Question 1

What was the name of the African American writer who published his first novel in 1919?

Accepted Answer

Dunbar Paul Lawrence

Question 2

Who was the African American athlete who won four Olympic gold medals in track and field?

Accepted Answer

Carl Lewis

Question 3

What was the name of the African American newspaper that was published from 1884 to 1928?

Accepted Answer

The Philadelphia Afro-American

Question 4

Who was the African American educator who founded the Howard University in Washington D.C.

Accepted Answer

John H. Howard

Question 5

What was the name of the African American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 1971?

Accepted Answer

Gwendolyn Brooks

Question 6

What was the name of the African American jazz singer who won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1978?

Accepted Answer

Al Jarreau

Question 7

Who was the African American writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993?

Accepted Answer

Toni Morrison

Question 8

Who was the African American astronaut who became the first black person in space in 1983?

Accepted Answer

Guion Bluford Jr.

Question 9

What was the name of the African American newspaper that was published from 1892 to 1928?

Accepted Answer

The Baltimore Afroe-American

Question 10

Who was the African American writer who won the Pulitzer Prize in Literature for 'Beloved' in 1988?

Accepted Answer

Toni Morrison

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