Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Who is Barack Obama
100
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman
100
On April 10, this great athlete becomes the first African American to play major league baseball in the 20th Century.
Who is Jackie Robinson
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
A long running, Nationally syndicated talk show hosted by an African American Woman.
What is "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
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
An African American historian, author and journalist, is considered the father of Black History.
Who is Carter G. Woodson
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 music album sold 45 million copies worldwide, becoming the best selling album in music history.
What is Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
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
First African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress:
Who is Halle Berry
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
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
The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions over the last 15 years from 2002 to 2017.
Who is Serena Jameka Williams
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
In 1980, Robert L. Johnson begins operation of a Television station for African American culture
What is Black Entertainment Television or BET
500
More than 200,000 people, black and white, congregated in Washington, D. C. for what famous speech
What is the "I Have A Dream" Speech
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?