African American First
Inventors
African Americans in Government
Civil Rights Movement
Musicians
100
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
100

This inventor developed the microphone in the 1960's and holds more than 200 foreign patents on Microphones.

Who is Dr. James West.

100
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
100
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
100

This artist began frequenting Harlem nightclubs and breaking ground in the Jazz world as the first black female vocalist to work with a white orchestra 

Who is Billie Holiday

200
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
200

Known as "The Black Edison" his most notable invention allowed people to communicate by voice over telegraph wires which ultimately  prevented train accidents.

Who is Granville Woods

200
Which Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
200
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
200

Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?

Who is Beyonce Knowles

300
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
300

The first african american woman to become a self made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward black hair.

Who is Madam C.J. Walker

300
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
300
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcolm X
300

This artist has caused generations of music lovers to get up, get on up, and groove hard. His recordings as the origin of funk music interlocking rhythms that make you want to move.

Who is James Brown

400
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison
400

In an effort to increase the profitability of sweet potatoes and peanuts, this person began conducting experiments in 1896 and created 518 new products from the crops.

Who is George Washington Carver.

400
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
400
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
400

This artist was an American singer, songwriter, pianist and alto saxophonist. This artist is also regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history also referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius'

Who is Ray Charles

500
In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?
What is 1619
500

This engineer developed this mega water gun in his free time while working at NASA's jet propulsion laboratory. The toy dubbed the super soaker hit shelves in 1990

Who is Lonnie Johnson

500

Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?

Who is Barack Obama

500
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
What is the Alabama Church Bombing
500

This artist was best known for his signature improvisation and scat singing. He was one of the first black Americans to gain wide popularity with white audiences.

Who is Louis Armstrong 

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