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Who became the first African American female billionaire in 2004?

Oprah Winfrey

100

Who played the role of the Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wiz?

Michael Jackson

100

The flag representing the Black Movement is comprised of what three colors?

Red, Black, and Green

100

At the age of 24, this golfer won the 82nd PGA Championship, beating Bob May in a three-hole playoff at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 20, 2000. Name him.

Tiger Woods

100

Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now, a platinum hit by Gene McFadden & John Whitehead was known as what in 1979?

the Black National Anthem

200

What magazine is called "The Magazine of Today's Black Woman"?

Essence

200

In what city was Louis Armstrong born?

New Orleans

200

What New York City neighborhood was known as the "Negro capital of the world"?

Harlem

200

Who holds the record for most points scored in a single basketball game (100)?

Wilt Chamberlain

200

What city known for jazz music had great influence on Mahalia Jackson?

New Orleans

300

Whose sales of innovative beauty products sold throughout the United States and the Caribbean led her to become the first African American female millionaire?

Madam C.J. Walker

300

For what type of music was Bob Marley famous?

Reggae

300

After a trip to Mecca in 1964, this Muslim leader changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Who was he?

Malcom-X

300

A three-time heavyweight champion, who was stripped of his first championship title because he refused to fight in the Vietnam War?

Muhammad Ali

300

Who wrote “I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings”

Maya Angelou

400

In 1991, what became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange?

BET

400

Who was the star of the 1977 movie The Greatest?

Muhammad Ali

400

The Black Panther Party was founded in what California city?

Oakland

400

Bill Russell was the first Black American player in what professional sports league?

NBA

400

Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss America?

Vanessa Williams

500

Who founded the National Negro Business League in 1900?

Booker T. Washington

500

What will be the longest, continuously running, first-run syndicated television program until 2016?

Soul Train

500

In what year did the United States abolish slavery?

1865

500

Where was Jackie Robinson born?

Cairo, GA
500

Who directed an award-winning documentary about the government's response to Hurricane Katrina and ways in which the storm's aftermath affected African-Americans?

Spike Lee

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