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100

James Hemings is responsible for what Black stable food. Hint: It was originally made with parmesan cheese  

Macaroni & Cheese

100
He is the first African American golf champion to tour the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit
Who is Tiger Woods
100
He is the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington
100

Which prominent Civil Rights Movement Leader was admitted to Morehouse College at the age of 15 in 1944?

who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

100

She is ranked as the 2nd best-selling female artist of the 21st century, with record sales of more than 37 million dollars

Who is Beyonce Knowles

200

Enslaved Africans hid what grain in the hair as means of survival during the middle passage?

Rice

200

He said, "“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can’t hit what the eyes can’t see.”

Who is Muhammad Ali

200
This author became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature
Who is Toni Morrison
200
This famous man was the first African American to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State
Who is General Colin Powell
200
She is the first African-American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show and she is also the first African American woman billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey
300

George “Crum” Speck and his sister Kate Wicks discovered what crunchy snack you can buy at any store today? Hint: it's sold in small bags  

Potato Chips 

300
She was the first African American woman to win 3 gold medals in track in a single Olympics
Who is Wilma Rudolph
300
She said, "Bringing the gifts my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou
300

What Group was created in the 1960's for the protection and the advancement of health and wellbeing for Black Americans founded by Huey P Newton & Bobby Seale 

The Black Panther Party

300
He is known as the "King of Pop." His "Thriller" albulm has sold more records than any other in history
Who is Michael Jackson
400

What Black Activist group in the 1960's created the first multicity wide free breakfast program 

The Black Panther Party 

400

He was a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team and the Chicago Bulls basketball team. He is credited with making the NBA internationally known

Who is Michael Jordan

400
There were the first African American students to integrate Little Rock Central High School
Who are the Little Rock Nine
400
This Supreme Court decision said that segregated public schools were not really equal and should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education
400
She is the first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Leading Actress
Who is Halle Berry
500

Augustus Jackson was known as the father of what dessert?

Ice Cream 

500

First Black Gymnast to Win Individual All-Around Champion

Gabby Douglas

500
She is an African American woman who worked to improve educational opportunities for African Americans and she was the founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune
500
She was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for U.S. President
Who is Shirley Chisholm
500
He is the founder of the Motown Record Corporation
Who is Berry Gordy
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