BLACK HISTORY 2022 (53-100) Flashcards
1
Q
- What Amendment stated that slavery was truly abolished in the entire United States of
America? What month and year was it established?
A
13th Amendment/February of 1865
2
Q
- He became the heavy weight champion of the world and was nicknamed the “Brown Bomber”.
Who is he?
A
Joe Louis
3
Q
- She was the first player to be signed by the WNBA.
A
Sheryl Swoopes
4
Q
- The son of a sharecropper was the only boxer to hold three world championships at once. Who
is he?
A
Henry Armstrong
5
Q
- In 1968 two Olympic medalists made this “militant” gesture on the grandstand. What was it?
A
The Black power salute/a raised fist
6
Q
- When and where was the first enslaved auction held?
A
1711 in New York
7
Q
- This woman became the first Black woman to have her own TV se
A
Diahann Carroll
8
Q
- What is the name of the Motown group whose team members were Diana Ross, Mary Wilson
and Florence Ballard?
A
The Supremes
9
Q
- On January 3, 1987, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame.
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A
Aretha Franklin
10
Q
- She was the first black woman physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of Georgia.
Who is she?
A
Dr. Eliza Anna Grier
11
Q
67.She was the first Black president of the Girls Scouts of America
A
Gloria Deane Randle
12
Q
- Who founded the National Negro Business League?
A
Booker T Washington
13
Q
- Who is this Oscar nominated, Emmy-winning director, producer
A
Spike Lee
14
Q
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins holds this prestigious position in the state capital of New York, this
position is the first time being held by a woman. What is her role?
A
State Majority Leader
15
Q
- She was the principal dancer for the Alvin Ailey American Dance
A
Judith Jamison
16
Q
- The first African American female mayor of the City of Mount Ver
A
Shawyn Patterson Howard
17
Q
- She was sworn in as the 18th president of Brown University and became the first black president
of an Ivy league school. Who is she?
A
Dr. Ruth Simmons
18
Q
- At the age of 16 these men made a pact to overcome the obstacles of their neighborhood and all
became doctors, who are they?
A
Drs Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, George Jenkins
19
Q
- Entrepreneur Lisa Price turned to her childhood obsession with body lotions and potions and
started mixing her own concoctions this business is now grossing millions of dollars. What’s it
called?
A
Carols Daughter
20
Q
- Who is the first Africa American to hold the position as Attorney General of the United States?
A
Adam Clayton Powell
21
Q
- He is known as the “Godfather of Soul” and the “King of Funk.” W
A
James Brown
22
Q
- Mt. Vernon’s charismatic author, publisher, entrepreneur known as “the godfather of urban
fiction. “ Aka Relentless’ has sold approximately 100,000 books out of
A
Dewitt Gilmore
23
Q
- What is the name of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, following the life of Celie?
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A
The Color Purple
24
Q
- This Civil War soldier was the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of
Honor.
A
Sgt William H Carney 54th Massachusetts Industry
25
82. He is a prominent lawyer who once defended Malcolm X and later went on to purchase WLIB
NYC the first African American owned radio station.
Percy Sutton
26
83. Jocelyn Elders was the first African American to hold this position.
Surgeon General of the United States
27
84. Who was the first African American congressman from New York St
Adam Clayton Powell
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85. This album remains the biggest-selling album since records began.
Michael Jackson's Thriller
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86. Who was the first black astronaut to walk in space?
Bernard Harris Jr
30
87. In 1871, who became the first Black Governor in the US representing
P.b.s Pinchback
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88. Who was the first Black Africa American female lawyer to practice before the Supreme Court?
Violette M. Anderson
32
89. What was the name of the first successful TV variety show starring a
Nat King Cole Show
33
90. What civil rights leader was co-founder of the NAACP and the Pan-Africa
W.E.B. Dubois
34
91. Benjamin O. Davis, a member of the Tuskegee Airman, was the first Black general of the
Airforce. He was instrumental in getting which president to end segregation in the armed forces?
President Truman
35
92. These artists helped create the Funk music style, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall
of Fame in 1993. Name this group?
Sly & the Family Stone
36
93. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall in1992, they recorded the song "Twist and shout" Who are
they?
The Isley Brothers
37
94. Born free and later sold into slavery after his father's death, he became the first adult African
American to graduate from Berea College, name this person?
Angus A. Burleigh
38
95. In what motion picture did Bill “Bo Jangles" teach Shirley Temple
The Little Colonel
39
96. In the 1920's the Lindy Hop was made famous at this Harlem dance venue.
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The Savoy Ballroom
40
97. This graduate of Howard University Medical School was the first African American woman to
pass the medical boards and became a doctor in Kentucky.
Artishia Garcia Gilbert
41
98. What does the nickname of rapper and actor LL Cool J stands for?
Ladies, Love Cool James
42
99. What is the name of first African American president of the USA?
President Barack Obama
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100. What is the name of the congressman who represents NY 16th District which includes Mount
Vernon?
Congressman Jamaal Bowman
