1. Which African American actress starred in the groundbreaking 2018 film Black Panther and became a global symbol of representation in film? Lupita Nyong’o
2. What is James St. Patrick's nickname on the show Power? Ghost
3. What was Mookie's job in Do The Right Thing? Pizza delivery boy
4. Who was the first African American to win an Oscar? Hattie McDaniel
5. Who was the first Black American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State? Colin L. Powell
6. When did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen? December 1955
7. When did the celebration of Black History Month begin? 1926
8. Which African American tennis star famously said, "I don't believe in failure," and has won multiple Grand Slam titles? Serena Williams
9. Which rapper became the first African American billionaire in 2019? Jay-Z
10. Signed in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, it declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free.". The Emancipation Proclamation
11. Who was the first African American woman to serve as Vice President of the United States? Kamala Harris
12. Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp? Booker T. Washington
13. As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes Ballet and poetry
14. Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop? The Bronx, New York
15. Who said, "Character, not circumstances, makes the person.". Booker T. Washington
16. Who said, "Life is not a spectator sport.". Jackie Robinson
17. At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation? Department store seamstress
18. Madam C.J. Walker became America's first female, self-made millionaire. What product did her company sell? Cosmetics
19. Members of this labor union helped to build the nation's black middle class and civil rights movement? Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
20. Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player? Jackie Robinson
21. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner? Ralph Bunche
22. Who founded the Black Panther Party in 1966? Huey P. Newton
23. When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have A Dream" speech? Sept. 9, 1965
24. What was Muhammad Ali's original name? Cassius Clay
25. In which year did the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, become law? 1964
26. Who said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.". Martin Luther King, Jr.
27. Which President officially recognized Black History Month? President Gerald Ford
28. Who was the first African American woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series? Viola Davis
29. Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what? U.S. Senator
30. Who was the leader of the Underground Railroad? **Harriet Tubman **
31. In Jordan Peele's Get Out, what was the name of the otherworld state people were trapped in when their bodies were taken over? The Sunken Place
32. This amendment abolished slavery "within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.". The 13th Amendment
33. Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"? Maya Angelou
34. Which NBA team did Michael Jordan play the majority of his career with? Chicago Bulls
35. Which African American woman was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement and became the first Black woman to run for president in 1972? Shirley Chisholm
36. Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year? Lauryn Hill
37. What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989? Virginia
38. Which of these honors was Martin Luther King Jr. not awarded? Freedom Award
39. Who said, "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?". John Lewis
40. The phrase "Bye Felicia" came from which movie? Friday
41. Who was the first African American woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean? Bessie Coleman
42. Who said, "If there is no struggle, there is no progress.". Frederick Douglass
