Black History STEM Quiz

Who was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics?

• Valerie Thomas

• Katherine Johnson

• Euphemia Lofton Haynes

• Mae C. Jemison

Which African American scientist was known for helping farmers improve crop yields by rotating crops and using fertilizers?

• George Carruthers

• Benjamin Banneker

• George Washington Carver

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

Who was the principal inventor of the Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph for NASA?

• Valerie Thomas

• George Carruthers

• Mae C. Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

Which African American scientist corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on slavery and racial equality?

• George Washington Carver

• Euphemia Lofton Haynes

• Mae C. Jemison

• Benjamin Banneker

Who became the first African-American woman to travel into space?

• Euphemia Lofton Haynes

• Katherine Johnson

• Mae C. Jemison

• Valerie Thomas

Which African American scientist was the first African-American woman to work as a NASA scientist?

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Benjamin Banneker

• George Carruthers

• Katherine Johnson

Who invented the 3D TV and received a patent for it in 1980?

• Euphemia Lofton Haynes

• Mae C. Jemison

• Valerie Thomas

• George Washington Carver

Which African American scientist was a self-taught astronomer known for making astronomical calculations to predict eclipses and planetary conjunctions?

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Benjamin Banneker

• Katherine Johnson

• George Carruthers

Who was the American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator who published the books Death by Black Hole and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry?

• Euphemia Lofton Haynes

• Valerie Thomas

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Mae C. Jemison

Who mapped Washington DC and created a wooden clock.

• George Carruthers

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

• George Washington Carver

• Benjamin Banneker