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100

This artist is known as "Queen Bey" and released the Cowboy Carter album in 2024

Who is Beyonce

100

This federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States

What is Juneteenth

100

This animal is the official mascot of Falls Church High School

What is a Jaguar

100

his six-year-old became the first Black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South in 1960. ( a movie was produced about her story)

Who is Ruby Bridges

100

This Canadian rapper is known for hits like "God's Plan," "Hotline Bling," and "One Dance

Who is Drake

200

This Disney Channel sitcom starred Raven-Symoné as a teenager who could see into the future

What is That's SO Raven

200

These three words begin the U.S. Constitution

 We the People

200

Falls Church High School is part of this Virginia public school division.

What is Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)?

200

This civil rights leader delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington.

Who is MLK

200

This British actor played Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside Zendaya

Who is Tom Holland

300

his rapper's song "Not Like Us" became one of the biggest diss tracks of 2024.

Who is Kendrick Lamar

300

This 1954 Supreme Court decision ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional

Brown vs Board of Education 

300

These are the two official school colors of Falls Church High School.

What are green and white?

300

This baseball player broke Major League Baseball's modern color barrier in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Who is Jackie Robinson

300

This Nigerian Afrobeats artist released the global hit "Last Last" in 2022

Who is Burna Boy

400

In the movie Black Panther, this fictional African nation is home to vibranium and the Black Panther

What is Wakanda

400

This constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States, except as punishment for a crime

13th Amendment  
400

This is the name of Falls Church High School's student newspaper.

What is the Jagwire

400

This historically Black university in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1867 and named after a Civil War general

What is Howard University 

400

This South Korean survival drama became a global Netflix phenomenon, featuring contestants competing in deadly versions of children's games.

What is Squid Games

500

This legendary Black television network launched in 1980 and became known for shows like 106 & Park and Rap City.

What is BET

500

This civil rights leader marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., helped lead the 1965 Selma marches, and has a high school named in his honor in Springfield, Virginia.

Who is John Lewis

500

In 1969 and 1973, the Falls Church High School marching band participated in parades celebrating the inaugurations of this U.S. president.

Who is Richard Nixon

500

This Black inventor received a patent in 1923 for an improved three-position traffic signal.

Who is Garret Morgan

500

Netflix is bringing back this iconic HBCU sitcom from the 1980s and 1990s with a sequel series following a new generation of students at Hillman College.

What is A Different World

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