The Institute for Excellence Charter School Presents… 2nd Annual Black History Bowl Round 1 February 15, 2011

Black History Bowl Inventors and Scientists Sports Authors and Actors Pioneers of Freedom Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 FinalFinal RoundRound Q $600 Famous Black Americans Q $600

$100 Question from Inventors and Scientists This Black American invented 300 different uses for the peanut

$100 Answer from Inventors and Scientists Who is George Washington Carver?

$200 Question from Inventors and Scientists This Black American invented the automatic stop light

$200 Answer from Inventors and Scientists Who is Garret Morgan?

$300 Question from Inventors and Scientists She is the first black women to explore space.

$300 Answer from Inventors and Scientists Who is Mae Jemison?

$400 Question from Inventors and Scientists This Black American discovered the North Pole with Robert Perry.

$400 Answer from Inventors and Scientists Who is Matthew Henson?

$500 Question from Inventors and Scientists This Black American developed the first blood bank.

$500 Answer from Inventors and Scientists Who is Dr. Charles Richard Drew?

$600 Question from Inventors and Scientists This Person is the first Black American to receive the NAACP’s Springarn Medal

$600 Answer from Inventors and Scientists Who is Ernest Just?

$100 Question Sports A great athlete and businessman that became famous wearing the number 23 and playing for the Chicago Bulls.

$100 Answer Sports Who is Michael Jordan?

$200 Question Sports Two sisters who are famous for their great tennis playing ability

$200 Answer Sports Who are Venus and Serena Williams?

$300 Question Sports The famous Black American to break Babe Ruth’s home-run record.

$300 Answer Sports Who is Hank Aarons?

$400 Question Sports This was the first Black American to win the Wimbledon Tennis Championship.

$400 Answer Sports Who is Althea Gibson?

$500 Question from Sports This Black American was the first American male to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics (2006).

$500 Answer from Sports Who is Shani Davis?

$100 Question Authors and Actors A famous actor that has a show about his childhood called, Everybody Hates Chris.

$100 Answer Authors and Actors Who is Chris Rock?

$200 Question Authors and Actors This Black American wrote the book Roots. He also served in the U.S. Coast Guard.

$200 Answer Authors and Actors Who is Alex Haley?

$300 Question Authors and Actors This person is the first Black American won an Academy Award for the movie The King of Scotland.

$300 Answer Authors and Actors Who is Forrest Whitaker?

$400 Question Authors and Actors A famous female poet, who was active in the Civil Rights Movement and wrote, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

$400 Answer Authors and Actors Who is Maya Angelou?

$500 Question Authors and Actors This was the first Black American to win an Academy Award. She won for the movie Gone with the Wind.

$500 Answer Authors and Actors Who is Hattie McDaniel?

$100 Question Pioneers of Freedom This Black American is known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.”

$100 Answer Pioneers of Freedom Who is Rosa Parks?

$200 Question Pioneers of Freedom This Black American won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in Civil Rights.

$200 Answer Pioneers of Freedom Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr?

$300 Question Pioneers of Freedom A young girl who was escorted by U.S. Marshals to an all white school.

$300 Answer Pioneers of Freedom Who is Ruby Bridges?

$400 Question Pioneers of Freedom This Black American led more than 300 slaves North to Freedom?

$400 Answer Pioneers of Freedom Who is Harriett Tubman?

$500 Question Pioneers of Freedom This Black American was born into slavery and became the greatest Black Abolitionist before the Civil War.

$500 Pioneers of Freedom Who is Fredrick Douglas?

$ 600 Question Pioneers of Freedom This person was the first Black American to speak out against slavery.

$ 600 Answer Pioneers of Freedom Who is Sojourner Truth?

$100 Question Other Famous Black Americans This Black American was the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.

$100 Answer Other Famous Black Americans Who is Sergeant William Carney?

$200 Question Other Famous Black Americans A woman who hosts a talk show and donates millions of dollars to charity.

$200 Answer Other Famous Black Americans Who is Oprah Winfrey?

$300 Question Other Famous Black Americans This is the first African American female Secretary of State.

$300 Answer Other Famous Black Americans Who is Condoleezza Rice?

$400 Question Other Famous Black Americans This African American, on January 20, 2009, became our 44 th President of the United States.

$400 Answer Other Famous Black Americans Who is President Barack Obama?

$500 Question Other Famous Black Americans Born Sarah Breedlove, this Black American was America’s first self-made millionaire.

$500 Answer Other Famous Black Americans Who is Madame CJ Walker?

$600 Question Other Famous Black Americans A famous Jazz musician who started out playing a tin horn.

$600 Answer Other Famous Black Americans Who is Louis Armstrong?

Final Round He was the first black superintendant of Cumberland County New Jersey

Final Jeopardy Answer Who is Dr. C. Hull?

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