Black History Bowl- science & inventors
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She became the World's first African-American woman pilot in 1921. She taught other black women to fly and thrilled thousands with her daring airborne feats.
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Bessie Coleman
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Between 1876-1976 nearly half of the practicing African American doctors in the United States graduated from this medical college. What is the name of the college?
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Meharry Medical College
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The automatic railroad coupler, also know as the "Jenny" coupler was patented by an African American inventor in 1897. Who was he?
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Andrew Jackson Beard
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Who was the lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force killed on Feb 1, 2003 when the Space Shuttle Columbia broke up during reentry over Texas?
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Michael P. Anderson
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Who became the first black woman in America to perform neurosurgery in 1984?
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Dr. Alexa Canady
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Who was the first Black American to journey into space?
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Guion Bluford
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What black American scientist and inventor received a patent for his process of producing paint?
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George Washington Carver
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The first Black astronaut to go in space. During his career as an astronaut, he logged 688 hours in space working on 4 shuttle missions.
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Lt. Col. Guion Bluford, Jr.
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What Black American invented a temperature control system?
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Frederick Jones
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Who was the first African American woman to be formally certified as a doctor?
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Dr. Susan McKinney
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Who was the African American inventor who received a patent in 1968 for the development of an air purification device that reduced gas and ash emissions from furnace and power plant smokestacks?
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Rufus Stokes
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Name the medical organization founded by black doctors in 1947 in response to the discriminatory membership practices of the then all-white American Medical Association.
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National Medical Association
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Following the historic year at Central High School, his family moved to Los Angeles where he completed high school. He earned a doctorate degree and teaches at the University of California at Los Angeles and Antioc College. He also is a clinical psychologist. Who is he?
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Dr. Terrence Roberts
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Approximately how many years did it take Matthew Henson and Robert Peary to reach the top of the North Pole?
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18
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Who built the Whitehurst Freeway in Washington, D. C.?
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Archie A. Alexander (1888 - 1958)
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He was the first African American to receive an IBM Fellowship and in 1999 lead the team that built a gigaherz (1000mhz) chip that performed a billion calculations per second. Who is he?
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Mark Dean
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Who was the pilot of the Nina, one of the three boats in Christopher Columbus's historic voyage?
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Pedro Alonso Nino
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George Washington Carver discovered products from which three sources?
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Peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans
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Where did George Washington Carver conduct his research?
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Tuskegee Institute
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Who developed the carbon filament, which greatly improved Thomas Edison's incandescent lamp?
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Louis Howard Latimer
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Caroline Still's (a pioneer in the field of medicine) application for an internship was rejected due to her race at which hospital?
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Boston New England Hospital for Women and Children
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As the chief draftsman of General Electric and Westinghouse Companies, who supervised the installation of electric lights in New York, Philadelphia, Montreal and London
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Louis Howard Latimer
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Who invented the automatic lubricator, a lubricating cup that distributed oil automatically to the moving parts of trains?
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Elijah McCoy
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Who created the lasting machine, an invention that substantially cut shoe manufacturing costs and revolutionized the shoe manufacturing industry?
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Jan Matseliger
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Who created the gas mask?
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Garrett Morgan
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Who invented the first automatic traffic signal?
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Garrett Morgan
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Who created an automatic air brake system, an important step toward greater railroad safety?
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Granville Woods
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What are some of the other inventions of Granville Woods?
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Telephone transmitter, third rail for electric railways, electric egg incubator, automatic safety cutoff for electrical circuits, electromagnetic brake
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Who was the first black professor of the Harvard Medical School?
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William A. Hinton
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The Hinton test is named for its inventor?
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William A. Hinton
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Who invented a vacuum pan and chamber that revolutionized the way sugar was made?
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Norbert Rillieux
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Who invented the cataract laserphacoprobe, a medical instrument that removes cataracts from the eye?
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Patricia E. Bath, M. D.
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Who was the first black female surgeon appointed to UCLA and founded the Student Medical Association at Howard University?
