by BlastRoom
How Black History Month began, plus key people and moments in history, science, the arts and sport.
20 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other teams.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
Answer to charge your kart, then race.

The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
Which historian is often called the "Father of Black History"?

Carter G. Woodson started a week-long celebration that later grew into Black History Month. What was it called?

In which year was the first Negro History Week held?

Woodson chose a week in February because it included the birthdays of which two people?

In 1976, which US president first officially recognised Black History Month as a whole month?

In which month is Black History Month celebrated in the United States?

Harriet Tubman led enslaved people to freedom using a secret network of routes and safe houses. What was it called?

What does Juneteenth, on June 19, remember?

Which amendment to the US Constitution ended slavery in the United States?

In the 1790s, scientist Benjamin Banneker published popular yearly books full of weather predictions and star positions. What are these books called?

In 1992, who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

In 1921, who became the first African American woman to earn a pilot's licence?

Which famous jazz trumpet player and singer was nicknamed "Satchmo"?

Which jazz singer was known as the "First Lady of Song"?

Which poet wrote "I, Too" and was a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance?

The Harlem Renaissance was a burst of Black art, music and writing in the 1920s. Harlem is a neighbourhood in which city?

Which book did Maya Angelou write about her childhood?

In 1947, who became the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers?

How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?

Which tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles?

Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.

Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.