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100
She's the first black woman millionaire in America, you may also know her as the inventor of the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
100
This man lead the first revolt to overthrow a colonial power.

Who is T'Oussant L'Oveture?

100
What started as Black History Week, was founded by this historian.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
100

This Oscar nominated 2017 horror movie portrayed racism as its main antagonist.

What is Get Out?

100
This famous astronomer helped create the boundaries that make up Washington, D.C.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
200
First Black person to win a Nobel Peace Prize for Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
200
This man lead the Haitian revolution.

Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?

200
This botanist and inventor is most known for his mastery of the peanut, but he did not create peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
200

Killmonger is the antagonist in the movie Black Panther, and is portrayed by this actor.

Who is Michael B. Jordan? #WakandaForever
200
Peggy Cooper found a performance arts school named after this legendary jazz musician.
Who is Duke Ellington?
300
She is the first black thespian to win an Oscar for their role in Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
300
Educator, author, historian, sociologist, philosopher, poet, and leader. Besides being one of the founders of the NAACP, he was the very first African American to receive a doctoral degree from Harvard University.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
300
She was the first black woman in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
300
She is the first black person to earn the prestigious EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards).
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
300

Francis Lewis Cardozo, Benjamin Banneker, Charles Drew, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Alice Deal, Dorothy Height, and Howard D. Woodson all have this in common.

What are some of the names for DC Public Schools buildings?
400

She is the first black person to earn the prestigious EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards).

Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
400

She is the first woman to be elected president or prime minister of an African country?

Who is Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf?

400

This sitcom set in Brooklyn was the highest rated TV show for five consecutive years.

What is the Cosby Show?
400

This tennis player revolutionized women's tennis with her powerful style of play and who won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era.

Who is Serena Williams?
400
This historic building on 633 Pennsylvania Ave, NW houses the National Council for Negro Women (NCNW) and is named after the NCNW's former president.
Who is Dorothy Height?
500
This singer was the first black person to win a Grammy.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
500

He was the first person of African descent to be named United Nations Secretary General?

Who is Boutros-Boutros Ghali?

500

This cultural and art movement took place in New York City and lasted from the end of WWI to the 1930s.

What is the Harlem Renaissance.
500
This company became one of the most successful black-owned companies in the nation, and cultivated the careers of music greats such as Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
What is Motown Records?
500

This man co-founded DC's first black YMCA which now bears his name.

Who is Anthony Bowen?

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