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The Life of MLK
100
What was the name of the network of hiding places, conducted by Harriet Tubman, which helped enslaved people escape to freedom prior to the Civil War?
The Underground Railroad
100
For what NBA team did Julius Erving play?
Philadelphia 76ers
100
What music did Duke Ellington elevate into a serious art form?
Jazz
100
Who was the first Black woman in space?
Mae Jemison
100
In what city was Dr. King born?
Atlanta, Georgia
200
What Black American sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
200
Who was UCLA's first athlete to win varsity letters in four sports: baseball, basketball, football and track? The year was 1939!
Jackie Robinson
200
Who became the first African American female billionaire in 2004?
Oprah Winfrey (pictured here in 2004)
200
Dr. George Washington Carver's work resulted in the creation of more than 300 products, contributing greatly to the economic improvement of the rural South. What did he use to develop these products, such as shaving cream, ink, and rubber?
Peanuts
200
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr addressed a rally of about 20,000 people in front of the capitol building in what city in 1965?
Montgomery, Alabama
300
Black revolutionary Crispus Attucks led colonial forces during what conflict at the start of the American Revolution in 1770?
Boston Massacre
300
Known for his lyrical boasts, athletic grace, and post-boxing philanthropy, what heavyweight champion lit the torch for the Atlanta Olympic Games?
Muhammad Ali
300
Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1996 for his role in Jerry Maguire?
300
What is the name of the famous Black college in Washington, DC, where Dr. Charles Drew taught medicine?
Howard University
300
On January 3, 1964, Dr. King was the first Black American to be named "Man of the Year" by which widely circulated magazine?
Time Magazine
400
In 1787, Black Methodists Richard Allen and Absalom Jones established what non-denominational religious association and mutual aid society?
The Free African Society of Philadelphia
400
Who is the NFL's all-time career rushing leader?
Emmitt Smith
400
What highly successful record company did Berry Gordy, Jr incorporate in 1960?
Motown Records
400
Who developed mathematical formulas to calculate weather and astronomical events?
Benjamin Banneker
400
Dr. King's leadership and participation in this famous march helped influence the Voting Rights Acts passed in August 1965. What was the name of this march?
March on Selma
500
Who was the first Black person to earn and international flying license after hearing about French female pilots in World War 1?
Bessie Coleman
500
What extraordinary basketball player won 11 NBA championships in the 13 years he played, including 8 in a row with the Boston Celtics from 1959 to 1966, an unprecedented accomplishment?
Bill Russell
500
What instrument did Count Basie play while leading his group, The Count Basie Orchestra?
Piano (or organ)
500
On what space mission was an ultraviolet camera designed by George Carruthers used?
Apollo 16
500
In what year was Martin Luther King Jr born?
1929
