minutes. Gloria

Entertai From 1975 to 1980 this Disco star had eight gold records 566 nment and two platinum records. Name her. Donna Summer Entertai Who was the creator, director, and host of the popular 567 nment television show Soul Train from 1971 to 2006? Don Cornelius Entertai What famous musician’s trademark was puffing cheeks 569 nment and a trumpet bell that pointed skyward? Dizzy Gillespie

Entertai 570 nment Who is called “The Queen of the Blues”? Dinah Washington

Entertai What Black American actress had roles in the movies A 571 nment Raisin in the Sun and Blues for Mr. Charlie ? Diana Sands

Entertai What performer was nominated for an Academy Award 572 nment Thefor Best film Actress Glory was in the based 1972 on film America’s Lady Sings first theunit Blues? of black Diana Ross Entertai soldiers in the Civil War. Who won the award for Best 573 nment Supporting Actor of this 1989 historical film? Denzel Washington

Entertai What role did Jester Hairston play on the TV sitcom 574 nment Amen? Deacon Entertai What Saturday Night Live alumnus co-starred with Eddie 575 nment Murphy in the hit motion picture Trading Places? Dan Akroyd

Entertai In the 1950s, Joe Williams's vocals were featured on what 576 nment Pianistband's albumsDuke Ellington such as One was O'Clocka bandleader Jump and? a great Count Basie Orchestra Entertai composer who played at what famous New York City 577 nment club from 1927 to 1931? Cotton Club

Entertai Eddie Murphy played an African prince in what motion 578 nment Thepicture? television production of The Autobiography of Miss Coming to America Entertai Jane Pittman starred what actress who traced her family 579 nment history from slavery to the Civil Rights era? Cicely Tyson Entertai 580 nment Who starred in the movie A Woman Called Moses ? Cicely Tyson

Entertai 581 nment HeWho got made his breakthe song on American“Johnny B Bandstand Good” popular? in the 1960s for Chuck Berry Entertai recording, dancing, and popularizing the twist. Name 582 nment him. Chubby Checker Page 37 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER

Entertai Name the orchestra of which Ella Fitzgerald sang with 583 nment and eventually became the leader. Chick Webb Orchestra Herbie Hancock began studying piano at age seven and Entertai performed with what orchestra in a young people’s Chicago Symphony 584 nment Evelynconcert? King received gold records for her songs Shame Orchestra Entertai (1978) and I Don’t Know If It’s Right (1979). What was 585 nment this artist's nickname? Champagne

Entertai 586 nment BornEartha in Kitt Princeton, played whatKY, whatrole injazz the pianist Batman played series? with Cat Woman greats such as Woody Herman, Coleman Hawkins and Entertai John Coltrane as well as for singers such as Diana Ross, 587 nment Big Maybelle, and Dinah Washington? Bross Elvie Townsend, Jr. In the mid-1970s what form of dancing where the dancer Entertai flipped and spinned developed from the Disco scene in 588 nment the Bronx? Breakdancing Entertai Name the Grammy award-winning Philadelphia quartet 589 nment that sold over 4 million copies of their album Cooley Boyz II Men Entertai 590 nment B.B. King is noted for what type of music? Blues Entertai What New York City nightclub was named after Charlie 591 nment Parker? Birdland Entertai What was the nickname of renowned jazz musician 592 nment Charlie Parker? Bird

Entertai Who composed Duke Ellington's orchestra’s theme song, 593 nment Portrayed“Take the byA Train”Diana Rossin 1941? in the film Lady Sings the Billy Strayhorn Entertai Blues, what was the name of the singer whose song 594 nment “Strange Fruit” became her signature piece? Billie Holiday

Entertai What famous female vocalist toured with “The Count 595 nment Basie Orchestra”? Billie Holiday Entertai Considered the greatest blues singer of the 1920s, what 596 nment artist was known as the “empress of the blues”? Bessie Smith

Entertai 597 nment “Ma” Rainey taught what singer how to sing the blues? Bessie Smith What non-performer, founder of Motown was inducted Entertai into the hall of fame in 1988 with The Drifters and The 598 nment Supremes? Berry Gordy, Jr. Entertai 599 nment Robert Guillaume starred in what TV series? Benson Page 38 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER

Entertai What was the nickname of jazz saxophonist Coleman 600 nment Hawkins? Bean Birthplace of Billie Holiday, Pennsylvania Avenue Entertai became the center of black life through the 1930s in what 601 nment city? Baltimore

Entertai 602 nment Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”? Aretha Franklin What all-black situation comedy television show started Entertai as a radio program in the 1920s to 1950s whose actors 603 nment were all white? Amos ‘n’ Andy Entertai 604 nment Vanessa Bell appeared on what soap opera? All My Children Entertai Who sang the theme song for the hit TV series 605 nment Moonlighting? Al Jarreau

Entertai What platinum song was called the “Black National 606 nment InAnthem” 1943, in in what 1979? film did pianist Fats Waller perform and Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now Entertai Stormy Weather portray Lena Horne singing the title 607 nment song? Ain’t Misbehavin’ Entertai 608 nment By what other name is jazz musician Fitz Jones known? Ahmad Jamal

Entertai 609 nment What was Ira Aldridge’s profession? Actor Hazel Payne and Janice Johnson sang the platinum record Entertai “Boogie Oogie Oogie” in 1978. What is the name of 610 nment their group? A Taste of Honey Entertai Sang by Diahann Carroll, this song was made popular in 611 nment the film version of Porgy and Bess . Name it. “Summertime” Entertai 612 nment What is the name of B.B. King’s guitar? “Lucille”

“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 Entertai Radio” (1980), and “The 613 nment Name at least three songs recorded by Donna Summer. Wanderer” (1980).

Page 39 of 114 CATEG # ORY WhatQUESTION recording, performed by Count Basie and sung by ANSWER Entertai Frank Sinatra, was played on the moon by US Astronauts 614 nment on July 20, 1969? “Fly Me to the Moon”

Entertai What hit song made Ella Fitzgerald a national celebrity at 615 nment the age of 20? “A Tisket, A Tasket”

Entertai Well-known Jamaican reggae artist Bob Marley was 616 nment inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in what year? 1994

In what year were Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown and Entertai Etta James inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of 617 nment BobbyFame? “Blue” Bland, Booker T. and the MG’s, The Jimi 1993 Hendrix Entertai Experience, and The Isley Brothers were inducted into 618 nment Inthe what Rock year and were Roll musicalHall of Fameartists in Louis what Armstrong year? and 1992 Entertai Hank Ballard inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of 619 nment Fame. 1990 Entertai In What year did Driving Miss Daisy win the Oscar for 620 nment Best Picture? 1989

Entertai 621 nment In what year did the cartoon strip Herb and Jamaal debut? 1989

In what year were The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Otis Entertai Redding, and the Soul Stirrers inducted into the Rock and 622 nment Roll Hall of Fame? 1989 In what year, were artists , B.B. King, Entertai Smokey Robinson, Jackie Wilson, and Aretha Franklin 623 nment Robertincluded Johnson, into the SamRock Cooke, and Roll and Hall Ray of Charles Fame? were 1987 Entertai inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in what 624 nment year? 1986 Entertai 625 nment In what year did Quincy Jones win five Grammy awards? 1983

Entertai In what year did the cable network BET begin 626 nment Robertbroadcasting "Bob" music Johnson videos? founded Black Entertainment 1980 Entertai Television Cable 627 nment Network (BET) in what year? 1979 Entertai 628 nment The book Roots was made into a movie in what year? 1977 Entertai The “old school” rap group Grandmaster Flash and the 629 nment Furious Five was formed in what year? 1977 Entertai In what year did Lena Horne appear in the movie Stormy 630 nment Weather? 1943 Page 40 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Entertai In what year was the movie Off to the Bloomingdale 631 nment Asylum released? 1902 Entertai For how many weeks did Chubby Checker’s hit song, 632 nment The Twist, stay on the top 40 charts? 33 Entertai How many black artists were inducted into the Rock and 633 nment Roll Hall of Fame in 1987? 12 Entertai What was the amount of the first royalty check for Berry 634 nment Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records? $3.40 Entertai What Clarksville, TN native won the Miss USA pageant 1760 nment in 2007 Rachel Smith

What did William L. Still organize in 1880 for Black 635 History youth? YMCA Who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s executive 636 History 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 Denmark 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 640 History WhoJamestown, helped Virginia?form the “American Moral Reform Society”, William Tucker which helped Blacks acquire farms and aided runaway 641 History slaves in their escape to Canada? 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 643 History TheChristian modern County Pentecost in 1968? movement originated from the William O. Dillard, Sr. Azusa Street 644 History Revival held in Los Angeles in 1906 under the leadership William J. Seymour What influential Congressman became Executive 645 History Director of the United Negro College Fund? William H. Gray, III What was the full name of NAACP founder W.E.B. Du William Edward Burghardt 646 History Bois? Du Bois Who was the first Black American to receive the 647 History Congressional Medal of Honor? William Carney

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In 1624 what was the first black child born in English 648 History America named? William Tucker Benjamin Banneker assisted in the survey of what major 649 History InitiatedUS city? in 1905 to challenge Booker T. Washington’s Washington, DC leadership and to protest against the lynchings and W.E.B. Du Bois and 650 History disenfranchisement of black voters, the Niagara William Monroe Trotter What civil rights leader was co-founder of the NAACP 651 History and the Pan-African Movement? W.E.B Du Bois

What state's government passed a law that formally 652 History Inrecognized what state slavery did Nat as Turner an institution lead a slavein 1661? revolt that killed Virginia's 653 History 55 white people? Virginia

Who was President of the United Negro College Fund and Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban 654 History League? , Jr.

655 History TheWhat first state African was the American first to abolish lawyer slavery?for a New Jersey State Vermont Farm Insurance firm, Ollen Hinnant was the first African University of Kentucky Law 656 History American inducted into what law school's Hall of Fame School

Universal Negro Improvement and What organization formed in 1914 by Marcus Garvey Association and African 657 History promoted racial pride and self improvement? Communities League

What was the name of the network of hiding places 658 History which helped slaves to escape to freedom? Underground Railroad

The 1890s was called the “women’s era” in black history to provide social services because of the rise of the black women’s clubs and and promote racial and movement. For what reasons were these clubs and gender equality for women 659 History associations formed? in their communities

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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 660 History Ms. Abbington agreed to drop her lawsuit?

They were black people who left the South after Reconstruction who settled 661 History Who were the Exodusters? 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 In February 1960 four students from Greensboro women’s college formed a “sit-in.” Since that Agricultural and incident many sit-ins were Technical College in North Carolina sat at a whites-only organized throughout the lunch counter and asked to be served. The waitress South to protest segregated 662 History Whatrefused. was What the firsthappened serious next? uprising among slaves took seating at public institutions. place in 1739 and resulted in passage of the Negro Act, 663 History Inwhich the earlyplaced nineteenth restrictions century on the many ability slaves of slaves were in South The Stono Rebellion converted to Christianity during this national religious revival during 1790-1830 that occurred throughout the the Second Great 664 History 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 the Free African Society of 666 History Nashville'sassociation firstand mutualordained aid African society? American minister, Philadelphia Nelson Merry founded what church of more than 2,000 The First Colored Baptist 667 History Inspiredmembers, by the the largest Atlanta church child inmurders Tennessee of the during early his1980s, Church what James Baldwin book-length essay was published in The Evidence of Things Not 668 History 1985? Seen

On January 1, 1863 what significant declaration did The Emancipation 669 History President Lincoln issue? Proclamation

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What native American tribe named James Beckwourth a 670 History chief and called him “Bull’s Robe”? The Crow In 1870 the third black Methodist denomination was the Colored Methodist founded under what name later changed in 1954 to the Episcopal Church in 671 History Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in America? America James Forma wrote what document that demanded $500 million to be collected from White churches and synagogues for payment of injustices suffered by Black 672 History Americans? The Black Manifesto

What was the first learned society specifically devoted to The Association for the the professional study of black history by Carter G. Study of Negro Life and 673 History Woodson in 1915? History the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in 1816 and the St. Thomas’s Which two black churches emerged from the Free African Episcopal Church in 674 History FoundedAfrican Society? before the American Revolution on the William 1794 Byrd plantation near the Bluestone River in the African Baptist or 675 History Mecklenburg, Virginia, the first known was “Bluestone” Church What term is used to describe the second leg of the triangular slave trade between Europe, Africa and the 676 History Americas between 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 678 History whites-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 680 History the body of a lion? Sphinx

Slaves were known to revolt against the slave system. In South Carolina (twenty 681 History 1739 the Stono Rebellion occurred in what colony? miles west of Charleston)

What orator delivered a powerful anti-slavery speech in 682 History 1851 at a convention on women’s rights in Akron, Ohio? Sojourner Truth

Page 44 of 114 CATEG # ORY WhatQUESTION preacher and abolitionist helped raise money for ANSWER gifts for Civil War soldiers; gave rousing, inspirational 683 History anti-slavery speeches working with both black and white Sojourner Truth

The black cowboys that came with white landowners who 684 History settled in Texas were usually what class of people? Slaves Paul Cuffe established a lucrative trade partnership with 685 History Whatwhat Africanwas the country?name of the system in which Black Sierra Leone Americans farmed someone else’s land and received a 686 History Whatsplit of was the the season’s original crop? reason for establishing the Black Sharecropping 687 History Panther Party? Self Defense What was the first southern city to integrate all of their 688 History public facilities? San Antonio, Texas

689 History Who was known as the “Black Daniel Webster”? Samuel Ward What Black American was Associate Director of the 690 History Peace Corps? Samuel Proctor Who was the first African American woman admitted to 691 History the Kentucky Bar? Sally J. Seals White What Black American sparked the “Montgomery Bus 692 History 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

He was born a slave in Philadelphia and purchased his freedom. He became the founder and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church in 1816. Who was 695 History he? Richard Allen Hopkinsville native, Raymond Burse earned what scholarship and attended the University of Oxford, 696 History Thismajoring minister’s in organic given chemistry name is Frederickand graduating Eikerenkoetter in 1975? Rhodes Scholarship (I´keren-cotter). He established the United Christian Evangelistic Association in 1962 and was the first black 697 History Whominister made with a speech a television at the show. National What Negro is the Convention name he is in Rev. Ike 1843 that made people regard him as one of the most 698 History militant abolitionists? Rev. Henry Garnet Known as the “dean of black preachers” he became pastor of Concord Baptist Church in the Bedford- 699 History Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York in 1948? Rev. Gardner C. Taylor Page 45 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER The flag representing the Black Movement is comprised 700 History of what 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 701 History 1919 and lasted until the end of the year? Red Summer

What do many historians call the period immediately 702 History Bornfollowing in Hopkinsville, the Civil War? KY, the youngest of the twelve Reconstruction children, what student athlete declined football scholarships to attend Centre College, where he majored 703 History Afterin chemistry Martin andLuther math King and Jr’s graduated death, whoin 1973? succeeded him Raymond M. Burse 704 History as the head of the Southern Christian Leadership

What civil rights leader and clergyman organized the 705 History famous “poor people’s campaign” in Washington D.C.? Ralph Abernathy

706 History DuringWhat did the many 1960s, associate what erupted with the in termPhiladelphia, “Jim Crow”? Chicago, Racial segregation and other major cities due to the turbulent social and 707 History political climate? Race riots

708 History Who signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863? President Abraham Lincoln George Washington commended what Black American 709 History woman for her literary achievements? Phillis Wheatley In what city was the first National Negro Convention 710 History held? Philadelphia People who rode segregated 711 History Who were the “”? 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 Father Divine’s movement, which 713 History emphasized social equality? Peace Missions

Founded in 1923 by Charles S. Johnson, the official 714 History Betweenpublication 1915 of theand National the mid-1920s Urban approximatelyLeague is called how what? Opportunity many blacks left the rural South to urban areas of the 715 History North and the West as part of the Great Migration? one million In 1955 who became the first African American graduate 716 History Theof the Black University Panther of Party Kentucky was founded Law School? in what California Ollen B. Hinnant, II 717 History city? Oakland Page 46 of 114 CATEG # ORY Dr.QUESTION became the first Black American to ANSWER 718 History win what 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 721 History WhatFrench, Kentucky Spanish, slave Creole, freed African in 1845 and became English the cultures? first New Orleans ordained African American minister in Nashville, 723 History Tennessee? Nelson G. Merry advocated civil rights reform through 724 History what organization?