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Patricia E. Bath, M. D.
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Who received a patent as the inventor of the Folding Wing Aircraft, which was used in combat on aircraft carriers?
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Hermon L. Grimes
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For what tool did Jack Johnson receive a patent?
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(improved) monkey wrench
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The Audobon Society, an organization for the protection of birds is named after?
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John James Audobon
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Which inventor and U. S. Congressman placed the names of 91 black inventors in the Congressional Record?
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George Washington Murray
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Who founded Chicago's Provident Hospital?
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
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He performed the first surgery on the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart in 1893, and was the only black charter member of the American College of Surgeons. Who was he?
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
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In 1791 who was recruited to assist in the survey of federal land for a new national capital city, Washington, D.C.?
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Benjamin Banneker
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On February 3, 1984, which mission specialist along with his fellow crewmembers on space shuttle mission 41-B executed the first runway landing of the Challenger at Kennedy Space Center?
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Dr Ronald McNair
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Best known for his role in a complex operation separating Siamese twins joined at the head, what is the profession of Dr Benjamin Carson?
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Pediatric Neurosurgeon or Neurosurgeon
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Who is the African American inventor who holds over 20 patents and created the popular toy, the Super Soaker water gun that has grossed over a million dollars in retail sales?
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Lonnie Johnson
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He was the inventor of a variable resistor used in guided missiles and an electronic control unit for an artificial heart stimulator (pacemaker). Who was he?
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Otis Boykin
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In 1844, who discovered a passage through the Sierra Nevada mountain range, which became an overland wagon route to the upper Sacramento Valley? What is the pass now called?
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James Beckwourth/Beckwourth Pass
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On Sept 12, 1992 she became the first African-American woman in space on board the space shuttle Endeavor?
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Mae C. Jemison
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a messman aboard the USS Arizona, manned a 50-caliber anti-aircraft machine gun, downing 4 planes during this attack on December 7, 1941 on Pearl Harbor Attack
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Dorie Miller
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I was the first Black woman to be licensed as an architect in the U. S. in 1950. I formed my own architectural firm 'Siegel, Sklarek, Diamond' in 1985. I was born on April 15, 1928. Who am I?
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Norma Merrick Sklarek
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In 1909, I accompanied Robert E. Peary on the first successful U.S. expedition to the North Pole. Who am I
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Matthew A. Henson
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I invented the lawn mower in 1899. Who am I?
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John Albert Burr
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I invented the postmarking and canceling machine in 1897. Who am I?
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William Barry
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I invented the oil cup in 1876? Who am I?
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Elijah McCoy
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I invented the fountain pen in 1890 and the hand stamp in 1883. Who am I
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William B. Purvis
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I invented the rotary engine in 1892. Who am I?
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Andrew J. Beard
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I invented the water closet in 1899. Who am I?
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Jerome B. Rhodes
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I invented the egg beater in 1884. Who am I
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Willis Johnson
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I invented the switching device for railways in 1899? Who am I?
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William F. Burr
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I became Surgeon General to the U. S. in 2009 and was the youngest person to be elected to the American Medical Association's Board of Trustees.
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Regina Benjamin, MD
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I was the first licensed African American pilot in the world.
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Bessie Coleman
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I was the first African American woman to serve as the Surgeon General to the U. S.
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Jocelyn Elders
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I was the first to patent the folding chair. Who am I?
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Nathaniel Alexander
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I patented the fire extinguisher in 1872. Who am I?
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Thomas Martin
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I invented the pencil sharper in 1892. Who am I?
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John Love
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What Black America She graduated from Illinois Technical College and received a post-graduate degree in Stockholm, Sweden. She was a prolific computer science writer and at one time successfully published magazines in 39 countries. Now retired, she divides her time between homes in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Stockholm where her husband's family lives. Who is she?
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Gloria Ray Karlmark
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In 1753, what did Benjamin Banneker build?
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The first wooden clock in the American colonies
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scientist developed a way of separating blood plasma?
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Charles Drew
