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TRUSE: Black History

Rules:

1. For one or more players. This game is made in the form of a hand-held flip chart. There are five statements, three possible choices. You will find the matching answers on the underside of each sheet.
2. Of the (5) five fact statements, (1) one choice applies to (3) three fact statements.
3. The remaining two choices apply to one fact statement each. The object is to select the one choice which applies to (3) three fact statements. Unfold the underside of the sheet to reveal the matching answers.




Black Beauty

1. This model was the first African
American to appear on the cover of
Vogue.
2. This model speaks five languages.
3. This model was once named one of the
world�s most influential people by
Time Magazine.
4. This model once co-starred in John
Singleton�s Higher Learning.
5. This model was the first African
American to appear on the cover of
GQ magazine.

A. Iman
B. Beverly Johnson
C. Tyra Banks








1. Beverly Johnson appeared on the cover of
Vogue in the August 1974 issue.
2. Iman speaks five languages: Somali,
English, French, Italian and Arabic.
3. Tyra Banks was named one of the 100
Most Influential People in 2006 by
Time Magazine.
4. In 1995 Tyra Banks co-starred in Higher
Learning.
5. Tyra Banks appeared on the June 1995
cover of GQ.



Black Inventors

1. This inventor invented the first Automatic
Refrigeration System for long haul trucks.
2. This inventor invented the lasting machine
which stitch the upper and sole of a shoe
together.
3. This inventor was called the �Black
Edison�.
4. In 1888 this inventor patented an overhead
electric lines for railroad.
5. This inventor was a self taught electrical
engineer.

A. Granville Woods
B. Jan Matzeliger
C. Frederick McKinley Jones








1. Frederick McKinley Jones invented the
Refrigeration system in 1955. It changed
the eating habits of American.
2. Jan Matzeliger shoe lasting machine
enabled a person to stitch 700 pairs of
shoes instead of the usual 50 before the
machine.
3. Granville Woods was called the �Black
Edison� because of his work with
electricity.
4. Granville Woods invented the overhead
electric line.
5. Granville Woods taught himself electricity
and over time fashioned himself into an
electrical engineer.




Olympians

1. In winning 4 gold medals, this Olympian set two
Olympic records.
2. This Olympic was declared the winner in the 100
meter dash, after the winner was disqualified
because of steroid usage.
3. This Olympian won 4 gold metals in the long jump
over 4 consecutive Olympics.
4. As a member of the Ohio State Track team, this
Olympian broke the world record in the running
long jump.
5. This Olympian attended Morehouse College on
an academic scholarship.

A. Jesse Owen
B. Edwin Moses
C. Carl Lewis





1. In 1984, Carl Lewis won 4 gold medals and set
Olympic records in the 200 meter and 400 meter
Relay.
2. In 1988,Carl Lewis received the gold medal after Ben Johnson
won the 100 meter dash in world record time,
but he was disqualified because of steroid usage.
3. Carl Lewis won 4 consecutive gold medals between
the years of 1984 and 1996 in the long jump.
4. Jesse Owens in 1935 broke the world record in the
running broad jump at 26 feet 8 inches.
5. Edwin Moses attended Morehouse College on an
academic scholarship.


Classic Actors

1. This classic actor played Jack Johnson on
Broadway and in film.
2. This classic actor won the Oscar for the Lilies
of the Field.
3. The classic actor starred in Guess Who�s Coming to
Dinner.
4. This classic actor received a law degree from
Columbia University Law School.
5. This classic actor received the Kennedy Center
Award in 1995.

A. Paul Robeson
B. James Earl Jones
C. Sidney Poitier







1. James Earl Jones played Jack Johnson in The Great
White Hope on Broadway in 1968. He again played him
in the movie version in1970.
2. Sidney Poitier won the Best Actor Oscar in 1963 for
Lilies of the Field.
3. Sidney Poitier starred in Who�s Coming to Dinner .
4. Paul Robeson received a law degree from Columbia
University Law School.
5. Sidney Poitier received the Kennedy Center Award
In 1995.








War Time

1. This war had 80 African American
commissioned officers among it�s ranks.
2. During this war many African American were
not allowed fight, but were used as support.
3. During this war over 600 African Americans
were commissioned as officers.
4. Before this war, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. was
commissioned as the first African American to the
rank of Brigadier General.
5. This war lasted 4 years and 4 months.

A. Civil War
B. WWI
C. WWII









1. During the Civil War there were about 80 African
American commissioned officers.
2. About 350,000 African American were enlisted in
segregated units in WWI, but they were mostly in
support functions and few combat situations.
3. During WWII there were over 600 commissioned
officers, including a Brigadier General.
4. Before the start of WWII , Franklin D. Roosevelt promoted
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. to the rank of Brigadier
General.
5. WWI started on June 28, 1914 and ended with the
Armistice on November 11, 1918.











Classic Authors

1. This author died in France, where he lived most of
his adult life.
2. This author wrote �Black Boy� in 1945.
3. This author wrote �Roots�.
4. This author served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 20
years.
5. This author partnered with Malcolm X to write his
autobiography.

A. James Baldwin
B. Alex Haley
C. Richard Wright












1. James Baldwin died in France .
2. Richard Wright wrote �Black Boy�.
3. Alex Haley wrote �Roots� .
4. Alex Haley spent 20 years in the U.S. Coast
Guard .
5. Alex Haley partnered with Malcolm in 1965 to
write his autobiography.














Music Men

1. This music man taught himself to play the guitar.
2. This music man was dubbed �the hardest working
man in show business�.
3. This music man was born Richard Wayne
Penniman.
4. This music man is one of the founding members of
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
5. Through out his career this music man at various
times was a preacher and an ordained minister.

A. Little Richard
B. Chuck Berry
C. James Brown






1. Chuck Berry taught himself to play the
guitar.
2. James Brown was dubbed �the hardest working
man in show business�
3. Little Richard was born Richard Wayne Penniman .
4. Little Richard is one of the founding members of
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .
5. Little Richard left show business in 1958 to become
an ordained minister . He returned to performing
and left again to become a preacher