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35 Cards in this Set
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These Black soldiers were trained to become pilots in World War II. They were mostly assigned to Italy where they escorted bomber planes and destroyed enemy planes. Who were they? |
Tuskegee Airmen |
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Dr. William Hinton is credited with developing a test to detect what disease?
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Syphilis
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Who was the first Black American female to enter the medical profession?
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Susan McKinney
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Philadelphia and Massachusetts cobbler Jan E. Maatzeliger invented what?
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Shoe lasting machine
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Who was the first black female awarded a medical degree?
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler
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Hyram S. Thomas was a chef who created what popular snack?
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The potato chip
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What did George Washington Carver use to develop Shaving cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, and instant coffee?
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Peanuts
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Who developed the first airborne radar system that was used for locating downed aircraft?
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Ozzie Williams
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What breakthrough medical procedure was performed by Daniel Hale Williams?
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Open Heart Surgery
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African American Matthew Henson was the first to reach what?
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The North Pole
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What Black American invented an inexpensive method of refining sugar?
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Norbert Rilleux
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What is the name of the first all-Black Medical School?
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Meharry Medical College
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Who was the first Black astronaut to fly in space?
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Lt. Colonel Guion “Guy” S. Bluford, Jr.
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The son of a slave and French pirate, What Haitian is credited with finding and establishing the city of Chicago?
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Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable
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Who invented the pencil sharpener?
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J.L. Love
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Who invented the gas mask and 3 way traffic light?
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Garrett H. Morgan
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Who is the first Black female astronaut?
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Dr. Mae C. Jemison
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Who developed a drug used to treat glaucoma?
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Dr. Percy Julian
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What African American doctor founded the blood bank but died because he was refused medical help at hospital because of race?
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Dr. Charles Drew
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Who invented the technique of using dye to detect liver diseases and evaluate blood?
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Dr. Carol M. Leevy
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Who predicted the first eclipse of the sun 1789 and developed mathematical formulas to calculate the weather and astronomical events?
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Benjamin Banneker
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Albert Y. Garner received a patent for what invention used to save lives?
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A flame retardant
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Who invented the smallpox vaccine?
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Dr. Louis Wright
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Who is a pioneer in tooth transplantation and a graduate of Howard University?
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Dr. Harold Fleming
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Who performed the world’s first open heart surgery?
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
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Name the African American who is credited with performing the first successful separation of Siamese twins.
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Dr. Ben Carson
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The phrase “the real McCoy” was penned for what famous Black inventor?
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Elijah McCoy
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In what Midwestern city did Dr. Daniel Hale Williams establish the first African-American hospital in 1891?
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Chicago, Illinois
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One of T.J. Byrd’s patented inventions would help America’s westward expansion. Was it a device for covered wagons or railroad cars?
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railroad cars
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Percy Julian developed a synthetic form of an important hormone. Was it cortisone, adrenaline, or estrogen?
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cortisone
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Africa has three deserts. Can you name two of them?
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Sahara, Kalahari, and Namib
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David H. Blackwell was the first black member of the National Academy of Sciences. Was he a mathematician or a radiologist?
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mathematician
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Did John W. Thompson become the first African-American to head a major technology company or medical research laboratory?
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a major technology company (Symantec)
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What was Ronald McNair’s assignment on the ill-fated 1986 Challenger mission?
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laser physicist(he held a PH.D from Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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In 1918, Alice Parker received a patent for a heating furnace. Did it use gas, coal, or wood for fuel?
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Gas(coal and wood had already been in wide use) |