National Council of Negro 725 History was the president of what organization? Women

Mary McLeod Bethune was the founder and president of National Council of Negro 726 History what national association? Women National Association for the In 1909 W.E.B. Du Bois co-founded what national Advancement of Colored 727 History organization? NationalPeople (or Association NAACP) for the What national organization was founded on President Advancement of Colored 728 History Lincoln’s Birthday? NationalPeople (or Association NAACP) 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 731 History Whoabolitionist was the orator first Africanin what Americantown? missionary worker Nantucket 732 History and an organizer of the Olivet Baptist Church, one of the Nancy Green Booker T. Washington was opposed to the founding of 733 History what 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 My Bondage & My 735 History Northrup, a fugitive slave? Freedom

By the time Thurgood Marshall reached the age of 40, 736 History what nickname had he earned from the press? Mr. Civil Rights

Page 47 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER What was the nickname given to Harriett Tubman 737 History Dr.because Martin of herLuther efforts King, to freeJr. addressed the slaves? a rally of about Moses 20,000 people in front of the capitol building in what city 738 History in 1965? Montgomery, Alabama What law prohibited slavery north and west of the 36-30 739 History parallel within the Louisiana Territory? Missouri Compromise

As of July 1, 2007, which state, at 38%, had the highest 740 History Whatpercentage civil rightsblack leaderpopulation? from Mississippi was slain in Mississippi 741 History He1963? worked for the NAACP and became the first field secretary in Jackson, Mississippi. He was shot in June 742 History 1963. Who was he? Medgar Evers

743 History In what state was Black nationalist Paul Cuffe born? Massachusetts Who founded the National Council of Negro Women in 744 History 1935 after six years of planning? Mary McLeod Bethune

Who was referred to as “Black Mary” or “Stagecoach 745 History Mary”? Mary Fields

Who is known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights 746 History Struggle in California?” Mary Ellen Plesant

“Lifting as we climb” was the slogan of the National Association of Colored Women. Name the organization's 747 History Whatfirst president. is the name of the memorial center of which Coretta MartinMary Eliza Luther Church King, Terrell Jr. Scott King was Chairwoman and Chief Executive Center for Nonviolent 748 History SheOfficer? helped organize the National Federation of Afro- Struggle American Women in 1896 and was known as the “lady principal” of Tuskegee. Who was this wife of Booker T. Margaret Murray 749 History Washington? Washington Who was the founder of the Universal Negro 750 History Improvement 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 752 History similar in concept to Paul Cuffe’s? Marcus Garvey What famous march helped influence the Voting Rights 753 History AfterActs passed a trip to in Mecca August in 1965? 1964, this Muslim leader March on Selma changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Who was 754 History he? Malcolm X

Page 48 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER What devoted follower of left the Nation of Islam in 1964 to form a militant group called 755 History Muslim Mosque? Malcolm X 756 History WhatWho foundedBlack American the Organization allowed Gordonof Afro-American Parks and LifeUnity? Malcolm X magazine to publish a major story on the Black Muslim 757 History Movement? Malcolm X

758 History What was Malcolm X’s given name? Malcolm Little

The Bible called her “The Queen of Sheba”. What was 759 History Whatthe African was the Queen name called of the by Indian her people? leader who became a Makeda model for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s non-violent and 760 History Manypeaceful rural movement? black Kentuckians came to what city in Kentucky after the Civil War to escape white vigilante 762 History groups? Louisville Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was fatally shot on the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, 763 History balcony of what hotel and city in 1968? Tennessee In 1831, the World Anti-Slavery Convention opened in 764 History what city? London Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison published what 765 History periodical in 1831? Liberator Gabriel Prosser was arrested and executed in 1800 for 766 History Whichwhat reason? black town in New Jersey was originally named Leading a slave revolt 767 History Free Haven? Lawnside

Who was the first African-American postmaster in 768 History Kentucky and the second in the United States? Laura Young

769 History WhichJorno Kenyatta state was was the afirst leader in the of whatSouth country? to have trained Kenya African American librarians and the first to have a library 770 History training program for African American librarians in Kentucky What woman, born in Hancock County, KY, became the first African American switchboard operator at the U.S. 772 History Post Office in South Bend, Indiana in 1959? Julia E. Jackson Aikens

What dictator secretly attended one of Marion 773 History Anderson’s 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 774 History baptized in England in 1612? John Phillip Page 49 of 114 CATEG # ORY WhatQUESTION Chicago abolitionist led a 12 year campaign to ANSWER abolish the Illinois Black Laws that denied Black 775 History American the right to vote? John Jones

Who wrote From Slavery to Freedom , a comprehensive 776 History book on the history of Black Americans? John Hope Franklin

What White abolitionist urged Frederick Douglass to join 777 History Whothe attack started on the Harper’s Gold Medal Ferry? Awards, later named for John Brown him, which recognized the highest or noblest 778 History Inachievement the late nineteenth by a Black century American? there was a system of laws Joel E. Springarn that enforced racial discrimination in the United States. 779 History What was it called? Jim Crow Who founded an economic program called “The People 780 History United to 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 782 History Rainbow Coalition and Operation PUSH? Jesse Jackson Who said, “Every race and every nation should be judged 783 History by 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 OrdainedEquality? in 1854, who was the first black Roman 785 History Catholic priest and bishop in the United States? James Augustine Healy

Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), founded a monthly 786 History magazine entitled Black Man in what country? Jamaica

787 History Where was Marcus Garvey born? Jamaica It was the headquarters of all Black regiments What is the significance of Fort Huachuca (Hoo´-a-chu´- including the Buffalo 788 History ka)? Soldiers for 20 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 “?” summer of 1964.

Page 50 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER It demanded economic and What was the purpose of the 1963 March on employment opportunities 791 History Washington? as well as civil rights. It banned the “white primary” which prevented What was the significance of the 1944 US Supreme Court Blacks in the south from 792 History ruling in Smith v. Allwright? Itvoting abolished slavery in the What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation rebel states but not in the 793 History issued 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 795 History in Ulster County, New York? Isabella Baumfree In 1990, Jesse Jackson negotiated the release of 300 796 History hostages 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 797 History “Whites Only”? Ida B. Wells

What Jesse Jackson chant was repeated by his supporters 798 History with a feeling of pride? I Am Somebody

Huey P. Newton and Bobby 799 History AsWho leader were of the the founders boycott oforganization the Black Panther in Montgomery, Party? Seale Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his initial civil rights address at what church in Montgomery in 800 History Which1955? Presbyterian minister delivered a militant speech Holt Street Baptist Church entitled “An Address to the Slaves of the United States” in 1843 at the National Negro Convention in Buffalo, 801 History New York? Henry Highland Garnet What happened to Denmark Vessey after he was 802 History convicted of raising an insurrection against slave owners? He was hanged He is an essayist, public speaker, social activist, 803 History Who is Cornel West? author, and professor. Why was army hero Colonel John Pershing called “Black He commanded a Black 804 History Jack”? Unit Who sang spiritual songs to communicate with slaves she intended to take north to freedom on the Underground 805 History Railroad? Harriet Tubman

Page 51 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER What New York City neighborhood was known as the 806 History “Negro capital of the world”? Harlem Nat Turner was executed on November 11, 1831, for his participation in a slave revolt. What method of execution 807 History was used? Hanging

In 1961, W.E.B. Du Bois renounced his US citizenship 808 History and became a citizen of what country? Ghana Located on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, what town became the first African American community in Monroe 809 History InCounty, 1961 groupsKY, in of1846? black and white volunteers traveled Freetown, Kentucky together on bus trips in the South to test desegregation of 810 History buses and restaurants. By what name was this group Freedom Riders In 1865 Congress established a relief agency to administer to the needs of former slaves. What was it 811 History called? Freedmen’s Bureau What is the given name of Rev. Ike, the first black Frederick Eikerenkoetter 812 History “Theminister Meaning with a oftelevision July Fourth show? for the Negro” was a speech (I´keren-cotter) delivered in Rochester, New York in 1852 by what 813 History abolitionist orator? Frederick Douglass

Who is often called “The father of the Civil Rights 814 History 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 816 History supplies, and 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 FrederickFor what is Douglass Gloria Dean provided Randle a powerful Scott remembered? voice for human Girl Scouts of America rights and fought for the ratification of what amendment 821 History that guaranteed all citizens the right to vote, regardless of Fifteenth Amendment

Page 52 of 114 CATEG # ORY InQUESTION the 1930s this federal organization compiled ANSWER testimonies of over 2,500 former slaves in 17 states that 822 History were published in the 1970s. Name the organization. Federal Writers Project

823 History Black History Month is celebrated during what month? February Who was the first American born Black man to be 824 History Whatordained religious a Roman leader Catholic set up priest? “Peace Missions” throughout Father Tolton 825 History the country? Father Divine

826 History Who was recognized as the “First Lady of Civil Rights”?

827 History Kwanzaa 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

Barney Ford, a former slave, gained his freedom by doing Escaping to Chicago via the 830 History Whosewhat? series Political Satires were published in the Underground Railroad 831 History TheKentucky first wife New of Era W.C. from Handy, 1908-1912? what Kentucky native died Ephraim Poston of a brain hemorrhage at New York City's Knickerbocker 833 History Hospital due to a clerk's hour-long delay in admitting 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 836 History 1934 to 1975? Elijah Muhammad

How many Southern states seceded from the Union to 837 History form the Confederate States of America in 1861? Eleven Cleopatra was considered a beautiful queen of what 838 History Whatcountry? Louisville native penned three books in 1964: The Egypt Negro politician, his success and failure ; Martin Luther 839 History King: the peaceful warrior ; and The SCLC Story ? Edward T. Clayton

Hartshorn Memorial College was established in the Ebenezer Baptist Church (in 840 History basement of what Baptist church in 1883? Richmond, Virginia) President Richard Nixon presented the Presidential 841 History HeMedal became of Freedom pastor of in Canaan1969 to Baptist what great Church musician? in Harlem in Duke Ellington 1967. In the 1960s he was Executive Director of the 842 History Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Who Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Page 53 of 114 CATEG # ORY WhoQUESTION was the first Black American to receive the Nobel ANSWER 843 History Peace Prize in 1950? Dr. Ralph Bunche

On January 3, 1964, who did Time Magazine name as the 844 History first Black American “Man of the Year”? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

845 History HeWho was founded a Baptist the ministerSouthern and Leadership civil rights Conference? advocate of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1950s and 1960s. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 846 History in 1964. Who was he? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

847 History Who received the NAACP Key of Life Award in 1988? Dorothy Height What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s first Dexter Avenue Baptist 848 History Rodeoschurch? were common around the 1880s and black Church cowboys were a part of it. The most famous of the black 849 History cowboys was Nat Love. He was known as who? Deadwood Dick

What would have been a typical dinner for frontier 850 History explorer 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 Collapse of the tobacco 852 History residents from Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1904? market

What famous Black American woman dedicated her life to finding her lost family, which had been separated by 853 History slave owners? Clara Brown The word “carpetbagger” was first used during the 854 History Keyaftermath provisions of what of war?what federal legislation include Equal Civil War Employment Opportunity, Public Accommodation, Desegregation of Public Facilities, Desegregation of 855 History Public Education and Voting Rights? The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed by Congress. It Citizenship and “equal 856 History Inguaranteed 1822, where what did to Denmarkthe former Vessey slaves? plan to launch an benefits of all laws” 857 History attack in an effort to release Blacks from bondage? Charleston, South Carolina

During the transatlantic slave trade, which two cities had Charleston and New York 858 History the largest slave trade depots? City

859 History Who founded the Church of God in Christ in 1907? Charles Harrison Mason

Page 54 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER 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 861 History Whothe Journal is known of Negro as the History“Father inof 1916.Negro History” Carter G. Woodson documenting African-American stories and achievements 862 History through use of innovative research approaches including Carter G. Woodson 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 to research on the black 863 History American. Carter G. Woodson

Who served on the board of directors of the NAACP for 864 History 36 years? Carl J. Murphy

Henry Bibb was a fugitive slave narrator and journalist. 865 History AfterHe emigrated uncovering to what stolen country? evidence and crusading for Canada justice, Myrlie Evers-Williams was able to see whose 866 History sentencing for the murder of Medgar Evers in 1994? Byron De La Beckwith During the transatlantic slave trade, the largest numbers 867 History of Africans were imported to what three countries? Brazil, Jamaica, and Haiti Black revolutionary Crispus Attucks led colonial forces 868 History during what conflict in 1770? Boston 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 Apostage 50 cent stamp? coin was introduced in 1946 that honored what Booker T. Washington 871 History Thisfamous man Black presented American? the speech "Atlanta's Exposition Booker T. Washington Address" at the Cotton States Exposition in Atlanta in 872 History 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 875 History achievements of Black Americans? Black is Beautiful Black Indians who lived 876 History Who were John Horse and John Caesar? with the Seminole

Page 55 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Enacted in 1865 and 1866 and restricting freed slaves from renting or purchasing property, what laws limited 877 History the movement of the freed slaves? Black Codes What term referred to the large Black population in the 878 History Southern cotton growing states? Black Belt

879 History Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984? Bishop Desmond Tutu Who retired as Executive Director of the NAACP in 880 History 1993? Benjamin Hooks

Who did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. call “My Spiritual 881 History Advisor”? Benjamin E. Mays

