Black History Quizbowl -- Feb.22, 2020

Which prominent Black American was head of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881?

• George Washington Carver

• Booker T Washington

• Marcus Garvey

Who was a famous botanist, scientist, and educator who did a great work with peanuts?

• Arthur Ashe

• Walter Williams

• George Washington Carver

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Who was the first African American to integrate Major League Baseball in 1947?

• Jesse Owens

• Satchel Paige

• Jackie Robinson

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Who was the founder and engineer of the Underground Railroad?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Madame CJ Walker

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Who was the U.S. feminist who was a leading advocate for the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women?

• Madam CJ Walker

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Diana Ross

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Which civil rights leader preached non-violence and was assassinated by James Earl Ray?

• Malcolm X

• Marcus Garvey

• Martin Luther King Jr.

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Which African American leader was chosen by George W. Bush as the Secretary of State?

• Madam CJ Walker

• Condoleezza Rice

• Diane Nash

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Who was the Famous poet and author who lived in Winston Salem, NC before her death in 2014?

• Zora Neale Hurston

• Maya Angelou

• Ella Fitzgerald

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Who was the first Black person to win the Best Actor Oscar?

• Denzel Washington

• Sidney Poirtier

• Morgan Freeman

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Who was the first African-American winner of a major men's tennis singles championship?

• Arthur Williams

• Arthur Ashe

• Colin Powell

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