Question | Answer |
Question | I am the first African American to serve as United States secretary of state Answer Colin Powell
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Question2 | I am the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize Answer2 Ralph J. Bunche
| Question3 | I am the first African American to successfully perform open heart surgery Answer3 Daniel Hale Williams
| Question4 | I am the first African American to win an Academy Awards Answer4 Hattie McDaniel
| Question5 | I am the first African American NFL quarterback during the Modern Era years Answer5 Willie Thrower
| Question6 | I am the first African American golf champion to tour on the PGA circuit Answer6 Tiger Woods
| Question7 | I am the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a US postage stamp Answer7 Booker T. Washington
| Question8 | I am the first African American professional tennis champion Answer8 Althea Gibson
| Question9 | I am the first African American to reach the North Pole Answer9 Matthew Henson
| Question10 | I am the first African American to serve as a US Cabinet Member Answer10 Robert C. Weaver
| Question11 | I am the founder of what Black radical organization called the Nation of Islam. Answer11 Elijah Muhammed
| Question12 | We are the two co-leaders of the Black Panthers organization Answer12 Bobby Seal and Huey Newton
| Question13 | I was born a slave and became famous for my contributions to agricultural science Answer13 George Washington Carver
| Question14 | I am the first African American to graduate from medical school and practice medicine in the United States Answer14 James McCune Smith
| Question15 | I am the first African American to be appointed by the President of the United States to the position of the United States US Marshal Answer15 Frederick Douglass
| Question16 | I am the first African American to earn a degree from any college or university in the United States Answer16 Alexander Twilight
| Question17 | I am the first African American to receive a Ph.D from Harvard and wrote “Souls of Black Folk” Answer17 W.E.B DuBois
| Question18 | I am the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court Answer18 Thurgood Marshall
| Question19 | I am the first African American woman to receive a Medical Degree Answer19 Rebecca Lee Crumpler
| Question20 | We are the four African Americans known for being pioneers in the civil rights movement in Greensboro, North Carolina Answer20 Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, Ezell Blair Jr., and David Richmond |