For what were George Washington and Sabrien Bates Being cowboys who rode 882 History Whatremembered? was the title of W.E.B. Du Bois’s 1946 address with Billy the Kid delivered at the closing session of the Southern Youth 883 History Legislature? Behold the Land Fugitive slaves from Kentucky crossed the Ohio River 884 History and arrived into the town of Ripley, Ohio to do what? Become free What were the holding pens which kept the enslaved 885 History Africans until they were transported called? Barracoons Who was an early pioneer in Colorado and a conductor of 886 History the 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 888 History Whatanswer date to theis noted problems as the of day Black when Americans? Western Kentucky Back to Africa African Americans learned that slavery had ended and, therefore, is a day of celebration for families in 889 History communities such as Paducah and Crofton, Kentucky? August 8 (or 8th of August) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in what city in 890 History 1929? Atlanta, Georgia

Who helped to organize the first “Negro Baptist” church 891 History in the American colonies in Savannah, Georgia? Andrew Bryan

How many people attended the historic March on 892 History Washington held on August 28, 1963? an estimated 250,000 people

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An autobiographical account dictated or written 893 History What is a slave narrative? by former slaves What was the name of the first national Black convention American Society of Free 894 History Thisthat was former organized slave received by Richard a degree Allen in in Theology. 1830? He was Persons of Color also appointed chaplain to the all-black Twenty-fourth 895 History Infantry by President Grover Cleveland in 1886. Who Allen Allensworth In 1897, an organization called the American Negro 896 History Academy 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 898 History Richardship to arrive Allen in was American. the first bishopWhere ofdid what it land? is now the Alabama oldest Black established church in the United States. African Methodist 899 History What is the name of the church? Episcopal 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 902 History the mid-nineteenth 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 who received 15% less salary than Abbington v Board of 904 History white teachers? aEducation militant spokesman of Louisville for 905 History Who was Martin R. Delaney? Black liberation

What did Paul Cuffe want to establish for Black 906 History Americans in the early 1800s? a homeland in Africa

907 History BlacksWho was made “Big up Jim” more Simpson? than one-fourth of the population 6A (Mississippifiddle playing 38%, cowboy 908 History in how many states by July 1, 2007? Louisiana 32%, Georgia

910 History How many slaves were freed at the end of the Civil War? 4 million

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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 1822 (forty years before the 913 History Phillisto fight Wheatley slavery? came to the US from west Africa at age Civil War) seven or eight. How long did it take her to learn the 914 History English language? 16 months “Free at last, free at last; thank God almighty, ….” Complete Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “” 915 History speech. “… we are free at last.”

In what year did all 50 states recognize Martin Luther 916 History SparkedKing Day? by the state court acquittal of four police officers 1993 917 History involved in the Rodney King beating, the Los Angeles 1992 In what year was a national holiday proclaimed 918 History commemorating 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 In what year was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 921 History Atlanta,assassinated? Newark, Washington, D.C. and Detroit had race 1968 922 History riots in 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

The historic “March on Washington” occurred in what 926 History year? 1963 Birmingham had race riot violence in the spring of what 927 History year? 1963 What year did Jesse Gray lead 30,000 people to strike for 928 History needed apartment repairs in New York City? 1963 In what year did the “Greensboro Four” stage their first 929 History sit in? 1960

In what year did the US Supreme Court outlaw 930 History Thesegregation Congress of ofdining Racial cars? Equality was founded in what 1950 931 History Inyear? what year did Alain Leroy Locke become the first 1942 932 History Black American to be awarded the Rhodes Scholarship? 1940 Page 58 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER

933 History In what year was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. born? 1929

934 History Chicago;In what year Washington, was the Tulsa D.C.; Race Longview, Riot? Texas; 1921 Knoxville, Tennessee; Omaha, Nebraska; and Elaine, 935 History TheArkansas NAACP, all faced National race Associationriots in what for year? the Advancement 1919 936 History of Colored People, was organized in what year with 1909 In what year did Black attorney John Swett Rock practice 937 History before 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 InAmerican what year lawyer? did Congress pass the Missouri 1845 Compromise, involving primarily the regulation of 942 History slavery in the western territories? 1820 How old was Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was 943 History assassinated? 39

Carl J. Murphy served on the Board of Directors of the 944 History NAACP for how many years? 36 How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to the South to 945 History rescue Black slaves? 19 In 1910 the black population made up what percentage of the total United States population of nearly 93.5 million 946 History people? 10.70% The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 destroyed what prosperous 947 History black community? Greenwood When was the importation of slaves outlawed in the 948 History U.S.? 1808 What dispute led to the founding of the African Segregation of St. George's 949 History Methodist Episcopal Church? Methodist Church

950 History At its height, what was the slave population in the U.S.? About 1 million Mediating an end to an Arab 951 History For what did Ralph Bunche win the Noble Peace Prize? Israeli conflict Who opened Clarksville, Tennessee's first and only 952 History hospital until 1916 Dr. Robert T. Burt 953 History What poem did James Weldon Johnson write? "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" Page 59 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER In what year did James Weldon Johnson write the poem 954 History "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"? 1899 What poem is widely considered the Black National 955 History Anthem? "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" 956 History Who wrote the poem "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" James Weldon Johnson In what year was the first Civil Rights Movement sit-ins 957 History held at the Woolworth in Greenboro, N.C.? 1960 In what city and state was the first Civil Rights 958 History Movement sit-ins held? Greensboro, N.C. How many posthumus Grammy Awards did Ray Charles 959 History win? 5

In what year did Bishop Desmond Tutu win a Nobel 960 History Peace Prize for his anti- activism South Africa? 1984 In 1984 Bishop Desmond Tutu won a Nobel Peace Prize 961 History for his what? Anti-Apartheid Activism Who won a Nobel Peace Prize for their Anit- Apartheid 962 History Activism in South Africa? Bishop Desmond Tutu 963 History In what year did the U.S. military desegregate? 1948 964 History What was Harriet Tubman's birth name Araminta Ross 965 History Araminta Ross was who's birth name Harriet Tubman Who was the first black female to accept appointment as 966 History the U.S.Attorney General? Loretta Lynch In what year did Loretta Lynch accept appointment as the 967 History U.S. Attorney General? 2015

968 History In 2015 Loretta Lynch was appointed to what position? U.S. Attorney General In what year did Phylicia Rashad become the first African American woman to win a Tony Award for Best Lead 969 History Actress in a play? 2004 Who was the first African American woman to win a 970 History Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a play? Phylicia Rashad What award was Phylicia Rashad given for the Best Lead 971 History Actress in a play? Tony Award 972 History In what year was the founded? 1966 Who was the first Black justice appointed to the U.S. 973 History Supreme Court? Thurgood Marshall

In what year did Thurmond Marshall become the first 974 History Black justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? 1967

975 History Interracial marriage was legally banned from what years? 1664 until 1967

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What type of marriages were legally banned from 1664 976 History until the 1967 Loving vs. Virginia Supreme Court ruling? Interracial marriages 978 History What was Nat Turners death date November 11, 1831 What African American male died leading a 1831 slave 979 History revolt in Virginia? Nat Turner Who were the first group of African Americans ever 980 History trained as fighter pilots? the Tuskagee Airmen The Tuskagee Airmen were the first group of African 982 History Americans trained as what type of pilots? Fighter 983 History In what year did the Tuskagee Airmen take skies? 1940 Who released a industry-redefining exclusively digital 984 History album 2013? Beyonce In what year did Beyonce release a industry-redefining 985 History exclusively digital album? 2013 In what year did Astronomer Benjamin Banneker publish 986 History his first almanac? 1792 987 History Who published their first almanac in 1792? Atronomer Benjamin Banneker In what year was the Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 988 History founded? 1837 989 History What is the oldest HBCU of Pennyslyvania? Cheyney University What Black engineer holds three of IBM's personal 990 History computer patents? Mark Dean What music program is the longest-running first run nationally syndicated music program in television 991 History history? Soul Train 992 History Who is the highest-grossing Black film director? F. Gary Gray Who was the first black woman ro receive a U.S. patent 993 History in 1885? Sarah E. Goode In what year did Sarah E. Goode become the first woman 994 History to receive a U.S. patent? 1885 In 1885 Sarah E. Goode was the first black woman to 995 History receive what? a U.S. patent 996 History There are currently how many HBCUs? 106 Who was the first African American to write and direct a 997 History major Hollywood motion picture in 1969? Gordon Parks In 1947 who became the first African American to play in 998 History a game? In what year did Jackie Robinson become the first African American to play in a Major League Baseball 999 History game? 1947

1000 History In what year did Oprah Winfrey Show end it 25-year run? 2011

Page 61 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER In what year did Althea Gibson become the first African 1001 History American Wimbledon champion? 1957 Who became the first African American Wimbledon 1002 History champion? Althea Gibson 1003 History What type of film did Melvin Van Peebles pioneer? Blaxploitation Films Politics & What was the first war in which blacks served in every 1004 Military branch of the U.S. armed forces? World War II Politics st & President Jimmy Carter honored the 761 Tank Battalion, 1005 Military an all black unit, for fighting in what war? World War II Politics & In May 1941, the 758th Tank Battalion was the first 1006 Military African American tank battalion to fight in which war? World War II After his service in what war was Christian County native Politics Elder Watson Diggs instrumental in having the Indiana & constitution amended to permit Negro enlistment in the 1008 Military Indiana National Guard? World War I Politics What war led Colin Powell to conclude that an army & should not enter into combat unless it had a clear 1009 Military objective? Vietnam Politics & In 1942, what branch of the U.S. armed forces became 1010 Military the last to admit blacks? U.S. Marine Corps Politics Inducted into the Kentucky Commission on Human & Rights Hall of Fame in 2005, Robert Coleman was a 1011 Military veteran of what branch of the U.S. armed services? U.S. Air Force Politics They were distressed over & Many civil rights leaders were opposed to the war in the high rate of casualties 954 Military Vietnam for what reason? among the black troops. Politics Before the end of World War I, more than 4,000 black & women had enlisted in the Army to serve in support roles. the Women’s Army Corps 955 Military They were known collectively as what? (or WAC) Politics Born in Kentucky, Carl Maxie Brashear, the first African & American Navy master diver, lost the lower part of his 956 Military left leg in an accident on what naval ship? the USS Hoist Politics & Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was the first black general of 957 Military which 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

Page 62 of 114 CATEG # ORY WhatQUESTION black support unit drove supplies by truck to ANSWER Politics advancing American forces and also performed yeoman & service during the Battle of the 959 Military DorieBulge Miller,in 1944? a mess man with the Navy, manned a The Red Ball Express Politics machine gun without experience and shot down four & enemy aircrafts during the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 960 Military 1942, he was awarded what honor for this heroic action? the Navy Cross Under the command of Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the Politics 332nd destroyed 111 planes in the air and 150 on the & ground while never losing a single bomber. They were the Distinguished Flying 961 Military awarded what honor for the service? Cross the Croix de Guerre, the Politics What awards did the French government present to the distinguished French & black soldiers and their battalions for bravery and decoration, or Legions of 962 Military courage? Merit Politics During the American Revolution, Black soldiers fought & with which two organizations as pilots, gunner’s mates, the Continental Navy and 963 Military boatswain’s mates, and manned the coastal galleys? the Continental Army

Politics The NAACP pressured President Woodrow Wilson’s & administration to establish what officer’s training school The Colored Officers’ 964 Military for blacks at Fort Dodge, in Des Moines, Iowa? Training Camp (or COTC) Politics & What was the only African American military women's 965 Military unit to go overseas during World War II? the 6888th Postal Unit Politics & Commissioned in 1943, the first group of black naval 966 Military officers 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 968 Military Honor for his participation in what war? Spanish American War Politics & Who was the first Black American admiral in the US 969 Military Navy? Samuel L Gravely, Jr.

Politics During the Civil War, he was the black pilot who sailed a & Confederate steamer out of Charleston, South Carolina 970 Military and delivered it to the Union Navy in 1862. Robert Smalls Politics Born in Kentucky, who was the first African American to & die in World War II, during the bombing of Clark Field in 971 Military the Philippines? Robert H. Brooks Politics & Who was the only accredited Black American war 972 Military correspondent in World War I? Ralph Waldo Tyler

Page 63 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics The last units of U.S. troops came home from Vietnam in & the spring of 1973. Who was the president of the United 973 Military BenjaminStates at that O. Davis,time? Jr., a member of the Tuskegee President Richard M. Nixon Politics Airmen, was the first black general of the Air Force. He & was instrumental in getting what president to end 974 Military segregation in the armed forces? President Harry S. Truman Politics & What president initially rejected the service of Black 975 Military slaves in the Union Army during the Civil War? President Abraham Lincoln Politics & World War II began in Europe when Adolf Hitler invaded 976 Military what country in September 1939? Poland

Politics Which black soldiers were with General George & Washington when he crossed the Delaware River on Oliver Cromwell and Prince 977 Military Christmas Day in 1776? Whipple Politics The first African American to die in World War II, & Robert H. Brooks passed for white when joining what 978 Military reserve military force? National Guard Politics Myrtle Anderson and & Who were the first African American women Army Margaret Elizabeth Barnes 979 Military officers stationed in Kentucky? Jones Politics & Who became the first Black American to hold the rank of 980 Military major during the Civil War? Martin Delany Politics & What abolitionist became the highest-ranking black of the 981 Military Civil War when he was commissioned as a field officer? Major Martin R. Delany Politics In 1967, who became the first African American & Kentucky graduate from the United States Air Force Lt. Col. (Ret.) Thomas Lee 982 Military Academy? Cunningham Politics & Who formed the all-black Ethiopian regiment in 1775 983 Military during the Revolutionary War? Lord Dunmore Politics A West Point graduate and 25-year veteran of the U.S. & Army, who became the first African American general 984 Military post commander at Fort Knox in 1993? Larry Jordan 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 986 Military work in entertaining the Work War II allies? Josephine Baker

Politics What Black American sailor won the Congressional & Medal of Honor in the Civil War Battle, the Battle of 987 Military Mobile Bay at Ft. Gaines? John Lawson

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Politics Born in Paducah, KY, who was the first African & American to receive a regular commission in the U.S. 988 Military Marine Corps in 1948? John E. Rudder Politics & Who was the Confederate president during the Civil 989 Military War? Jefferson Davis

Politics Nominated by Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper & at the age of 19, who was the first African American from 990 Military TransferredKentucky to tobe the named 758th to Tank West Battalion Point Military after anAcademy? incident James Phillips Holland Politics in which he refused to move to the back of a civilian bus, & he was one of the more notable members of the first 991 Military United States Army armored unit to be made up of Jackie Robinson

Politics Who was the first Black American to graduate from West & Point Military Academy and later became an advisor to 992 Military the U.S. 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 994 Military Forces by issuing an Executive Order? Harry S. Truman Politics & Who served as a nurse, scout and spy for the Union 995 Military Army? Harriet Tubman Politics & Who was responsible for securing equal rights for Black 996 Military Troops during the Civil War? George T. Downing Politics & Which Union general is credited with burning Atlanta General William T. 997 Military during the Civil War? Sherman Politics In 1864 President Lincoln appointed this general as & commander in 998 Military chief of all Union forces. Who was he? General Ulysses S. Grant Politics & Who was the commander in chief of the Confederate 999 Military Army? General Robert E. Lee Although it was immediately disbanded, this general Politics formed the First & South Carolina Volunteer Regiment for blacks in 1862. 1000 Military Name him. General David Hunter

