Black History Bowl - Science and Discovery

What African American astronaut died in the 1986 space shuttle disaster?

• Ronald McNair
• George E. Carruthers
• Percy Julian
• Matthew Henson

What African American designed an ultraviolet camera used in Apollo 16?

• Ronald McNair
• George E. Carruthers
• Percy Julian
• Matthew Henson

What African American scientist discovered new information on how genes are linked together?

• Ronald McNair
• George E. Carruthers
• Percy Julian
• Matthew Henson

What African American explorer is best known as the first co-discoverer of the Geographic North Pole?

• Ronald McNair
• George E. Carruthers
• Percy Julian
• Matthew Henson

What African-American invented the three-way traffic light?

• Garrett A. Morgan
• Percy Julian
• Roger McNair
• Shawon Dunston 

What is the name of the first African American Medical College located in Tennessee?

• Rush Medical College
• Meharry Medical College
• Carle Medical College
• Opare-Saforo Medical College

What breakthrough medical procedure was performed by Dr. Daniel  Hale Williams in the United States?

• Cataract Surgery
• Thyroid Surgery
• Open-heart surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery

What African American inventor received his first patent on his invention of the corn seed planter in 1834?

• George Washington Carver
• Katherine Johnson
• Emmett Chappelle 
• Henry T. Blair

What African American inventor was instrumental in the development of automatic lubricators for machinery?

• Elijah McCoy
• Roger McNair
• Garrett A. Morgan
• Matthew Henson

What African American patented a telephone transmitter that was bought by Bell Telephone?

• Garrett A. Morgan
• Granville T. Woods
• Elijah McCoy
• Roger McNair