The engineer Lonnie Johnson developed this mega water gun in his free time while working where?
Harvard University
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The FBI
Langston Hughes was famous for his poetry, but what else did he write?
Plays and short stories
Musicals
TV episodes
Comics
How young was Serena Williams when she became a pro tennis player?
10 years old
20 years old
15 years old
The first Black man to receive the National Medal of Technology, Frederick McKinley Jones, invented refrigerator units for trucks, trains, ships, and planes. What were they keeping cold?
All of the above
Food
Donated blood
Medicine
What year did Mae Jemison become first Black woman to travel in space?
2002
1982
1992
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer, poet and philanthropist. What was his nickname?
The Best
The Amazing
The Greatest
In 1986, Patricia Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe, improving treatment for cataract patients to help them not be blind. She did this because she believe what?
She wanted to be famous
Glasses were too expensive
Eyesight is a human right
Marie Van Brittan Brown Brown filed a patent for her invention: for the first-ever home security system after wanting to increase her own house’s security, in what year?
1988
1966
1901
How many Olympic medals has the gymnast Simone Biles won?
1
8
5
What year did George Crum invent the potato chip?
1953
1853
1753
What device did Garrett Morgan invent that helps people stay safe on the roads?
Stop signs
Cross walks
Traffic lights
Madam C.J. Walker was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire after she invented what kind of beauty/hygiene products?
Skincare
Hair products
Nail products
Lisa Gelobter was involved with the 1995 creation of web animation. (Think all those GIFs we know and love.) She also helped launch which streaming service?
Netflix
Amazon Prime
Hulu
Maya Angelou, the legendary author and poet, became the 1st Black woman featured on what coin?
Dimes
Pennies
Quarters