Page 65 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & What was the name of the fort where Confederate 1001 Military soldiers attacked federal troops on April 12, 1861? Fort Sumter, South Carolina

Politics & Who was the first Black American woman doctor in the 1002 Military WhoUS Navy? was the first African American to be awarded the Dr. Donna P. Davis Politics Navy Cross, the third highest honor awarded by the US & Navy at the time, for bravery shown during the attack on 1003 Military Pearl Harbor? Doris Miller

Politics & What African American naval cook shot down four 1004 Military enemy planes during the attack on Pearl Harbor? Dorie Miller Politics & Which four states were border states during the Civil Delaware, Maryland, 1005 Military War? Kentucky, and Missouri Politics & Who was the first Black American four star general in US 1006 Military military history? Daniel James, Jr. Politics A casualty of the Boston Massacre in 1770, what was the & name of the Boston fugitive slave who was called the first 1007 Military martyr of the American Revolution? Crispus Attucks Politics & Who was the first Black American to die in the 1008 Military Revolutionary War? Crispus Attucks

Politics During the Korean War, the Navy had 65% of black & soldiers in the Steward’s Branch where they worked as 1009 Military what? Cooks and waiters

Politics In 1863 the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Regiment & consisted of free blacks of the North led by what white 1010 Military abolitionist? Colonel Robert Gould Shaw Politics What author of My American Journey commanded the & 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division stationed at 1011 Military Ft. Campbell, KY in 1976? Colin Powell

Politics & To what position was Colin Powell appointed, making Chairman of the Joint 1013 Military him the highest ranking military officer? Chiefs of Staff Politics Who was the first African American master diver in the & U.S. Navy, the only amputee deep-sea diver to attain that 1014 Military level? Carl Maxie Brashear

Page 66 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & On September 2, 1941 who became the first black officer Captain Benjamin O. Davis, 1015 Military to fly an aircraft alone? Jr. Established by Congress in 1866 as the first peacetime all- black regiments in the regular U.S. Army, what soldiers Politics were originally members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry & Regiment of the United States Army at Fort Leavenworth, 1016 Military Kansas? Buffalo Soldiers

Politics What main parade ground in Fort Knox is named in & honor of Robert Brooks, the first African American to die 1017 Military in World War II? Brooks Field Politics In April, 1775, blacks in the military fought alongside & their white counterparts in what American Revolution Battles of Lexington and 1018 Military battles? Concord Politics Peter Salem was a freed slave who fought in many battles & of the Revolutionary War. In June 1775 he shot Major 1019 Military John Pitcairn, a British leader, during what battle? Battle of Bunker Hill Politics & Doris Miller responded quickly during what attack, 1020 Military making him the first American hero of World War II? Attack on Pearl Harbor Politics & Roscoe Robinson, Jr. served as a Four Star General in 1021 Military what branch of the military? Army

Politics & Oliver Cromwell was a well-known freedom fighter in 1022 Military what war? American Revolution Politics & When did Robert E. Lee encourage the recruitment of After the Confederates 1023 Military Blacks? suffered huge loses Politics & During the Civil War, Frederick Douglass served as an 1024 Military adviser to what US President? Abraham Lincoln Politics General Benjamin Butler of the Union Army refused to & return runaway slaves to their masters. What term did he 1025 Military use to 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- 1027 Military star general in what year? 1975 Politics & In what year did the U.S. Navy commission its first group 1028 Military of black officers? 1944

Page 67 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & In what year did the War Department grant equal pay for 1029 Military white and black soldiers after many protests? 1864 Politics & Black Americans were authorized to enlist in the US 1030 Military Navy in what year? 1861 Politics & How many Black Americans received the Congressional 1031 Military Medal of Honor during the Civil War? 23 Politics Young – Detroit (Michigan). & Coleman Young and Thomas Bradley were elected Bradley – Los Angeles 1032 Military mayors of which cities in 1973? (California) Politics & Born in 1947, who became the first African American 1033 Military judge to 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 1035 Military become mayor of what major city? Washington, D.C. Politics & L. Douglas Wilder, 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 1037 Military practice before the Supreme Court? Violette M. Anderson Politics & Who ruled the “” doctrine invalid in 1038 Military 1954? US Supreme Court Politics John Mercer Langston was the first Black American & elected to Congress from Virginia. To what office was he US House of 1039 Military elected? Representatives Politics Robert Poston was assistant secretary-general of what Universal Negro & 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. Anderson was also appointed alternate 1041 Military delegate to what body? United Nations

Politics What constitutional amendment prohibited the & requirement of a poll tax or any other tax for the privilege 1042 Military to vote? Twenty-fourth Politics & Who was the first Black American appointed to the U.S. 1043 Military Supreme Court? Thurgood Marshall

Page 68 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed what attorney as 1044 Military a 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 ThisConstitution? amendment to the U.S. Constitution declared counted for representation Politics "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude... shall exist & within the United States". After initially being rejected by 1046 Military the House of Representatives, this amendment passed and The Thirteenth Amendment Politics & Blanche Bruce went on to become the first black elected 1047 Military to a full term in the U.S. Senate. Who elected him? The Mississippi Legislature Ratified in 1870, what Amendment to the U.S. Politics Constitution forbids the federal government and states & from using a citizen's race, color, or previous status as a 1048 Military slave as a qualification for voting? the Fifteenth Amendment Politics & What Christian County, KY, magisterial district has been 1049 Military served by Black magistrates since it was formed in 1905? the 1st District Politics & For what state did Barbara Jordan serve as state senator 1050 Military and U.S. congresswoman? Texas

Politics In 1986 Eddie Bernice Johnson was elected to the U.S. & Senate. She also served as secretary of the Congressional 1051 Military Black Caucus. What state did she represent? Texas Politics & In 1916, who was re-elected for the third time as 1052 Military Magistrate of the 1st District of Christian County? T. H. Moore

Politics & Who was the first magistrate elected to serve residents of 1053 Military the 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 1056 Military American U.S. Attorney in Kentucky. Name him. Steven S. Reed Politics During the Reconstruction Era, twenty blacks served in & the House of Representatives, eight of whom were from 1057 Military what state. South Carolina

Page 69 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER 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 1059 Military AfterPresident an early of the childhood United States? spent in Barbabos and a Politics successful career as a teacher, she was elected to the New & York Assembly. She then became the first black woman 1060 Military to serve in the U.S. Congress where she worked for 13 Shirley Chisholm

Politics & Bill Dillard became the first African American in 1061 Military Kentucky elected to what office in 1981? Sheriff Politics She was a civil rights & advocate who helped 1062 Military Who was Fannie Lou Hamer? register black people to vote Politics In 1990, who was elected mayor of Washington DC, & becoming the first Black American woman mayor of a 1063 Military major US city? Sharon Pratt Kelly

Politics With 20 years' service, who was the longest serving & African American member of the Kentucky General 1064 Military Assembly? Senator Georgia Powers Politics & What was Robert Weaver’s title when he became a Secretary of Housing and 1065 Military presidential cabinet member? Urban Development Politics & Who was the first Black American Chosen to lead a 1066 Military Hemajor was political the first party? black to serve as chairman of the Ronald Brown Politics Democratic National Committee in 1989. He was also the & first black U.S. secretary of commerce. What was his 1067 Military name? Ronald Brown Politics & Who was the first Black American member of a 1068 Military presidential cabinet? Robert Weaver Politics & Who became a justice of the Supreme Court of 1069 Military Pennsylvania in 1972? Robert N.C. Nix, Jr. Politics Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, this civil rights activist & was the first African American president of the Paducah 1070 Military Local of the National Association of Letter Carriers and Robert Alfonzo Coleman Politics & Many blacks held political offices in the South during 1071 Military Reconstruction as members of what political party? Republican

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Politics Who advanced legislation to make Juneteenth (June 19), & the celebration of the freedom of African American Representative Reginald 1072 Military slaves, a holiday in Kentucky? Meeks Politics & What president swore in, Robert Weaver, the first black President Lyndon B. 1073 Military member of a presidential cabinet, in 1966? Johnson On June 12, 1963 what president delivered a nationwide Politics television address that outlined a proposition to Congress & that would prohibit segregation in public facilities and 1074 Military schools? President John F. Kennedy Politics In 1994, which president named Eddie Jordan, Jr. as the & first African American to hold the post of U.S. Attorney 1075 Military in the state of Louisiana? President Bill Clinton Politics & What president vetoed the Freedmen’s Bureau bill and 1076 Military the Civil Rights bill? President Andrew Johnson

Politics Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to be elected & to Congress. She also campaigned for what office in 1077 Military 1972? President Politics & What 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case upheld racial 1078 Military segregation in its “separate but equal” doctrine? Plessy v. Ferguson Politics Selected by Governor Paul Patton to serve as Circuit & Court Judge in 1999, who became the first African 1079 Military American woman 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 1081 Military Representatives to represent what state? New York Politics One of the first two African Americans to practice law in & the Louisville courts, who was the first African American 1082 Military judge in Kentucky? Nathaniel R. Harper Politics What landmark Supreme Court ruling required all & railroad companies to provide equal accommodations for Mitchell v. US Interstate 1083 Military 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 1085 Military late 1960s? Medgar Evers

Page 71 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics & On November 7, 1967, Carl B. Stokes and Richard 1086 Military Hatcher were elected to what office? Mayor Politics & In 1973 James Dulin became the first African American 1087 Military man appointed to what office in Earlington, Kentucky? Mayor Politics & He became Atlanta’s first and youngest black mayor in 1088 Military 1974, a position he held for three terms. Name him. Maynard Jackson, Jr. Politics In 1997 she became the third woman to chair the & Congressional Black Caucus. Who is this 1089 Military Congresswoman from California? Maxine Waters

Politics In 1865 John S. Rock became the first black admitted to & practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. His practice was 1090 Military in what state? Massachusetts Politics & What Black American educator also served as an advisor 1091 Military to 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 1093 Military to the bar? Macon B. Allen Politics & 1094 Military Who was the first Black American municipal judge? M.W. Gibbs Politics & Who appointed Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme 1095 Military Court? Lyndon B. Johnson

Politics & In 1987, who became the first African American woman 1096 Military to serve on the Hopkinsville, KY, City Council? Luevenia Watkins

Politics P.B.S. Pinchback became the first black governor in U.S. & history, lieutenant governor and served in the U.S. 1097 Military Senate. What state did he represent? Louisiana Politics What test was given to potential Black voters to & determine whether they understood the U.S. Constitution 1098 Military and could read? Literacy test Politics & Who was the first elected Black American governor in 1099 Military Virginia? L. Douglas Wilder Politics & In 2005, William E. McAnulty, Jr., became the first 1100 Military African American to serve on what Kentucky court? Kentucky Supreme Court

Page 72 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics In his speech at the Democratic Convention in 1984, Rev. & Jesse 1101 Military Jackson’s dramatic call was to do what? Keep hope alive

Politics A celebration of the freedom of African American slaves, & Kentucky Representative Reginald Meeks led the push Juneteenth National 1102 Military for the creation of what holiday in Kentucky? Freedom Day

Politics & What Black American was a vice presidential candidate 1103 Military at the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

Politics & Who was the first Black American elected to the US 1104 Military House of Representatives? Joseph H. Rainey Politics & Who was the first Black American to preside over a 1106 Military national political convention? John Roy Lynch

Politics In 1888, this great-uncle of writer Langston Hughes & became the first Black American elected to Congress 1107 Military from Virginia. Name 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 1109 Military Secretary to what US President? John F. Kennedy Politics In 1976, Barbara Jordan gave a rousing keynote address & at the Democratic National Convention for what US 1110 Military presidential candidate? Jimmy Carter Politics & What U.S. President appointed 1111 Military Ambassador to the United Nations? Jimmy Carter Politics & In 1983, this minister announced his candidacy for 1112 Military president of the Democratic Party. Name him. Jesse Jackson Politics & Who was the United States ambassador to Sweden from 1113 Military 1970 to 1972? Jerome Holland Politics In 1867, an interracial jury was selected in Richmond, & Virginia to try the case of what former Confederacy 1114 Military president? Jefferson Davis

Page 73 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics Hiram Revels, the first black elected to serve in the U.S. & Senate in 1870, was selected to fill in the unexpired term 1115 Military of whom? Jefferson Davis Politics & Who was the second African American mayor in 1116 Military Kentucky? James W. Dulin Politics What Christian County native worked in the coal mines & and became the first African American elected to the 1117 Military Earlington, KY, City Council in 1972? James W. Dulin Politics He became the first African American since 1897 to & represent South Carolina in the U.S. Congress. Name 1118 Military him. James Clyburn

Politics Appointed by Governor Steve Beshear in 2007, who was & the first African American to be appointed Secretary of 1119 Military the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet? J. Michael Brown

Politics & Who was the first Black American female judge in the 1120 Military United States? J. Matilda Bolin

Politics Born in Hopkinsville, KY, who, in 1972, had held public & office longer than any other African American elected 1121 Military official in 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 1123 Military from what state? Illinois Politics Carol Moseley-Braun was one of six women who was & sworn in to the 103rd Congress on January 3, 1993. What 1124 Military state did she represent? Illinois

Politics Barack Obama was a keynote speaker at the 2004 & Democratic National Convention and later won a U.S. 1125 Military Senate seat in what 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 blacks to be elected mayor of which major U.S. cities Hatcher – Gary, Indiana and 1127 Military in 1967? Stokes – Cleveland, Ohio Politics & In 1983 who became the first black mayor of Chicago, 1128 Military Illinois? Harold Washington

Page 74 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Politics Elected to represent Senate District 33 of Jefferson & County, who was the first African American man elected 1129 Military Theto the first Kentucky African Senate? American to earn a Ph.D. at the Gerald A. Neal Politics University of Kentucky and the first African American to & run for mayor of Atlanta, Horace Tate was elected to 1130 Military what body in 1974? Georgia State Senate Politics & Serving five four-year terms, who was the first African 1131 Military American and first woman in the Kentucky Senate? Georgia D. Powers Politics & Elected in Washington County in 1973, who became the 1132 Military first African American jailer in Kentucky? George Melwood Hocker

Politics & What U.S. President developed a coalition of Black 1133 Military advisors call the Black Cabinet? Franklin D. Roosevelt

Politics & In 1969 James Evers was elected the first black mayor of 1134 Military a Mississippi town since Reconstruction. Name the town. Fayette, Mississippi

Politics & Pamela R. Goodwine served as Circuit Court Judge 1135 Military beginning in 1999 in what Kentucky county? Fayette County

Politics Born in Florida, who became the first African American & chief prosecutor in Kentucky when he was elected 1136 Military Commonwealth Attorney in 1987? Ernest A. Jasmin, Sr.

