Question 1

How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA championship?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 2

Who was the youngest African-American to win a Nobel Prize?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King  - Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest African American to win a Nobel Prize at the age of 35.

Question 3

Who was the lead singer for The Fugees?

Accepted Answer

Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill was the lead singer for The Fugees. The band peaked in the year 1996 and she became the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

Question 4

What is the history and significance of Juneteenth?

Accepted Answer

Celebrates the end of Slavery in the US

Question 5

What was the first black series on Disney channel?

Accepted Answer

The Famous Jett Jackson - The Famous Jett Jackson was first aired in 1998 and contains 3 seasons.

Question 6

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Birmingham, Alabama.

Accepted Answer

false He delivered his speech at Washington, DC.

Question 7

Who was the first African American astronaut?

Accepted Answer

Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez - According to Nasa, Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez's year of flight was in 1980 for a total of 8 days in space.

Question 8

Who is referred to as the "Father of Black Psychology"?

Accepted Answer

Francis Summer - In 1920, Francis Summer was the first African American to earn a PhD in Psychology.

Question 9

Who originally played the role of "Mama" in the film "Big Momma's House"?

Accepted Answer

Ella Mitchell

Question 10

Who said? : Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall  - Marshall challenged Plessy v. Ferguson on the court-sanctioned legal doctrine that called for “separate but equal” structures for white and Black people. After being asked by Justice Felix Frankfurter during the argument what he meant by “equal,” Marshall replied, “Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time, and in the same place."

Question 11

Beyonce is the female singer with the highest number of Oscar awards.

Accepted Answer

false Beyonce is the female singer with the highest number of Grammy awards with 32 wins.

Question 12

Who stars in the movie "Friday"?

Accepted Answer

Ice Cube and Chris Tucker

Question 13

Who said the following: I'm a really, really, smart, multi-talented almost genius, who's very annoying

Accepted Answer

Tyler, The Creator

Question 14

When did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen?

Accepted Answer

December 1955

Question 15

Who was the first African American teenager to refuse to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

Accepted Answer

Claudette Colvin  - Claudette was 15 years old when she refused to move from her seat on a segregated bus in March 1955. However, Rosa Parks became an icon because she was already well-respected and was chosen by civil rights organizers to be the face of the campaign.

Question 16

Unscramble the following word: AGRINIE

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

Question 17

What is the next line to this Bob Marley song: "Don't worry about a thing..."

Accepted Answer

'Cause every little thing gonna be alright, Cause every little thing gonna be alright

Question 18

What is the longest river in the world called and in which continent can it be found?

Accepted Answer

Nile River, Africa

Question 19

What is the tallest animal in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Giraffe

Question 20

Unscramble the following word: BIZAMA

Accepted Answer

Zambia

Question 21

Who said the following: Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

Accepted Answer

Kobe Bryant

Question 22

Who was the first African American person to attend college?

Accepted Answer

John Chavis  - John Chavis was noted at the first African American to attend college at Washington and Lee University in 1799.

Question 23

Who was the first African American man to host an American television show?

Accepted Answer

Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole, the beloved jazz pianist and singer hosted, "The Nat King Cole Show" on NBC in 1956.

Black History Month

2) Who was the youngest African-American to win a Nobel Prize?

3) Who was the lead singer for The Fugees?

4) What is the history and significance of Juneteenth?

5) What was the first black series on Disney channel?

6) Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Birmingham, Alabama.

7) Who was the first African American astronaut?

8) Who is referred to as the "Father of Black Psychology"?

9) Who originally played the role of "Mama" in the film "Big Momma's House"?

10) Who said? : Equal means getting the same thing, at the same time and in the same place

11) Beyonce is the female singer with the highest number of Oscar awards.

12) Who stars in the movie "Friday"?

13) Who said the following: I'm a really, really, smart, multi-talented almost genius, who's very annoying

14) When did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen?

15) Who was the first African American teenager to refuse to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

16) Unscramble the following word: AGRINIE

17) What is the next line to this Bob Marley song: "Don't worry about a thing..."

18) What is the longest river in the world called and in which continent can it be found?

19) What is the tallest animal in Africa?

20) Unscramble the following word: BIZAMA

21) Who said the following: Great things come from hard work and perseverance. No excuses.

22) Who was the first African American person to attend college?

23) Who was the first African American man to host an American television show?