Black Heritage Trivia Questions and Answers

 

• Who was America’s first African American scientist?

  Answer: Benjamin Banneker, an astronomer.

Who was the first Black pitcher to pitch in a World Series Game?

Answer: Satchel Paige in 1948 with the Cleveland Indians.

How many US Amateur titles did Tiger Woods win before turning professional?

Answer: He won three US Amateur titles.

What is Charles Barkley’s nickname?

Answer: Sir Charles.

Who coined the phrase: “I am somebody?”

Answer: The Rev. Jesse Jackson.

In 1916 there were only 107 public schools for Blacks in the entire South. True or false?

Answer: False. There were only 67 public high schools for Blacks.

Which Black politician made a serious bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988?
Answer: Jesse Jackson.

Who was the first self-made female millionaire in the US?

Answer: Madame C.J. Walker.

The Black Panther party was founded in: Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; New York City; or Oakland, California?

Answer: Oakland, California.

Who was the final speaker at the 1963 March on Washington?

Answer: Martin Luther King Jr.

Inspiring preacher Sojourner Truth could not read or write. True or false?

Answer: True.

Who was the Underground Railroad’s most famous conductor?

Answer: Harriet Tubman.

Who founded Tuskegee Institute?

Answer: Former slave, Booker T. Washington.

When did Blacks earn the right to serve on juries: 1890; 1913; or 1931?

Answer: 1931.

Who was the first Black American appointed to the Supreme Court?

Answer: Thurgood Marshall was appointed in 1967.

What organization raises money to support historically Black colleges and universities?

Answer: The United Negro College Fund.

Who recorded the Academy Award-winning theme song Shaft?

Answer: Isaac Hayes.

Name one of the two national Black magazines that began publishing in 1970.

Answer: Black Enterprise and Essence magazines.

What late night television program was the first to be hosted by an African American?

Answer: The Arsenio Hall Show.

What do the letters for the cable network BET stand for?

Answer: Black Entertainment Television.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is located in what city?

Answer: Atlanta.

Chubby Checker started a dance craze. What was the dance called?

Answer: The Twist.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was started on what day and year?

Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day became a national holiday on January 15, 1986.

Which three colors comprise the Black Liberation Flag?

Answer: Red, black, and green.

What popular Black singing group was the first to cross over the color line into pop music?

Answer: The Supremes.