Politics In 2009, who became the first African American U.S. & attorney general and head of the Justice Department and 1137 Military its 110,000 employees? Eric H. Holder Jr.

Politics Re-elected continuously until 1907, who was the first & African American elected to Hopkinsville City Council 1138 Military beginning in 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? Edward Brooke

Politics Who was the first Black American to be appointed as a & member of the United States delegation to the United 1140 Military Nations? Edith Sampson

Politics Appointed to fill a vacancy in 1974 and later elected, who & was the only African American woman in Kentucky 1141 Military holding a city council post in 1977? Dorothy Morrow

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Politics In 2002, Eddie Jordan, Jr. became the first African & American elected to what position in New Orleans, 1142 Military Louisiana? District Attorney

Politics & Who became New York City’s first black mayor on 1143 Military January 1, 1990? David Dinkins

Politics & Who was the first Black American woman elected to a 1144 Military state legislature? Crystal Bird Fauset

Politics & Who was the first Black American female national 1145 Military security advisor? Condoleezza Rice

Politics & Who was the first Black American national security 1146 Military advisor? Colin Powell

Politics & Who was President Ronald Reagan’s national security 1147 Military advisor? Colin Powell

Politics & Who was the first Black American to be Chairman of the 1148 Military Joint Chiefs of Staff? Colin Powell

Politics Who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in & 1989 and appointed as Secretary of State in 2001 in 1149 Military President George W. 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 1151 Military Court, who was appointed to fill his position? Clarence Thomas

Politics Citizenship to all persons & Ratified in 1868, what did the Fourteenth Amendment of born or naturalized in the 1152 Military the Constitution grant? United States

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Politics & This city in Ohio elected three black mayors between 1153 Military 1972 and 1991. Name it. Cincinnati

Politics & Harold Washington became what city’s first Black 1154 Military mayor? Chicago

Politics & Who was the first Black American woman to be elected 1155 Military to the 20th Century Club of Boston? Charlotte Hawkins Brown

Politics & Military 1156 BornWho wasin Louisville, the first Black KY, thisAmerican graduate female of Wilberforce lawyer? Charlotte E. Ray Politics University received his law degree from Howard & University School of Law. He was elected to the 1157 Military Kentucky House of Representatives, making him the first Charles W. Anderson, Jr.

Politics & Who was the first Black American female senator to 1158 Military 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, Politics before his appointment as the first black Supreme Court & justice, he argued and won what case challenging public Brown v. Board of 1161 Military school segregation? Education of Topeka Who was the first former Black Panther Party member Politics st & elected to Congress representing Illinois’s 1 1162 Military Congressional District? Bobby Rush

Politics & Who was the first Black American to serve a full term in 1163 Military the US Senate? Blanche Bruce

Politics & 1164 Military What militant group embodied the term “Black Power”? Black Panther Party Page 77 of 114 CATEG ORY # ThisQUESTION candidate won her first city council race in 1983 at ANSWER Politics the age of 70. After going on to win 10 re-elections, who & became the oldest elected and serving official in 1165 Military Kentucky? Bernice Dickerson

Politics & Why did the U.S. Supreme Court rule for a new trial in Because blacks were 1166 Military the “Scottsboro case”? excluded from the jury

Politics She was the first woman to be elected to the Senate in & Texas and the first Southern black woman to serve in the 1167 Military U.S. Congress. Name her. Barbara Jordan

Politics What is the name of the first Black American woman to & give the keynote address at a national political 1168 Military convention? Barbara Jordan

Politics Inaugurated as the 44th president on January 20, 2009, & who became the first African American president of the 1169 Military United States? Barack Hussein Obama, II

Politics & Maynard Jackson became the first Black American mayor 1170 Military of what city? Atlanta

Politics & After serving as city council member from 1972-1983, 1171 Military who was elected mayor of Earlington, KY, in 1984? Arthur T. Johnson

Politics This former mayor of Atlanta in the 1980s was appointed & US Ambassador to the United Nations in 1977. Name 1172 Military him. Andrew Young

Politics & Who was the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations 1173 Military from 1977 to 1979? Andrew Young

Politics Civil rights activist and Cassius Clay's first attorney, who & became the first African American woman prosecutor in 1174 Military Kentucky in 1964? Alberta Odell Jones

Politics Shortly after becoming the first woman prosecutor in & 1964, what former civil rights activist's August 1965 1175 Military murder case remains unsolved? Alberta Odell Jones

Politics & Elected to Congress in 1944, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. 1176 Military also became pastor of what Harlem church? Abyssinian Baptist Church

Politics Barbara Jordan was a member of the 1974 House & Judiciary Committee chosen to hear Watergate testimony 1177 Military which led to the resignation of what US President? Richard M. Nixon

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Politics & Carl Stokes and Richard Hatcher were elected as mayor's 1178 Military of US cities on what date? November 7, 1967

Politics Condoleezza Rice was appointed by President George W. & Bush as the first black female Secretary of State in what 1179 Military year? 2005

Politics & In what year did Thurgood Marshall retire from the US 1180 Military Supreme Court? 1991

Politics & Gerald Neal, the first African American man elected to 1181 Military the Kentucky Senate was first elected in what year? 1990

Politics & In what year did Jesse Jackson run for President of the 1182 Military United States? 1988

Politics & In what year was Thurgood Marshall, becoming its first 1183 Military black 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

Politics Blanche K. Bruce was born a slave. He became the first & black to be elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate. In 1185 Military what year was he elected to the Senate? 1874

Politics Born in 1900, for how many years did Hopkinsville & native J. Daniel Massie serve as magistrate of the First 1186 Military Magisterial District in Christian County? 27

Politics & For how many years did F.E. Whitney serve as a member 1187 Military of Hopkinsville City Council? 21

Politics & Bernice Dickerson, the oldest elected and serving official 1188 Military in Kentucky, won how many city council elections? 11

Politics For how many terms was T. H. Moore elected to serve as & magistrate of the First Magisterial District in Christian 1189 Military County? 3 Science & Explora Who invented a patent for his invention of a mass release 1190 tion mechanism for satellites? Wilson Hull

Page 79 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & In 1803 the Lewis and Clark expedition explored the Explora Louisiana Territory. Which of the two brought along his William Clark. He took his 1191 tion slave? Name the slave. slave, York. Science & Explora What scientist experimented with injections of Vitamin C 1192 tion in cats and dogs in order to find a cure for epilepsy? Wendell Belfield Science & Explora What system did Robert Shurney develop that was used 1193 tion aboard a Skylab space mission? Waste management system Science & Explora 1194 tion Who invented the riding saddle for horses? W.D. David Science & Explora What Black American physician was referred to as “The 1195 tion principal historian of the Negro in medicine” in 1970? W. Montague Cobb Science & St. Elmo Brady, the first African American to earn a Explora Ph.D. in chemistry in America, received his degree from 1196 tion what school in 1916? University of Illinois Science & Prior to Joseph Lee’s bread making invention, how many Explora people were needed to produce the same amount of 1197 tion loaves per day? Twelve Science & Explora 1198 tion Where was George Washington Carver’s laboratory? Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Science & These black soldiers were trained to become pilots in Explora World War II. They were mostly assigned to Italy where 1199 tion they destroyed enemy planes. Who were they? Tuskegee Airmen Science & Explora Donald E. Jefferson invented what mechanism used by Triggered exploding wire 1200 tion construction crews? device

Science & Explora What was the name of Paul Cuffe’s ship, which made an 1201 tion expedition to Africa? Traveler Science & Explora What famous inventor did Lewis Latimer work with in 1202 tion the development of the electric light bulb? Thomas Edison Science & Explora What measuring instrument was invented by Frederick 1203 tion Jones? Thermostat

Page 80 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora 1204 tion What famous dermatologist treated leprosy and syphilis? Theodore K. Lawless Science & Explora What famous aviator brothers helped promote Paul 1205 tion Laurence Dunbar’s poetry and became his good friend? The Wright Brothers

A pediatrician and founder of what medical facility, Science Grace Marilynn James was the first African American & woman member of the Jefferson County Medical Society Explora and the first African American woman admitted to the the West Louisville Medical 1206 tion University of Louisville School of Medicine? Center Science & Used by the 99th Pursuit Squadron, also known as the Explora Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegee Institute established what The Tuskegee Army Air 1207 tion training program for black pilots? Field Science & Explora Lewis Latimer prepared the drawings for what invention 1208 tion patented by Alexander Graham Bell? The telephone Science & Explora 1209 tion What did Benjamin Banneker’s book Almanac examine? The sun, moon, and planets

The space shuttle that Dr. Science Dr. Ronald McNair was a black astronaut who made his McNair and six other & first space shuttle mission in 1984. Unfortunately, his last astronauts were in exploded Explora space mission was never completed. What happened to after takeoff in Cape 1210 tion him and his crew members on January 28, 1986? Canaveral, Florida. Science & What did Elijah McCoy patent in 1872 that drastically Explora improved the speed and efficiency of industrial 1211 tion machinery? The lubricator cup Science & Explora What was Leonard Julien’s sugar cane planter invention 1212 tion called? The Julien Planter Science & Explora 1213 tion Who invented the common dust mop? T.W. Steward Science & Explora In 1872, what inventor received a patent for an apparatus 1214 tion for detaching horses for carriages? T.J. Boyd Science & Explora Dr. William Hinton is credited with developing a test to 1215 tion detect what disease? Syphilis

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Science & Explora What did George Washington Carver use to develop 1216 tion postage stamp glue? Sweet potatoes Science & Explora Who was the first female Black American to enter the 1217 tion medical profession? Susan McKinney Science & Who was the first African American cave explorer and Explora the first guide and explorer of Mammoth Cave, the 1218 tion world's longest cave system? Stephen Bishop Science & Born in Louisville, KY, who was the first African Explora American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United 1219 tion States? St. Elmo Brady Science & Explora Dr. Percy L. Julian achieved his accomplishments in what 1220 tion occupation? Soybean chemist Science & Explora The Stargell Foundation is recognized for what area of 1221 tion research? Sickle Cell Anemia Science & Explora Philadelphia and Massachusetts cobbler, Jan E. 1222 tion Matzeliger invented what? Shoe lasting machine Science & Explora At the age of fifteen, Elijah McCoy traveled to what 1223 tion country in order to study engineering? Scotland Science & Explora The ironing board was invented by what Black American 1224 tion woman? Sarah Boone Science & Explora Who was the first Black American member of the US 1225 tion Atomic Energy Commission? Samuel Nabrit Science & Explora What invention made James Forten one of the wealthiest 1226 tion men in America? Sail controls for ships Science & Explora 1227 tion What Black American invented an exhaust purifier? Rufus Stokes

Page 82 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora Matthew Henson traveled with what famous explorer 1228 tion during the expedition to the North Pole? Robert Peary

Science & Explora 1229 tion Who invented the automatic car washer? Richard Spikes Science & Explora What noted inventor patented an improvement for the 1230 tion automatic gearshift? Richard Spikes Science & Explora 1231 tion Who invented directional signals for the automobile? Richard Spike Science & Explora Who was the first black female awarded a medical 1232 tion degree? Rebecca Lee Crumpier Science & Explora 1233 tion Who was the first Black American woman doctor? Rebecca Lee Science & Explora 1234 tion Who patented the envelope seal in 1897? R.W. Leslie Science & Explora What Black American inventor received a patent for the 1235 tion guitar? R.F. Fleming Science & Mary Eliza Merritt, the first African American nurse Explora licensed in Kentucky, was awarded a certificate of merit 1236 tion from what U.S. President? President Woodrow Wilson Science & Explora Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who created what popular 1237 tion snack? Potato chip

Science & Explora Shirley Ann Jackson was the first Black American to earn 1238 tion a PhD from M.I.T. in what subject? Physics Science & Explora Owner and operator of Brooks Memorial Hospital, Phillip 1239 tion C. Brooks served in what capacities? Physician and surgeon Science & Explora 1240 tion Who invented the disposable syringe? Phil Brooks Page 83 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora St. Elmo Brady was the first African American admitted 1241 tion to what chemistry honor society? Phi Lambda Upsilon Science & Explora What was the profession of Garland H. Brooks, 1242 tion Hopkinsville native and Howard University graduate? Pharmacist Science & Explora George Washington Carver made paint and ink from what 1243 tion common food item? Peanuts Science & What did George Washington Carver use to develop Explora shaving cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, synthetic rubber, 1244 tion and instant coffee? Peanuts Science & Explora What Black American designed homes for celebrities 1245 tion such as Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra? Paul Williams Science & Explora Born in Louisville, KY, who was the first African 1246 tion American female Sloan Fellow at MIT? Patricia Garrison-Corbin Science & Explora Who developed the first airborne radar system that was 1247 tion used for locating downed aircraft? Ozzie Williams Science & Explora Who invented the control unit for the artificial heart 1248 tion stimulator? Otis Boykin Science & Explora What breakthrough medical procedure was performed by 1249 tion Dr. Daniel Hale Williams? Open heart surgery Science & Explora Matthew Henson was with the first expedition to reach 1250 tion what destination? North Pole Science & Explora What engineer from New Orleans patented the sugar 1251 tion refinery? Norbert Rillieux Science & Explora What Black American invented an inexpensive method of 1252 tion refining sugar? Norbert Rillieux Science & Explora What father and son team served as guides at Mammoth 1253 tion Cave for 49 and 19 years respectively? Nick and Matt Bransford

Page 84 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora In what city was Robert Rillieux, inventor and scientist 1254 tion born in 1806? New Orleans Science & In 1978, Ronald McNair was accepted by NASA for its Explora astronaut candidate program. What is NASA’s full National Aeronautics and 1255 tion name? Space Administration Science & What famous cowboy involved in gun battles with Explora bandits and Indians earned the nickname “Deadwood 1256 tion Dick” for his expert marksmanship? Nat Love Science & Explora 1257 tion Where is Meharry Medical College located? Nashville, Tennessee Science & George Washington Carver’s mule-drawn wagon often Explora went to area farmers to teach them about improving crop 1258 tion yields. What was this wagon called? Moveable School Science & Explora 1259 tion What did J.R. Pickering patent in 1900? Modified airship Science & Explora As a member of the Challenger space shuttle team, what 1260 tion was Dr. Ronald McNair’s responsibility? Mission Science Specialist Science & Explora Who published the Black American medical journal in 1261 tion 1892? Miles Vandahurst Lynk Science & Explora Who is responsible for inventing the method of 1262 tion converting gas into electricity? Meredith Gourdine Science & James Glass, Hopkinsville native and long-time Explora Henderson doctor, received his medical degree from what 1263 tion school in 1906? Meharry Medical College Science & Explora 1264 tion What was the name of the first all Black Medical school? Meharry Medical College Science & Explora In 1909 what black explorer accompanied Admiral 1265 tion Robert Peary to the North Pole? Matthew Henson Science & Explora 1266 tion Who was the first man to discover the North Pole? Matthew Henson

