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  • This singer is considered by many to be the king of Rock and Roll!
    Chubby Checker
    Willie Nelson
    Paul McCartney
    Chuck Berry
  • Without this woman, we might not have been able to send humans to the moon.
    NASA
    Mahalia Jackson
    Kathryn Johnson
    Aretha Franklin
  • This world famous basketball player had the "mamba mentality" to try to be the best version of one's self.
    Anthony Davis
    Zac Lavine
    Kobe Bryant
    Steph Curry
  • What is Lewis Hamilton known for?
    Motorcycle Racing
    Being a champion Formula 1 race car driver.
    Soccer
    Golf
  • Before he became a United States Senator, this man led the march for civil and voting rights across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
    Malcom X
    John Robert Lewis
    George Washington Carver
    Scott Joplin
  • Jackie Robinson was the first Black person to integrate the sport of _____.
    Basketball
    Football
    Golf
    Baseball
  • What church did mahalia jackson join?
    Kindom Salvation
    Greater Salem Baptist Church
    Northwoods
    St. Paul's
  • This boxer "floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee".
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Muhammad Ali
    Mike Tyson
    Sonny Liston
  • George Washington Carver is often known for his knowledge of farming and for his innovations with what food?
    Corn
    Peanuts
    Green Beans
    Wheat
  • What honor did Mahalia receive after her death?
    Grammy
    Freedom Medal
    First Place Trophy
    Oscar
  • When did Jimi begin playing guitar?
    20
    12
    10
    5
  • Who was the lead singer of the Supremes?
    Ariana Grande
    Bessie Smith
    Diana Ross
    Harriet Tubman
  • What instrument did Jimi Hendrix play?
    electric guitar
    saxophone
    banjo
    piano
  • Charley Pride was the first African-American to really break into what musical genre?
    Rap
    Country music
    Folk
    Hip Hop
  • What was one of Jimi's best album?
    Woodstock meets Snoopy
    Guitar Hero
    Dealin with the world
    Electric Ladyland
  • What singing group was Diana Ross in?
    Indigo Girls
    Martha and the Vandellas
    The Bangles
    The Supremes
  • What was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. known for: angry speeches or practice of non-violence?
    angry speeches
    Practice of non-violence
  • What were the Freedom Rides in 1961?
    Diverse groups traveling on busses to protest segregation
    Fake News
    A horseback ride for freedom.
    Took an uber in a cab with American Flag
  • This leader of the Civil Rights Movement said they must overcome White supremacy "by any means necessary".
    Malcom X
    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Barack Obama
    Thurgood Marshall
  • What was being done at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in the 1940's?
    They were mechanics.
    They began the first pilot training program for African Amer
    They were astronauts.
    They were combat soldiers.
  • What part of the military did Jimi join?
    Air Force
    Navy
    Marines
    Army
  • Who is the person who began her career as a journalist, then had a successful talk show, then created her own network, and continues to do many important things today?
    Rhianna
    Oprah Winfrey
    Lizzo
    Whoopi Goldberg
  • This person is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time.
    Wilt Chamberlain
    Michael Jordan
    Lebron James
    Kobe Bryant
  • What did the Little Rock Nine do?
    They were a traveling singing group
    First male and female basketball team.
    They were the math team
    They integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • This famous athlete made varsity and lettered in four different sports before he went pro.
    Kareem Abdul Jabbar
    Jackie Robinson
    Jim Brown
    Michael Jordan
  • Augusta Savage was an important artist of the Harlem Renaissance. What type of art did she create?
    Painting
    Music
    Sculpture
    Drawing
  • Who was the singer of such popular songs: "Billie Jean", "Thriller", "Bad", and many, many more?
    Jermaine Jackson
    Michael Jackson
    Seal
    Prince
  • Who was the first African American president of the United States?
    Barack Obama
    Abraham Lincoln
    Jesse Jackson
    Kanye West
  • Malcom X was originally part of this group of Black activists in the US?
    The Nation of Islam
    ISIS
    Black Panthers
    NAACP
  • This former first lady created an organization called "Let's Move" to help make our nation healthier.
    Laura Bush
    Jill Biden
    Melania Trump
    Michelle Obama
  • What town was Mahalia Jackson born?
    Chicago, IL
    Brooklyn, NY
    New Orleans, LA
    Vicksburg, MS
  • What were the Greensboro Four protesting?
    Poor Wages
    Segregation
    Women's Rights
    The Menu
  • Was Jimi Hendrix right or left handed?
    right
    left
  • This future astronaut graduated high school at 16 and speaks 4 different languages.
    Kathryn Johnson
    Your Mom
    Mae Jemison.
    Ruby Bridges
  • What is the name of this famous trumpeter who started the band the Hot 5?
    Louis Armstrong
    Pharrell Williams
    Count Basie
    John Coltrane
  • This musician sang the popular song "What a Wonderful World".
    Charlie Parker
    Duke Ellington
    Miles Davis
    Louis Armstrong
  • Which person refused to move to the back of the bus and helped inspire the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
    Rosa Parks
    Aretha Franklin
    Mayme Johnson
    Coretta Scott King
  • Before Frederick Douglass was an activist for ending slavery, what did he escape?
    Being enslaved
    Homelessness
    Unemployment
    Poverty
  • Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a music pioneer who inspired many famous rock and roll musicians. What made her so special?
    She wrote the national anthem.
    She was the first person to sing on the radio.
    She played electric guitar and was Godmother of Rock N Roll.
    She only performed in small churches and never was famous.
  • This basketball player isn't just one of the best, he's also a philanthropist.
    LeBron James
    Ja Morant
    Michael Jordan
    Magic Johnson
  • Who said, "People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.”
    Aretha Franklin
    Rosa Parks
    Etta James
    May Jemison
  • This basketball player was a member of the Lakers and won 5 championships with them!
    James Worthy
    Russell Westbrook
    Anthony Davis
    Magic Johnson
  • This 15 year-old girl was actually the one who inspired Rosa Parks because she was the first one to refuse to move to the back of the bus for a White person.
    Big Mama Thornton
    Michelle Obama
    Claudette Colvin
    Rosa Parks
  • Who was the man who helped Mahalia's music career when she moved to Chicago?
    Etta James
    Duke Ellington
    Scott Joplin
    Thomas Dorsey
  • Who were the Greensboro Four and what did they do?
    They wanted more food
    they thought the prices were too high and wanted to manager
    They sat at a "White's Only" restaurant counter protesting
    they wanted to know what was gluten free
  • Who said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,"?
    John Lewis
    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
    Malcom X
    Bumpy Johnson
  • How Many Children did Mahalia Jackson have?
    5
    0
    1
    2