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100
Who is the All-Time Home Runs Leader?
Barry Bonds - 762 home runs
100
Who was the first self-made millionaire in black history?
Madam C.J. Walker
100
Finish these lyrics " I pull up at the club VIP -----"
Gas tank on E but all dranks on me (wipe me down)
100
Which Caribbean country did Stella (played by Angela Basset) visit to get her groove back?
Jamaica
100
What popular slang term references accomplishing a goal, or attaining financial compensation for your work?
Secure the bag
100
What standard safety device did Garret Morgan invent in 1923?
The traffic light
200
Who is typically thought of as the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson 
200
In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation written into law?
1863
200
Which rap duo was the first to win a grammy for "Best Rap Performance" in 1989?
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
200
Who was Steve Urkel's alter ego on the sitcom Family Matters?
Stefan Urquelle
200
What popular black hairstyle was recently dubbed "Boxer Braids" or "Bo Derek Braids" in mainstream media?
Cornrows
200
Alexander Miles created this device in 1887, which is now found in almost every high rise building in Manhattan
Automatic elevator doors
300
Which basketball player has the most NBA championships? How many does he have?
Bill Russell, 11
300
What year did President Gerald Ford officially recognize Black History Month?
1976
300
Who is considered to be the first rap group and what song are they famous for?
The Sugarhill Gang, Rappers Delight
300
On the hit tv show Martin, what radio station did Martin Payne work for?
WZUP
300
What popular 90's hairstyle featured in hit movies like "House Party" made a resurgence among the black community in recent years?
The Flat Top / The High Top
300
Who invented the super soaker?
Lonnie Johnson
400
Who was the first Black Heavyweight Boxing Champ?
Jack Johnson
400
Who took a stand first by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus?
Claudette Colvin
400
Who was the first black artist to win a Grammy award?
Ella Fitzgerald, 1958
400
Who played the first black Cinderella in the 1997 Rodgers & Hammerstein television film? Who was her fairy godmother?
Brandy & Whitney Houston
400
Please perform the full dance to "Crank That" by Soulja Boy.
400
What is Dr. Shirley Jackson's most impactful invention?
Fiber-optic Cable
500
Who is the most decorated gymnast in history?
Simone Biles
500
What two amendments were created during the Reconstruction Era?
14th Amendment - grants citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" which included former slaves who had just been freed after the Civil War.
15th Amendment - prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
500
Which revolutionary blues singer is known as the "Father of Rock & Roll"?
Chuck Berry
500
Name the Oscar/Emmy winning actress and the influential rapper who made their acting debuts in John Singleton's film "Boyz In the Hood"?
Regina King and Ice Cube
500
What is the most popular black Line Dance (Choreographed Group Dance) often performed during barbeques, weddings, family gatherings, cookouts, reunions, holidays, church functions, parties and general social gatherings?
The Electric Slide
500
Who is known as the "African Bill Gates"?
Philip Emeagwali
600
Who was the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl & the most recent black quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
First: Doug Williams - 1988
Most Recent: Patrick Mahomes - 2019
600
From the very first BHM post, name one of the two creators of the Association for the Study of Negro Life (ASNLH) and "Negro Week"
Carter G. Woodson or Jesse E. Moorland
600
Who is the only artist to win Album of the Year with three consecutive studio albums?
Stevie Wonder
600
Who became the first black man to win an Oscar for the film Lilies of the Field?
Sidney Poitier
600
What is the name of the 80's funk group that sings this black party staple?
600
Kimberly Bryant founded this company in 2011 to promote computer programming among young women of color.
Black Girls Code