Page 85 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora What explorer departed fro a famous expedition aboard 1267 tion the ship “Roosevelt” on July 6, 1908? Matthew Henson Science & Explora Who provided life-saving heroics to help his group of 1268 tion explorers reach the North Pole? Matthew Henson Science & Explora Who was first woman assigned by the US Navy to study 1269 tion underwater acoustics? Mary Middleton Science & Explora Who was the first Black American professionally trained 1270 tion as a registered nurse in the United States? Mary Mahoney Science & Explora Born in 1881, who was the first African American nurse 1271 tion licensed in Kentucky? Mary Eliza Merritt Science & Explora Earnest Everett Just, a biologist, was known for what type 1272 tion of research? Marine eggs Born in Bowling Green, KY, what aerospace engineer with IBM and Westinghouse went on to become the first Science & African American woman to become dean at a major Explora southern law school and one of the first African Marilyn V. Yarbrough 1273 tion American female law professors in the United States? Ainsworth Science & Explora What black female inventor patented a home security 1274 tion system? Marie Brown Science & Explora At age 18, Stephen Bishop was sold to Dr. John Croghan 1275 tion along with what in 1839 ? Mammouth Cave Science & Explora Born a slave, Stephen Bishop, the first African American 1276 tion cave explorer made a published map of what cave? Mammouth Cave Science & Explora Who was the first Black American to pilot a space shuttle 1277 tion mission? Major Frederick D. Gregory Science & Explora What Black American woman used the trial and error 1278 tion method to invent hair care products in 1905? Madam C.J. Walker

Page 86 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Sarah Breedlove Walker developed special hair care Explora products for black women. Among them was the hot 1279 tion comb. By what name she was known? Madam C.J. Walker Science & Explora 1280 tion Who invented the burglar alarm? Louis Alexander

Science & Explora Paul Williams served as co-architect for what major 1281 tion international airport? Los Angeles Science & Explora Who was the first Black American astronaut to fly in Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. 1282 tion space? Bluford, Jr. Science & Explora Who prepared the blueprints for Alexander Graham 1283 tion Bell’s telephone? Lewis Latimer Science & Explora What Black American inventor worked for both General 1284 tion Electric and Westinghouse? Lewis Latimer Science & Who became the only Black American member of the Explora famous “Edison Pioneers,” a group of people who had 1285 tion worked with Edison before 1885? Lewis Latimer Science & Resigning in 1940, who was the last African American Explora guide for Mammoth Cave, eight years before the cave 1286 tion was turned over to the federal government? Lewis Bransford Science & Explora 1287 tion Who designed and patented the dustpan? L.P. Ray Science & Explora 1288 tion Who invented the folding bed? L.C. Bailey Science & Explora Who invented the bread crumbing machine and the bread- 1289 tion making machine? Joseph Lee Science & Explora The Holland Tunnel was designed and constructed by 1290 tion what Black American? Joseph L. Parker

Page 87 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora James Beckwourth became chief scout for what explorer 1291 tion in 1848? John Freemont Science & Explora 1292 tion Who invented the electron microscope? John Coleman Science & Explora What Black slave helped Cyrus McCormick invent his 1293 tion famous reaper? Joe Anderson

Science & Explora What important railway coupling device did Andrew J. 1294 tion Beard invent? Jenny Coupler The son of a slave and French pirate's mate, what Haitian Science & frontier explorer became a wealthy businessman, owning Explora a large home, stable, barn, smokehouse, workshop, dairy, Jean Baptiste Pointe du 1295 tion and trading post? Sable Science & Explora 1296 tion Who made the first practical shoe-making machine? Jan Matzeliger

Science & Explora 1297 tion Who patented corrosion resistant alloy steels? James Parsons Science & Born in Hopkinsville, this physician and surgeon Explora practiced in Henderson, Kentucky, for 50 years. Name 1298 tion him. James G. Glass Science & Explora Who invented the device that made it easier to handle the 1299 tion sails of large ships? James Forten Science & Explora Who was the first accredited Black American physician 1300 tion in the United States? James Derham Science & Explora What Black American became General John C. 1301 tion Freemont’s chief scout in 1848? James Beckwourth

Science & Explora Who patented a means of propulsion for airplanes in 1302 tion 1920? James Adams

Page 88 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora What was the name of the crude sugar refining process 1303 tion Norbert Rillieux’s invention made obsolete? Jamaica Train Science & Explora What famous sports figure received a patent on an 1304 tion improved monkey wrench? Jack Johnson Science & Explora Who revolutionized the baking industry with the 1305 tion invention of the dough roller? J.W. Reed Science & Explora 1306 tion Who invented the pencil sharpener? J.L. Love Science & Explora 1307 tion Who invented the lawn mower? J.A. Burr Science & Explora 1308 tion Who invented the oil stove and the refrigerator? J. Standard Science & Explora What was the significance of Granville T. Woods It carried voices longer 1309 tion “telephone transmitter,” which he invented in 1884? distances Science & Explora What common saying refers to a famous Black American 1310 tion inventor? Is it the real McCoy? Science & Explora 1311 tion What household item was invented by Sarah Boone? Ironing board Science & Explora Darnley E. Howard, Sr. and Darnley M. Howard, Jr., 1312 tion father and son, shared what same profession? Inventors Science & Explora What profession was held by Garrett Morgan and Lloyd 1313 tion Hall? Inventor Science & Explora Matthew Henson learned the language and skills of what 1314 tion Indian tribe? Inuit Science & Explora What did Lewis Howard Latimer and Hiram S. Maxim 1315 tion invent? Incandescent Electric Light

Page 89 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora 1316 tion August Jackson created what well-known desert? Ice Cream Science & Explora What was the name of the flamboyant pilot known as 1317 tion Black Eagle? Hubert Julian Science & Explora What Black American inventor received a patent for an 1318 tion airplane safety device in 1921? Hubert Julian Science & Explora Brothers and Hopkinsville natives, Garland and Phillip 1319 tion Brooks received advance degrees from what school? Howard University Science & Explora 1320 tion What Black American patented the corn harvester? Henry Blair Science & Explora What Black American inventor patented the cotton 1321 tion planter and seed planter? Thomas L. Jennings Science & Explora Who was the first Black American to obtain a patent for a 1322 tion dry cleaning process called "dry scouring?" Henry Blair Science & Explora 1323 tion Who invented the first corn husker? Henry Blair Science & Explora Harry C. Hopkins received a patent for enhancing what 1324 tion medical device? Hearing Aid Science & Explora 1325 tion What Black American inventor patented the hearing aid? Harry Hopkins

Science & Explora In 1953, Soloman Harper invented what thermostatically 1326 tion controlled device? Hair Curlers Science & What Attucks High School graduate, founded Kirkwood Explora General Hospital, the last Black hospital to close in 1327 tion Detroit Michigan? Guy Otha Saulsberry Science & Explora 1328 tion Who was known as the “Black Edison”? Granville T. Woods

Page 90 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora 1329 tion What Black American invented the railway telegraph? Granville T. Woods Science & Explora 1330 tion Who invented the incubator? Granville T. Woods Science & Explora 1331 tion What Black American invented the air brake? Granville T. Woods Science & Known as the “Black Edison,” what famous inventor was Explora responsible for developing the third rail used in modern 1332 tion subway systems? Granville T. Woods Science & Explora G.F. Grant received a patent in 1899 for what sports 1333 tion item? Golf tee Science & Explora 1334 tion Who discovered over 300 uses for the peanut? George Washington Carver Science & What famous scientist and biologist said, “God gave them Explora to me, why should I claim to own them” with regard to 1335 tion his discoveries and inventions? George Washington Carver Science & He was interested in plants at an early age and was an Explora agriculturist who developed peanut products. Who was 1336 tion he? George Washington Carver Science & Explora In 1927, what Black American scientist and inventor 1337 tion received a 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 Science & agricultural scientist whose discoveries revolutionized Explora southern agriculture and helped the South move away 1338 tion from dependence on the cotton industry? George Washington Carver Science & Explora Apollo 16 used an ultraviolet camera designed by what 1339 tion Black American? George E. Carruthers Science & Explora The Minnesota Territory had many black trappers. Which 1340 tion of the Bonga men founded a town in Minnesota in 1837? George Bonga

Page 91 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora 1341 tion Who invented the three way traffic light? Garrett Morgan Science & Explora 1342 tion Who invented the gas mask? Garrett Morgan Science & What Black American was called in to assist a rescue Explora effort for six workers trapped by a gas explosion using 1343 tion his patented smoke mask? Garrett Morgan Science & What brothers returned to Hopkinsville, Kentucky to Explora practice pharmacy and medicine after receiving advanced 1344 tion degrees from Howard University? Garland and Phillip Brooks Science & Explora 1345 tion Who invented the clothes dryer? G.T. Sampson Science & Explora 1346 tion Who invented the golf tee? G.F. Grant Science & Explora 1347 tion What is James Beckwourth recognized as? Frontiersman Science & Explora 1348 tion Who invented a ticket dispensing machine? Frederick McKinley Jones Science & Explora 1349 tion Who invented portable refrigeration? Frederick McKinley Jones Science & Explora Whose invention completely changed the way food could 1350 tion be transported? Frederick McKinley Jones

Science Bessie Coleman was the first black female aviator in & 1921. Because of racism in the United States, she was Explora refused entry into aeronautics schools. She was trained 1351 tion and received her pilot’s license in what country? France Science & In 1854, to what country did Norbert Rillieux go when he Explora could no longer tolerate the discrimination and prejudice 1352 tion he experienced in America? France Science & Explora What was particularly noteworthy about the first shuttle First space shuttle launch at 1353 tion flight flown by Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford, Jr.? night

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Science & Prejudice was a major factor of Elijah McCoy’s inability Explora to find a job as an engineer. What alternate occupation 1354 tion with the railroad did he eventually choose? Fireman Science & What did Benjamin Banneker publish for farmers which Explora became the first scientific book published by a Black 1355 tion American? Farmers’ Almanac Science & Explora 1356 tion The cash register was invented by what Black American? F.A. Hilyer Science & Explora 1357 tion Meredith Gourdine invented what automobile device? Exhaust Purification System Science & Explora 1358 tion Who is famous as the “Black Apollo of Science”? Ernest Just

Science & Dr. Mae Jemison was the first female black astronaut. Explora What was the name of the space shuttle that took her and 1359 tion her crew members into space in 1992? Endeavor Science & Explora 1360 tion Who invented the bullet resistant Plexiglas? Emmanuel L. Logan

Science & Explora In 1870, Elijah McCoy started what company in Detroit, Elijah McCoy 1361 tion Michigan? Manufacturing Company

Science & What mechanical engineer had over 50 patents, the most Explora well-known his inventions included the ironing table and 1362 tion the lubricating cup? Elijah McCoy Science & Explora The oil lubricating cup was invented by what Black 1363 tion American? Elijah McCoy

Science & Explora A. Miles patented what mechanical device used in many 1364 tion office buildings and skyscrapers? Elevator Science & Explora Granville T. Woods was best remembered for what type 1365 tion of inventions? Electro-mechanical devices Page 93 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora What invention by Granville T. Woods helped farmers Electrically Heated Egg 1366 tion improve productivity? Incubator Science & Explora Lewis Latimer was known as a pioneer in the 1367 tion development of what device? Electric light bulb Science & Explora Who was the first Black American to obtain a Ph.D. in 1368 tion Physics? Edward Bouchet Science & Explora In 1890, Lewis Latimer became the chief draftsman of Edison Electric Light 1369 tion what company? Company Science & Explora Who developed the test used to detect the disease 1370 tion syphilis? Dr. William Hinton

Science & Explora Who was the first Black American professor at Harvard 1371 tion University? Dr. William Hinton Science & Explora Who developed the largest research and training center 1372 tion for kidney transplants in the country? Dr. Samuel L. Koontz Science & Explora What Black American astronaut died in the 1986 1373 tion Challenger space shuttle disaster? Dr. Ronald McNair Science & Explora 1374 tion Who is famous for his research on sickle cell anemia? Dr. Roland Scott Science & Explora Who discovered a soybean oil extract that gave relief to 1375 tion arthritis sufferers? Dr. Percy Julian Science & Explora 1376 tion What Black American developed a treatment for arthritis? Dr. Percy Julian Science & Explora Who developed a drug used to treat glaucoma, an eye 1377 tion disease? Dr. Percy Julian

Page 94 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora Who saved the lives of thousands of soldiers in World 1378 tion War II with his invention of “aero foam”? Dr. Percy Julian Science & Explora 1379 tion Who invented the smallpox vaccine? Dr. Louis Wright Science & Explora Who performed the first surgical implantation of the 1380 tion automatic defibrillator in the human heart? Dr. Levi Watkins Science & Explora Who was the first accredited Black American woman 1381 tion dentist in America? Dr. Ida Gray Science & Explora Who is a pioneer in tooth transplantation research and a 1382 tion graduate of Howard University? Dr. Harold Fleming

Science What physicist and Morehouse College graduate received & the first Professor Arturo Miolati Prize for outstanding Explora scientific achievement for his work on fragment 1383 tion molecules known as free radicals? Dr. Dolphus Milligan Science & Explora Who was the first African American woman admitted to 1384 tion the University of Louisville Medical School? Dr. Delores Gordon Alleyne Science & Explora 1385 tion Who performed the world’s first open heart surgery? Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Science & Explora What doctor attended President James Garfield after he 1386 tion was shot? Dr. Charles Purvis Science & What doctor, a pioneer in blood transfusion, died in 1950 Explora following a car accident when he was turned away from a 1387 tion hospital because of his race? Dr. Charles Drew Science & Explora Who convinced doctors to use blood plasma for 1388 tion transfusions? Dr. Charles Drew Science & Explora Who was credited with setting up the first blood bank in 1389 tion England and the United States? Dr. Charles Drew Science & Explora Who was responsible for performing the technique of 1390 tion preserving for blood banks? Dr. Charles Drew

Page 95 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora What Black American scientist developed a way of 1391 tion separating blood plasma? Dr. Charles Drew Science & Explora Who invented the technique of using dye to detect liver 1392 tion disease and evaluate blood? Dr. Carol M. Leevy Science & Explora 1393 tion What Black American woman invented fungicide? Dorothy McClendon Science & Explora 1394 tion W.A. Martin patented what security device? Door lock Science & Explora Who was the first Black American to fly with the Blue 1395 tion Angels? Donnie Cochran Science & Explora 1396 tion Where was George Washington Carver born? Diamond, Missouri Science & Explora What Black American inventor received a patent in 1970 1397 tion for a urinalysis machine? Dewey Sanderson Science & Explora Who was the director of the National Swine Flu 1398 tion Immunization Program? Delano Meriwether Science & Explora Who was the first Black American to graduate from 1399 tion medical school in 1847? David J. Peck Science & Explora Who was the first Black American member of the 1400 tion National Academy of Sciences? David H. Blackwell Science & Explora Who received a patent for the invention of an optical 1401 tion apparatus that helped to position tooling? D. E. Howard Science & Explora Dr. Percy Lavon Julian played an important role in 1402 tion bringing what arthritis drug to the public? Cortisone Science & Explora In 1834, Henry Blair received a patent for what kind of 1403 tion planting device? Corn planter

