Black History Month Jeopardy Template

Sports	Military and Politics	African American Firsts	Slavery	Actors and Singers
100 What is Mohamad Ali's birth name? Cassius Clay	100 Who was the first African American Four Start General and Joint Chief of Staff? Gen. Colin Powell, 2001–2004.	100 Who was the first Miss America to be African American? Vanessa Williams, 1984	100 What was the informal system that helped slaves escape to the North during the mid 1800’s? Underground Railroad	100 What African American comedian had the highest ranking sitcom for five years in a row in 1984? Bill Cosby
200 Who was the first African American Major league baseball player? Jackie Robinson	200 In 1941 what was the nick name for first all-black military aviation program? The Tuskegee Airmen	200 Who was the first female African American to become a billionaire? Oprah Winfrey	200 What invention by Eli Whitney greatly increased the demand for slave labor in the 1700’s? The cotton gin	200 In 2006 what celebrated singer, songwriter and actress was named the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records? Whitney Huston
300 Before he became a basketball legend, this person was cut from his high school basketball team during his sophomore year for being undersized Michael Jordon	300 Who was the first African American female Secretary of State? . Condoleezza Rice	300 The first interracial kiss to be seen on network television was on an episode of Star Trek in1968 between Captain Kirk and what character? Lieutenant Uhura	300 What slave did Levar Burton portray in the Emmy winning television miniseries Roots? Kunta Kinte	300 What African American was a member of Frank Sinatra's “Rat Pack.”? Sammy Davis Jr.
400 Who was?? Need	400 What is the nick name of the African American soldiers the Civil War Congress authorized to serve in the peace time army? Buffalo Soldiers	400 Who was the first male African American to win an academy award? . Sidney Poitier	400 What did President Lincoln issue in 1863 declaring all persons held as slaves are and henceforward shall be free? Emancipation Proclamation	400 What African American singer-songwriter won 8 Grammy Awards and holds the title of most top ten singles and most number one singles from an album? Michael Jackson
500 Who was the first African American NFL quarterback? Willie Thrower	500 Need Need	500 Who was the first female African American to win an Oscar for Best Actress? Halle Berry	500 Who wrote the bestselling antislavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852? Harriet Beecher Stowe	500 At the 2010 Grammy Awards what African American singer walked away from the ceremony with six awards—the most wins in a single night by a female artist in the history of the event? Beyonce Knowles

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