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100
First to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, he was also the first to “break the color barrier” in Major League Baseball (MLB)
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100
This genre of music was born in the Bronx, New York.
What is Hip Hop?
100
America's first Black President, Barack Obama, was a senator representing this state.
What is Illinois?
100
What is "Black Panther?"
100
He made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans to be admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Who was Dr. George Washington Carver?
200
She is the first woman to be elected as Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris?
200
Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville (NC), this artist graduated HS with a 4.2 GPA, accepted a scholarship to St. John’s University, and now performs an annual tour called “Dollar And A Dream.”
Who is J. Cole?
200
What popular television show, which originally aired from 1990 to 1996, starred Will Smith as a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia living with his wealthy relatives in Los Angeles?
What is the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
200
This Disney movie was recently remade in 2023 starring Halle Bailey.
What is Disney's 2023 "Little Mermaid?"
200
Garrett Morgan invented this object in 1923. It is a set of automatically operated colored lights typically, red, amber, and green.
What is a traffic light?
300
He was the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court and he did so from 1967-1991
Who was Justice Thurgood Marschall?
300
Destiny’s Child was a girl’s group composed of Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, and this third member
Who is Beyonce?
300
This artist won the Dr. Dre Global impact award at this year's (2024) Grammy's.
Who is Jay-Z?
300
This movie originally starred Michael Jordan and was recently remade with Lebron James. It also starred the Looney Tunes.
What is "Space Jam?"
300
Which of these items was not invented by an African American?
A. Ironing Board
B. Hair Brush
C. Lawn Mower
D. Clothes Iron
E. Refrigerator
What is (D) the clothes iron?
Ironing board (1887) by Sarah Boone
Hairbrush (18--) by Lydia O. Newman
Lawn Mower (1889) by L.A. Burr
Refrigerator (1891) by John Standard
400
On Sunday, February 12, 2023, they were the first two Black QBs to start in any Super Bowl?
Who were Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts?
400
This singer is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register on such hits as “Call Out My Name,” “Earned It,” “Star Boy,” and “Blinding Lights”
Who is The Weeknd?
400
She is an American sprinter who is the most decorated female Olympian in track and field. She has won 11 Olympic medals—7 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze
Who is Allyson Felix?
400
Name this movie that tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program really got off the ground?
What is "Hidden Figures?"
400
Dr. Henry Thomas Sampson, a Nuclear Engineer, invented the gamma electric cell which is used in today's current technology of this device.
What is the cell phone?
500
She was the first African American woman with a pilot's license, first African American woman to fly a plane; first American with an international pilot's license.
Who was Bessie Coleman?
500
This 23-year-old jazz singer was named “Best New Artist” at the 2023 Grammy Awards and hit No. 1 on multiple Billboard charts for her album entitled, “Linger Awhile”
Who is Samara Joy?
500
From winning the 2023 Golden Globe for Best Performance to winning an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Quinta Brunson is the lead actress in this show about a group of teachers and takes place at an underserved public school in Philadelphia
What is Abbott Elementary?
500
This movie based on a book by Alice Walker was recently remade and was released on Christmas day 2023.
What is the "Color Purple?"
500
He was an African American physician, surgeon and medical researcher who developed the blood plasma bag as an improved technique for blood storage, that resulted in the saving of many lives during World War II. Unfortunately, it could not save his own when he died needing a blood transfusion after a car accident and was denied medical care at the nearest hospital because of his race
Who was Dr. Charles Drew?