Page 96 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora 1404 tion Who invented a method for growing oxide? Corland Dugger Science & Explora Conversion of gas into 1405 tion What process was introduced by Dr. Meredith Gourdine? electricity Science & Explora G.T. Sampson invented what popular home appliance in 1406 tion 1892? Clothes dryer Science & Explora What Black American inventor received a patent for the 1407 tion lawn mower and Venetian blind restringer? Clarence Nokes Science & Explora What famous Black pioneer assisted Barney Ford upon 1408 tion his arrival in Colorado? Clara Brown Science & Explora Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performed the world’s first Chicago’s Provident 1409 tion open heart surgery at what hospital? Hospital Science & Robert S. Abbott supported the great migration to Explora Northern cities as editor and publisher of what 1410 tion periodical? Chicago Defender

Science & Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trapper and trader, was the Explora first black explorer in North America. In 1772 he tion 1411 Science Rushestablished Medical a trading College post in thisand cityfounded was thewhat first city? to Chicago & graduate a Black American student in 1847. Name the 1412 Explora city. Chicago Science & Explora What Black American scientist is known for his work 1413 tion with insects? Charles Turner Science & Explora Who developed an advance method for determining the 1414 tion metal content of ore? Charles Spurgeon Fletcher

Science & Explora 1415 tion Who invented a revolving brush used to clean streets? Charles Brooks

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Science In 1978 Lieutenant Colonel Guion S. Bluford, Jr. became & the first black astronaut in space. On August 30, 1983 he Explora and his crew members launched into space on what space 1416 tion shuttle? Challenger Science & On January 28, 1986, what space shuttle exploded 73 Explora seconds after lift-off, killing Dr. Ronald McNair and six 1417 tion of his colleagues? Challenger

Science Who in 1977 became the first African American architect & licensed in Kentucky and by 1980 was the first in the Explora state to establish an architectural firm, Anderson 1418 tion Associate Architects? Carey L. Anderson, Jr. James Beckwourth, a former slave turned trapper, Science & discovered Beckwourth Pass through the Sierra Nevada Explora mountains in 1850. The passage allowed pioneers to 1419 tion reach what state more safely and quickly ? California Science & Explora Who received an award from the Army for developing a 1420 tion technique to decontaminate missiles? Bruce Lee Upon completing his education at Howard University, Science & Phillip C. Brooks returned to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Explora where he owned and operated what medical facility 1421 tion beginning in 1944? Brooks Memorial Hospital Science & Explora What device used by fire fighters was invented by Garrett 1422 tion Morgan? Breathing Device Science & Explora 1423 tion Who invented the fuel mixture for the Polaris Missile? Booker T. Hoagan Science & Explora Lewis Temple invented the toggle harpoon used by the 1424 tion whaling industry. What was his occupation? Blacksmith Science & Explora What slave-born nurse was the first female to own tion 1425 Science property in Los Angeles? Biddy Bridget Mason & Explora What is the name of the California Hotel designed by 1426 tion Paul Williams? Beverly Wilshire Hotel Science & Explora Who trained in France and received her pilot’s license in 1427 tion 1921, making her the first Black woman to fly a plane? Bessie Coleman

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Working alternately as a laundress and a manicurist in her early life, she started pursuing her passion for aviation Science & after hearing about French female pilots in World War I. Explora Name this aviatrix who became the first black person to 1428 tion earn an international flying license. Bessie Coleman

Science & Explora Who really built the first model of steam engine, but was 1429 tion unable to patent his work because he was a slave? Benjamin Bradley

Science & Explora 1430 Sciencetion Who predicted the eclipse on the sun in 1789? Benjamin Banneker & Explora Who developed mathematical formulas to calculate 1431 tion weather and astronomical events? Benjamin Banneker Science & Explora Being the first black female 1432 tion For what is Dr. Mae C. Jemison known? astronaut to travel in space Science & What was the name of the route that James Beckwourth Explora discovered in the early 1850’s, helping Pioneers and gold tion 1433 Science Granvilleseekers get T. to Woods California? began inventing in 1885. His Beckwourth Pass & contribution was in the field of electricity. For what Automatic air brakes and 1434 Explora inventions did he receive patents? steam Science & Explora Born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, pharmacist Garland H. 1435 tion Brooks attended what local high school? Attucks High School Science & Explora Ronald McNair, Charles Bolden, and Frederick Gregory 1436 tion pursued what profession? Astronaut Science & Explora 1437 tion Where is Matthew Henson buried? Arlington, VA Science & Explora What Black American engineer built the Tidal Basin 1438 tion Bridge? Archie Alexander Science & Explora Charles Donaldson designed the sequence controller that 1439 tion was used for the landing system of what spacecraft? Apollo Page 99 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora Who invented a life-saving device for coupling railroad 1440 tion cars? Andrew J. Beard Science & Explora 1441 tion Who invented the rotary engine? Andrew Beard Science & Explora Dr. Charles Drew served as director for what 1442 tion organization’s blood bank? American Red Cross Science & Explora 1443 tion Who is explorer Matthew Henson buried next to? Admiral Robert E. Peary Science & Explora 1444 tion Who invented the door lock? A.W. Johnson

Science & Explora 1445 tion Who invented the railway signal? A.B. Blackburn

Science & Explora What Black American inventor received a patent to the 1446 tion elevator in 1887? A. Miles Science & Explora Paul Cuffe was considered a true pioneer. What form of 1447 tion transportation did he use to reach his destination? a ship Science & Explora Albert Y. Garner received a patent for what invention 1448 tion used to help save lives? A flame retardant

Science & Explora In 1821, Thomas A. Jennings was one of the first Black a dry scouring device for 1449 tion Americans to receive a patent. What was his invention? clothing Science & Explora In 1884, the “Medico-Chirurgical Society” was formed. 1450 tion What kind of association is this? a Black medical association Science & According to the Organization of Black Airline Pilots, Explora how many of the nation’s 70,000 commercial pilots were 1451 tion black in 1992? 600 or less than 1%

Page 100 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Science & Explora When Guion Bluford orbited earth aboard the Challenger 1452 tion space shuttle, how fast did the space craft move? 300 miles per minute Science & Explora Dr. Daniel Hale Williams served as professor of clinical Meharry Medical College in 1453 tion surgery at what medical facility? Nashville, Tennessee Science & Major Frederick D. Gregory made his first space flight in Explora 1985. In what year did he become the first black space 1454 tion commander? 1989 Science & Explora 1455 tion In what year did G.T. Sampson invent the clothes dryer? 1892 Science & Explora In what year was the first all Black medical school 1456 tion Meharry Medical College established? 1876 Science & Explora 1457 tion In what year was George Washington Carver born? 1864 Science & In 1901, Garrett Morgan’s first invention was a belt Explora fastener for sewing machines which he sold for how 1458 tion much money? $50

Science & How many members of the Bransford family served as Explora guides at Mammoth Cave before it was turned over the 1459 tion federal government in 1948? 4

Science & Explora 1755 tion Who was the first black astronaut to walk in space? Bernard Harris, Jr. What was the name of Wilma Rudolph’s relay team, 1460 Sports which finished first at the 1960 Olympics? Tennessee Tigerbelles What former two-time heavyweight boxing champion won a Gold Medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City 1461 Sports and went on to become a minister? George Foreman Who was the first Black American teenager to win the 1462 Sports Junior 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 1463 Sports Whoand 1968 holds Olympic the record games? for most points scored in a single Wyomia Tyus 1464 Sports basketball game (100)? Wilt Chamberlain Page 101 of 114 CATEG # ORY AtQUESTION the 1960 Olympics in Rome, this sprinter was the first ANSWER American woman to win three Gold Medals. Who was 1465 Sports she? Wilma Rudolph Who was the first Black American to qualify and race in 1466 Sports the Indianapolis 500? Willy T. Ribbs Who was named NBA rookie of the year in 1965, his first 1467 Sports Heyear played as a center with thefor Negrothe New League York teamKnicks? Black Barons in Willis Reed Birmingham when he was 17 years old. Shortly after, in 1468 Sports 1950, he signed with the New York Giants. He ranks Willie Mays Who was the first Black National League baseball player 1469 Sports to hit 600 home runs? Willie Mays Olympic star played what position for the 1470 Sports Dallas Cowboys? Wide receiver Dwight Smith and Clem Haskins became the first two Western Kentucky 1471 Sports African 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 1472 Sports Thisnow knownathlete aswas the a runningWashington back Wizards? for the Chicago Bears. Washington Bullets He ran 1,852 yards to help the team reach the playoffs for 1473 Sports the first time in 14 years. What was his name? Walter Payton

What running back surpassed Jim Brown’s rushing 1474 Sports record of 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 1476 Sports Young award in the American League? Vida Blue These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbledon and 1477 Sports other major tennis tournaments. Name them. Venus and Serena Williams

Who was the first Black American to play in the National 1478 Sports Hockey League? Val James

NBA superstar Michael Jordan played college basketball University of North 1479 Sports Bornat what in university?Lexington, KY, Derek Bryant was the first Carolina at Chapel Hill African American baseball player at what school, where 1480 Sports Onehe played of the from first 1971-1973?African American players in the University of Kentucky , football standout Wilbur 1481 Sports Hackett, Jr. was the first African American to start in any University of Kentucky

Page 102 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Jackie Robinson excelled in four sports at what University of California at 1482 Sports university? Los Angeles (UCLA) Jackie Joyner-Kersee was awarded a basketball University of California at 1483 Sports scholarship to what university? Los Angeles (UCLA) In 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first Black American to 1484 Sports win what major tennis tournament? U.S. Open How many times did Archie Griffin win the Heisman 1485 Sports trophy? Two In 1907, whom did Jack Johnson defeat to win the 1486 Sports heavyweight 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 Louisville, Kentucky, on August 1487 Sports 20, 2000. Name him. Tiger Woods What is the name of the baseball stadium in Pittsburgh 1488 Sports that 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 Thomas Allen "Timmy" 1490 Sports from kick-off returns? Brown What do Mike Garret, Ernie Davis and Billy Simms have They all won the Heisman 1491 Sports in 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 TheFor whatmen’s team basketball did Jackie team Robinson won a Gold play Medal in 1947? at the 1992 The Brooklyn Dodgers Olympics in 1496 Sports BornBarcelona, in 1946, Spain. Jim TheKelly, team martial was knownartist and as what?star of the the “Dream Team” films Enter the Dragon and Black Belt Jones, currently 1497 Sports practices what profession? Tennis coach In 1956 Althea Gibson become the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam title in what 1498 Sports Duringsport? the Rome Olympics in 1960, Wilma Rudolph Tennis became the fastest woman on earth. What was she 1499 Sports Incalled? 1992, what prestigious award did Arthur Ashe receive, Tennessee Tornado making him the first person to attain this honor after 1500 Sports retiring from a professional sport? Sportsman of the Year

Page 103 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Who did Muhammad Ali defeat on February 25, 1964 to 1501 Sports win the heavyweight title? Sonny Liston

1502 Sports SheWho was did aFloyd forward Patterson who scored lose his 47 boxingpoints intitle the to final in 1962? game Sonny Liston of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1503 Sports Thetournament first African in 1993. American She led NBA Texas head Tech coach to the from national Sheryl Swoopes 1505 Sports Kentucky, Bernie Bickerstaff coached what team from Seattle SuperSonics Before being christened the Harlem Globetrotters, what 1506 Sports Bornwas this in Louisville,basketball team’sKY, who name? went on to become an Savoy Big Five assistant basketball coach at LSU in 1976, the first 1510 Sports JesseAfrican Stahl American competed basketball and was coach discriminated hired full-time against at in the an Ronald L. Abernathy Oregon rodeo in the early 1900s. What did he do when Rode his next horse in 1511 Sports the judges did not award him first prize which he thought protest by facing backward On October 26, 1951, Joe Louis was knocked out in his 1513 Sports final professional boxing fight by whom? Rocky Marciano While playing football for Notre Dame, what nickname 1514 Sports Whatdid Raghib famous Ramadian baseball Ismailplayer earn?who played for the Oakland Rocket A’s and New York Yankees earned the nickname “Mr. 1515 Sports WhatOctober"? famous Olympic champion was standing at Senator Reggie Jackson 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 1517 Sports Summer Games? Rafer Johnson

What position did Doug Williams play in the 1988 Super 1518 Sports Bowl? Quarterback

Willie Stargell began and ended his professional baseball 1520 Sports Incareer 1993, with Michael what NationalJordan led League the Chicago team? Bulls to their third straight NBA championship with a victory in the 1521 Sports Juliusfinal series Erving over began what his team? career with the ABA’s Virginia Phoenix Suns Squires. He played in the NBA in 1976 until he retired. For what 1522 Sports InNBA 1960 team this did basketball he play? player was a center that helped his Philadelphia 76ers U.S. Olympic team win a Gold Medal. He became an all- star in the NBA with nearly 10,000 assists during his 1523 Sports career. Name him. Oscar Robertson In 1997 who became the first African American 1524 Sports basketball coach at the University of Kentucky? Orlando "Tubby" Smith

Who was the first Black American jockey to win the 1525 Sports Kentucky Derby? Oliver Lewis

Page 104 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER For what professional football team did Carl Weathers 1526 Sports Derekplay? Bryant, the first African American baseball player Oakland Raiders at the University of Kentucky, was drafted by what 1527 Sports 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 1529 Sports yards in a single season? O.J. Simpson How many Gold Medals did athlete Carl 1531 Sports Lewis win in his career? Nine Julius Erving began his professional basketball career 1532 Sports with what team? New York Nets Basketball star Willie Reed became the coach of what 1534 Sports team in 1977? New York Knicks

Willie Mays began his professional career with what 1535 Sports major league baseball team? New York Giants

For what team was Willie Mays playing when his famous 1536 Sports Willisover-the-shoulder Reed became catch the occurred?general manager of what New York Giants 1538 Sports professional basketball team? New Jersey Nets Satchel Paige played for 22 years in what baseball 1539 Sports league? Negro League Bill Russell was the first Black American player in what 1540 Sports Heprofessional was born sportsCassius league? Clay but changed his name after he NBA joined the Nation of Islam. Who is this former Olympic 1542 Sports Gold Medal prizefighter? Muhammad Ali Known for his lyrical boasts, athletic grace, and post- boxing philanthropy, what heavyweight champion lit the 1544 Sports torch for the Atlanta Olympic Games? Muhammad Ali A three-time heavyweight champion, who was stripped of his first championship title because he refused to fight in 1545 Sports the Vietnam War? Muhammad Ali After being denied service at a Louisville, Kentucky, lunch counter, this heavyweight fighter threw his 1546 Sports Olympic medal into the river in protest. Name him. Muhammad Ali Frank Robinson became the first baseball player to receive what award in both the National and American 1547 Sports ThisLeagues? American Major League Baseball player is credited Most Valuable Player with being the first African American to play at the major 1549 Sports league level in 1884. Name him. Moses Fleetwood Walker

Page 105 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER Between 1972 and 1980 blacks won how many Olympic 1550 Sports medals in track and field events? more than 75 Who was the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight 1551 Sports title? Mike Tyson What college basketball team did Magic Johnson lead to 1552 Sports the NCAA championship? Michigan State Spartans

Earvin “Magic” Johnson played for what college 1553 Sports Whobasketball are the team? only two brothers that ever held the Michigan State Spartans 1554 Sports heavyweight boxing title? Michael and Leon Spinks

For what professional football team did Mercury Morris 1555 Sports play? Miami Dolphins Who was the first major league baseball player to steal 1556 Sports more than 100 bases in a single season? Maury Wills When Ricky Henderson stole his 929th base on May 1, 1557 Sports 1991, whose record did he break? Lou Brock What Black American player broke Ty Cobb’s stolen 1558 Sports bases 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 1560 Sports king when he hit his 715th homer against what team? Los Angeles Dodgers

In 1968, Bob Beamon set an Olympic record in what 1561 Sports event? Long Jump What team played against Biddle College in the first 1562 Sports Black American college football game? Livingstone College Who was the first Black American pitcher in the 1565 Sports American League? Leroy "Satchel" Paige Who became a major league rookie at the age of 42 in 1566 Sports What1948? Black American served three times as a Head Leroy "Satchel" Paige Linesman in a Super Bowl, positions reserved for the 1567 Sports highest-rated NFL officials? Leo Miles Who was the second Black American to manage a major 1569 Sports league baseball team? Larry Doby Who was the first African American player from 1570 Sports WhichKentucky baseball drafted player into thebegan WNBA? his career at the age of 19 Kym Hampton and played in the majors at the same time as his father 1571 Sports who shares his name? Ken Griffey, Jr.

