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Famous African Americans
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Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
100
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman
100

An internationally acclaimed musician, who touched the hearts of millions across the globe with his powerful reggae, his music combined the spiritual essence of his religion with powerful lyricism and inspirational messages.

Who is Bob Marely?

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 amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
200
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
200
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
200

She has won the most Grammys out of all Black Female artists. Also she received the Humanitarian Award at the BET Awards and was presented the honor by former first lady Michelle Obama.

Who is Beyonce

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
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Who is Maya Angelou
300

This person who was also known as the First Lady of Song was the first Black artist to ever win a grammy.

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

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
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
400

He was the first African American to receive a PhD from Harvard University and also co-founded the NAACP in 1909?

Who is W.E.B DuBois?

400
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali
400

His original name was Lesane Parish Crooks and he was one of the most influential rappers of all time- as he was one of the leading names in 1990s gangsta rap revolution.

Who is Tupac Shakur?

His name was changed before he turned one. "Tupac Amaru" means "shining serpent." "Shakur" means "thankful to God" in Arabic.

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
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till
500
In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?
What is 1619
500
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Who is Morgan Freeman
500

This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.

Who is Marvin Gaye?

500
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
What is the Alabama Church Bombing
500
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
Who is George Washington Carver
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