The ironing board was invented by this African-American woman.
Who was Sarah Boone?
100
In 1988, Debi Thomas won a medal in this Olympic event.
What is Figure Skating?
100
Kwanzaa is observed from:
What is December 26 to January 1?
100
Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel became a movie starring Oprah Winfrey.
What is The Color Purple?
100
A Baptist minister and activist leader known for his nonviolent Civil Rights Movement.
Who was Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.?
200
This African-American woman used the trial and error method to invent hair care products in 1905.
Who was Madam C. J. Walker?
200
She is a three-time Olympian, the first African American to win an individual medal in women's Gymnastics.
Who is Dominique Dawes?
200
In the early 1920's a new movement arose called the Harlem Renaissance. This movement was recognized for:
What is Literary and artistic achievement?
200
She is known as the "Queen of Soul."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
200
This African-American educator, civil rights advocate also served as an adviser to five U.S. presidents and is known for starting a school in Daytona Beach, Florida that is now a university.
Who was Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune?
300
This African American performed the world's first open-heart surgery.
Who was Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
300
He was the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
300
This state was the first state to abolish slavery.
What is Virginia?
300
She was the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award.
Who was Hattie McDaniel?
300
She is known for being the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
400
George Washington Carver made paint and ink from what this common food item.
What are Peanuts?
400
This professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs, which the highest total in major league history.
Who was Henry "Hank" Aaron?
400
Frederick Douglass provided a powerful voice for human rights and fought for the ratification of this amendment that guarantees all citizens the right to vote regardless of their race.
What is the Fifteenth Amendment?
400
Will Smith starred in this NBC sitcom produced by Quincy Jones in 1990.
What is "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air?
400
He was the first African American to become a Supreme Court Justice. A movie was recently produced about his life.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
500
He invented the three-way traffic light.
Who was Garrett A. Morgan?
500
This African American was the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals.
Who was Wilma Rudolph?
500
This famous inventor offered George Washington Carver a job.
Who was Thomas Edison?
500
In 1989, he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the movie "Glory."
Who is Denzel Washington?
500
This civil rights group was organized on Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1909 in New York City.