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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 1575 Sports player to 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 1577 Sports in the 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 1579 Sports hitter in the Negro League? Josh Gibson Who was the first Black American to lead an NFL 1580 Sports officiating crew? Johnny Grier Who was the first Black American to complete the US 1581 Sports Open tennis tournament? John Shippen What professional basketball star returned to the NBA after successfully combating drug addiction, and commented, “People say you almost lost 1582 Sports basketball…Well, I almost lost my life”? John Lucas

Who became the first Black American running back to 1583 Sports rush more than 1,000 yards in a single season? Joe Perry Who was Muhammad Ali’s opponent in the famous 1584 Sports “Thrilla in Manila” fight? Joe Frazier What boxer gave Muhammad Ali his first professional 1585 Sports loss? Joe Frazier What heavyweight boxing champion defended his title 1586 Sports against Muhammad Ali in 1971? Joe Frazier Who knocked heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali to the 1587 Sports canvas in the 15th round of their first boxing match? Joe Frazier Who did Arthur Ashe defeat in 1975 to become the first 1588 Sports Black American to win the singles title at Wimbledon? Jimmy Connors Who was the first Black American to lead professional 1589 Sports football in rushing? Jim Brown

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Who led the NFL in rushing in eight of his nine seasons 1590 Sports (for a 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 1591 Sports what name was he known? Who was the first Black American quarterback to lead the 1592 Sports NFL in passing? James Harris

In 1947 who was the first black to join the major leagues 1593 Sports since Moses Fleetwood Walker played in 1885? Jackie Robinson Who was the first Black American elected to the Baseball 1594 Sports Hall of Fame? Jackie Robinson What Black American sports legend was commemorated 1595 Sports by a postage stamp in 1982? Jackie Robinson

In 1949, who became the first Black American to win 1596 Sports baseball’s Most Valuable Player award? Jackie Robinson Who was the first Black American heavyweight boxing 1597 Sports champion? Jack Johnson Cornelius Johnson, Melvin Walker, and Derived 1598 Sports Albritton excelled in what track and field event? High Jump What famous football star danced with a Fort Worth 1599 Sports ballet company? In 1979, what forced Arthur Ashe to retire from 1600 Sports Bornprofessional in Princeton, tennis? KY, what Western Kentucky Heart Attack University standout was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1968 and ended his career with the Portland Trail 1606 Sports Blazers in 1976? Gregory D. Smith After retiring from professional tennis, Althea Gibson 1607 Sports launched 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 1611 Sports medal in the 200 and 400 meter hurdles? George C. Poage Who was the first Black American to compete in the 1612 Sports Olympics? George C. Poage

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Who was the first Black American professional football 1613 Sports Chosenplayer? as the first Black manager in baseball’s American Fritz Pollard League, who managed the 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 Who was the first baseball player to win the honor of “Most Valuable Player” in both the National and 1617 Sports American baseball leagues? Frank Robinson

How many gold metals did Jesse Owens win during the 1619 Sports 1936 Summer Olympics? Four won how many gold medals in the 1984 1620 Sports Summer Olympics? Four What female track star has held world records in the 100 Florence “FloJo” Griffith- 1621 Sports meter and 200 meter dash since 1988? Joyner Magic Johnson led the Los Angeles Lakers to how many 1623 Sports InNBA 1988, championships? Debi Thomas became the first Black American Five to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games. In what 1624 Sports event did she win her medal? Figure Skating

1626 Sports Who is the NFL’s all-time career rushing leader?

What football star led the NFL in rushing during the 1992- 93 season and led his team to victory in Super Bowl 1627 Sports XXII? Emmitt Smith Who was the first Black American to become a major 1628 Sports league umpire? Emmett Ashford

Who was the first African American to play football for 1629 Sports the New York Giants? Emlen Tunnell Who was the first Black American inducted into the Pro 1630 Sports Football Hall of Fame? Emlen Tunnell

Who was the first Black American to play for the New 1631 Sports StartingYork Yankees? in 1959, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to Elston Howard 1633 Sports Whathow many Western straight Kentucky NBA championships,University basketball an player and Eight valedictorian of his Princeton, KY high school graduating 1634 Sports class was drafted by the LA Lakers in 1967? Dwight Smith

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Who coined Muhammad Ali’s slogan, “Float like a 1636 Sports butterfly, sting like a bee”? Drew “Bundini” Brown Who became the first Black player to quarterback a Super 1637 Sports Bowl team to victory? Doug Williams Who was the National League’s first Black American 1638 Sports pitcher? Don Newcombe Who was the National League’s first Black American Cy 1639 Sports Young Award winner? Don Newcombe Who was the first African American baseball player at 1640 Sports the University of Kentucky? Derek Bryant

Bernie Bickerstaff served as president and general 1641 Sports manager of what NBA team from 1990-1997? Denver Nuggets Marlin Briscoe was the first Black starting quarterback 1642 Sports for what football team? Denver Broncos

Who was named coach of the Minnesota Vikings in 1643 Sports 1992? Dennis Green

Daryl Bishop had a successful career playing what 1644 Sports Whatfootball basketball position playerat the Universitywas named of NBA Kentucky? Rookie of the Defensive back Year while leading the Detroit Pistons to their first NBA 1645 Sports BornChampionship in Louisville, playoff? KY, playing a few games as a walk- Dave Bing on, then withdrawing from the team, who was the first 1646 Sports DespiteAfrican Americanonly playing to playthree basketball seasons, who for theholds University the UK of Daryl Bishop career record for most pass interceptions (14), most 1647 Sports return yardage (376), and making more tackles (348) than 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 1650 Sports manager in major league baseball for what team? Cleveland Indians Jim Brown began his professional football career with 1651 Sports what team in 1957? Cleveland Browns Jim Brown rushed for 12,312 yards during his nine-year 1652 Sports career with what team? Cleveland Browns

Who became Western Kentucky University's first African 1653 Sports ThisAmerican sports head editor basketball of The Louisville coach in 1980?Defender and Clem S. Haskins associate editor of Ebony magazine won the Wilkie 1654 Sports Award in 1947 for revealing illegal taxicab services in Edward T. Clayton

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Frank Robinson was voted National League Rookie of 1655 Sports the Year while playing for what team? Cincinnati Reds What baseball team did Frank Robinson help win the 1656 Sports pennant in 1961? Cincinnati Reds With what professional baseball team did Ernie Banks 1660 Sports start and 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 1662 Sports Professional Golf Association? Charles Siffrord

What track star won four gold medals at the 1984 1664 Sports BillSummer Pickett Olympics? was a rodeo star who chased down a steer on Carl Lewis horseback, jumped off, and wrestled the animal to the 1666 Sports Forground. what He skill invented did Charles this style Sampson of steer become wrestling. the first By what Bulldogging black to win the Professional Rodeo Cowboys 1667 Sports Association championship in 1982? Bull riding Jackie Robinson was the first American to play major 1670 Sports league baseball for what team? Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson began and ended his major league 1671 Sports baseball career with what team? Brooklyn Dodgers At the 1924 Olympics in Paris, Dehart Hubbard became the first Black American to win the gold medal in what 1672 Sports event? Broad jump What major league baseball team was the last to integrate 1674 Sports its team? Boston Red Sox In 1951, Charles Cooper became the first Black American to play NBA basketball. With what team did he make his 1676 Sports debut? Boston Celtics What former all-star first baseman became the highest ranking Black baseball executive in 1989 as president of 1677 Sports the National League? Bill White Who was the first Black American president of the 1678 Sports National Baseball League? Bill White What basketball superstar became the first Black 1679 Sports American to manage a major league sports team? Bill Russell

Who was regarded as the “Father of Modern Prize 1680 Sports KnownFighting"? as “Dusty Demon”, he became the first Black Bill Richmond American cowboy admitted to the National Rodeo Hall of 1681 Sports Fame in Oklahoma City. Who is he? Bill Pickett Page 111 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER

1682 Sports OlympicWhat Black gold American medal winner cowboy Oscar invented Robertson bull dogging? became an Bill Picket all-star in the NBA with nearly 10,000 assists during his 1683 Sports career. What 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 Bernard T. "Bernie" 1685 Sports Rankingcollege coach 33rd inon thethe U.S.NBA's at thatwinningest time? coaches list, who Bickerstaff, Sr. was the Charlotte Bobcats general manager and first Bernard T. "Bernie" 1686 Sports 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 Baseball, basketball, 1690 Sports letters, becoming UCLA's first athlete to do so in 1939? football, and track What baseball team did Frank Robinson help win the 1691 Sports World Series in 1966? For what sport are Charles Wiltshire and Wendell Scott 1694 Sports Sonnyfamous? Collins was selected by what professional team in Auto Racing 1695 Sports Whothe 2nd was round the first of theathlete 1976 to NFL receive draft? Sports Illustrated’s Sportsmen of the Year award after retiring from his 1697 Sports professional career? Arthur Ashe Who was the first Black American to play on the Davis 1698 Sports Cup tennis team? Arthur Ashe What Black American was once ranked as the number 1699 Sports one tennis player in the world? Arthur Ashe Who was the first Black American to become a head 1700 Sports coach for professional football? Art Shell What pitcher won 51 out of 55 games in the Negro 1701 Sports League in 1905? Andrew “Rube” Foster an all-black professional Popular during the Harlem Renaissance, what was the basketball team of the 1920s 1702 Sports Big Five? and 1930s The first black female tennis player to win major tournaments in the 1950s, she was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971. What was her 1703 Sports name? Althea Gibson Who became the first Black woman to win the prestigious 1704 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 1705 Sports Southeastern Conference. Name him. Allan W. Houston, Sr. Who became the University of Tennessee's all-time 1706 Sports leading scorer in 1994? Allan W. Houston, Jr. Page 112 of 114 CATEG # ORY QUESTION ANSWER What University of Kentucky career rush leader was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 1707 Sports 2002? Alfred "Sonny" Collins 1708 Sports What is basketball star Michael Jordan’s nickname? Air Jordan What was Joe Louis’s overall professional boxing 1709 Sports record? 68 wins, 3 loses 3 (the University of Tulsa, the University of Georgia How many teams has Tubby Smith led to the NCAA and the University of 1710 Sports Sweet Sixteen? Kentucky) In what two events in the 1936 Olympics did Jesse 200 meter dash and broad 1711 Sports Owens set new world records? jump George C. Poage was the first Black American to win an 1712 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 1713 Sports WhatTeam”? consecutive years did Althea Gibson win the team 1718 Sports SugarWimbledon Ray Robinson Tennis Singles ended Championship?his 200 professional bout 1957, 1958 boxing career with a total of how many wins and 1719 Sports knockouts? 175 wins, 110 KOs Jackie Robinson appeared on what value US postage 1720 Sports Atstamp? Willie Stargell’s request, the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 cent adopted what song on their way to winning the World 1721 Sports 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 1722 Sports name was he known? "Satchel” Willie Mays received a bonus of how much money when 1723 Sports he signed with the New York Giants? $5,000 Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron ended his career with how 1724 Sports many RBIs? 2202 In what year did Doug Williams became the first Black 1725 Sports player to quarterback a Super Bowl victory? 1988 In what year did Mike Tyson become the youngest 1726 Sports heavyweight boxing champion in history? 1986 In what year did the US Postal Service issue a Jackie 1727 Sports Robinson 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 1730 Sports what 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 1733 Sports American to win a major tennis title? 1957 Page 113 of 114 CATEG # ORY InQUESTION what year did the first Black Americans Charles ANSWER Cooper, Early Lloyd, and Nathaniel Clifton play in the 1734 Sports 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 won a gold medal at the 1737 Sports Berlin Olympics in what year? 1936

Milt Campbell became the first Black American to win 1738 Sports Inthe what decathlon year did during Dehart what Hubbard year of becomethe Olympic the first games? Black 1936 American to win the Olympic gold medal in the broad 1740 Sports jump? 1924 In what year did Charles W. Follis become the first Black 1741 Sports American to play professional football? 1902 Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron ended his career with how 1742 Sports many home runs? 755 Willie Mays finished his baseball career with how many 1743 Sports home runs? 660 How many times did Joe Louis defend his heavyweight 1744 Sports boxing title? 26 How many of the 15 jockeys participating in the first 1745 Sports Kentucky Derby in 1875 were black? 14 1746 Sports What was Bob Gibson’s in 1968? 1.12 University of Kentucky football standout, Sonny Collins 1747 Sports played how many seasons of professional football? 1

1748 Sports What was Jackie Robinson’s lifetime batting average? 0.311

1749 Sports HowWhat manywas Hank of the Aaron’s original lifetime five Harlem batting Globetrotters average? were 0.310 1750 Sports from Harlem? 0 In the NBA's inaugural 1949-1950 season, how many 1751 Sports Black American basketball players were in the league? 0

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