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100
In September 2004 she made history on TV by giving a brand new car to each member of the audience
Oprah Winfrey
100
What is the name of the court case that ended segregation in public schools?
Brown vs. Board of Education
100
Whose revolutionary speech contained the famous line "I have a dream ..."?
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Who is the first black child to integrate in an all-white school?
Ruby Nell Bridges
100
What does HBCU stand for?
BONUS (additional 300 points): Name the first HBCU
Historically Black College and University
BONUS: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
200
Which black artist holds the record for longest running No.1 album of all time?
Micheal Jackson
200
What was the name of the network of antislavery activists and safe houses that assisted slaves in escaping, for which Harriet Tubman was the "conductor"?
Underground Railroad
200
Who said, “I had no idea that history was being made, I was just tired of giving up” in regards to refusing to give up her seat on a bus?
Rosa Parks
200
Who led the slave rebellion of 1831?
Nat Turner
200
Name the movement that came to prominence for leading and influencing worldwide protests after the death of George Floyd?
BONUS: Name one of its founders (+200 points for every founder named)
Black Lives Matter
Bonus: Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi
300
Who was the first black person to win an Academy Award for best actress?
BONUS: What category did they win in?
Hattie McDaniel
BONUS: Best Supporting Actress
300
In what year was slavery abolished in the US?
BONUS: Which Amendment abolished slavery?
1865
BONUS: 13th Amendment
300
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history"?
a.) Queen Latifah
b.) Morgan Freeman
c.) John Cena
d.) Barack Obama
Morgan Freeman
300
Who became the first U.S track and field Athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympiad?
Jesse Owens
300
What is the most educated demographic in the US?
a.) Black Men
b.) Black Women
c.) Black Men and Women
Black Women
400
Who was the first black person to win a grammy?
Ella Fitzgerald
400
In what year were the first Africans brought to America to work as slaves?
1619
400
Who said “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept"?
a.) Brittney Spears
b.) Shirley Chisholm
c.) Angela Y. Davis
d.) Chinua Achebe
Angela Y. Davis
400
Who made agricultural advancements and investments pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
George Washington Carver
400
Who was the first known black child to be born in America?
a.) William Tucker
b.) Timmy Turner
c.) John Brown
d.) Phillis Wheatley
William Tucker
500
Whose autobiography was titled "By Any Means Necessary"?
Malcolm X
500
What does NAACP stand for?
BONUS: In what year was if founded
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
BONUS:1909
500
Who said, “History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own"?
a.) Martin Luther King Jr.
b.) Elmo
c.) Marvin Gaye
d.) Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
500
Who was the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
500
What was Destiny's Child's original name?
a.) Beyoncé and Friends
b.) Girl's Tyme
c.) En Vogue
d.) SWV (Sisters With Voices)
Girl's Tyme