Question #1: Bessie Coleman left behind Jim Crow and race riots in Chicago to learn how to fly in France. What didn't the first black pilot do in her short 34 years?

a. Daughter of a sharecropper, she helped the family out during the cotton harvest.
b. She supported herself as a beautician in 1920s Chicago.
c. She lied about her age on her passport.
d. She opened up a pilot school for blacks.

Question #2: As we still bask in the glow of Serena's triumph over Maria, we look back at a pioneering swinger, Althea Gibson. Which statement below about the all-around athlete is true?

a. The feisty Harlem native picked up tennis in an exclusive girls' school in the upper East Side.
b. She was knighted for being first black player to win at Wimbledon.
c. Her patron was the same man who helped tennis great Arthur Ashe.
d. She also became the first black woman to earn an LPGA card, then tried to break into the PGA—40 years before Michelle Wie's attempt.

Question #3: Which African-American artist made his name with a series of vivid paintings called "The Migration of the Negro"?

a. Romare Beardon
b. Jacob Lawrence
d. John James Audubon
c. Archibald Motley

Question #4: Prolific inventor Garrett Morgan held a number of fascinating patents including the following:

a. Peanut butter and gas tanks
b. Heated toothbrush and sewing machine
c. Gas mask and traffic signals
d. Permanent hair dye and crosswalks

Question #5: Entrepeneur Madam C.J. Walker created a larger-than-life persona, which sparked many myths. Which of the statements below is true?

a. She invented the straightening comb.
b. Her beauty products made her American's first black millionaire.
c. She created a special line when she found her products proved surprisingly popular with drag queens.
d. She obtained the Walker surname from husband number three, but the marriage only lasted six years.

QUESTION 1: Answer: d. Queen Bess, as she was known, intended to open up a pilot school, but died tragically before she could do so, although her namesake does live on.

QUESTION 2: Answer: c. Dr. Walter Johnson coached Althea and mentored Arthur. Althea did win Wimbledon and was an LPGA first, but no dame honors (women don't get knighted) or men's golf for her.

QUESTION 3: Answer: b. Jacob Lawrence, who died in 2000, produced a number of painting series around social themes. Yes, Audubon was a trick answer.

QUESTION 4: Answer: c. Garrett Morgan, a successful businessman, newspaperman, and inventor held patents for a smoke protection device and a traffic signal, among other inventions. He wasn't the first person to invent these devices, but found ways throughout his life to experiment and improve upon existing designs.

QUESTION 5: Answer: d. As for her millionaire status, her "official" source notes that depends on whether one combines adds personal and business assets.