Sports and Entertainment - BHB

1. Who was the first Black heavyweight boxing champion?

   • Jack Johnson

2. Who was the first Black player in the NBA?

   • Earl Lloyd

3. Who won 23 Grand Slam tennis titles?

   • Serena Williams

4. Who was the first Black Oscar-winning actor?

   • Sidney Poitier

5. Who was the first Black NFL quarterback to win a Super Bowl?

   • Doug Williams

6.     Who was the first Black coach to win an NBA championship?

o   Bill Russell (1968, Boston Celtics)

7.     Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?

o   Sidney Poitier (Lilies of the Field, 1963)

8.     Who was the first Black player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?

o   Jackie Robinson

9.     Which African American gymnast became the first to win the all-around Olympic gold medal?

o   Gabby Douglas (2012)

10.  Who was the first Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar?

o   Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball, 2002)

11.  Who was the first African American to host a nationally syndicated TV show?

o   Nat King Cole

12.  Who was the first Black American to win an Olympic decathlon gold medal?

o   Rafer Johnson

13.  Who was the first Black country music star to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?

o   Charley Pride

14.  Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?

o   Beyoncé (2018)

15.  Who was the first Black artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year?

o   Stevie Wonder (Innervisions, 1974)

16.  Who was the first Black director to win the Academy Award for Best Director?

o   No Black director has won yet, but John Singleton was the first nominated (Boyz n the Hood, 1991)

17.  Who was the first Black woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series?

o   Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder, 2015)

18.  Who was the first African American coach to win a Super Bowl?

o   Tony Dungy (2007, Indianapolis Colts)

19.  Who was the first Black model to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine?

o   Beverly Johnson (1974)

20.  Who was the first African American to play professional golf in the PGA Tour?

o   Charlie Sifford

21.  Who was the first African American woman to win a singles title at Wimbledon?

o   Althea Gibson

22.  Who was the first Black woman to have a No. 1 country music hit?

o   Linda Martell

23.  Who was the first Black WWE Champion?

o   The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)

24.  Who was the first Black actress to star in her own TV drama series?

o   Diahann Carroll (Julia, 1968)

25.  Who was the first African American recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes?

o   Sidney Poitier