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200

What minister lead the Civil Rights fight against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama and his name is the official name of the Birmingham International Airport?


Who is Fred Shuttlesworth?

200

She was the first African-American chosen as Miss America?

a. Misty Copeland

b. Dominique Dawes

c. Vanessa Williams

Who is Vanessa Williams?

200

Beyonce used to sing with this hit group.

Who is Destiny's Child ?

200

 Muhammad Ali's birth name

What is Cassius Clay?

200

She was the first Black woman to own a TV studio?

Who is Oprah Winfrey

400

This person invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?

a. George Washington Carver

b. Garrett Morgan 

c. Benjamin Franklin 


Who is Garrett A. Morgan?

400

Rapper was killed after posting on social media

Who is Pop Smoke?

400

She was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?

a. Halle Berry

b. Viola David

c. Whitney Houston

Who is Halle Berry?

400

Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of this educational institution.

a. Rutgers University

b. Seton Hall University

c. Tuskegee Institute

What is the Tuskegee Institute?

400

She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls. She also got her start on American Idol?

a. Angela Bassett

b. Jennifer Hudson

c. Halle Barry

Who is Jennifer Hudson? 


600

This Harlem theatre in New York is a showcase for African- American talent

The Apollo

600

This amendment to the constitution abolished slavery?

What is the 13th amendment?

600

She was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet?

a. Dominique Dawes

b. Janet Jackson

c. Misty Copeland

Who is Misty Copeland?

600

This was the first Black owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?

a. UPN 

b. BET-Black Entertainment Television

c. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN 


BET- Black Entertainment Television

600

Jackie Robison was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team?

a.  New York Mets

b. New York Yankees

c. Brooklyn Dodgers

What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?

800

Name 3 African American rappers that start their name with Lil'

Who is Lil Baby, Lil Kim, Lil Yachty, Lil Jon, 

Lil Bow Wow, Lil Wayne...

800

He supported the "Back to Africa Movement", and was later deported to his homeland of Jamaica.

1. Malcom X

2. Marcus Garvey

3. Louis Farrakhan

4. Elijah Muhammad

Who is Marcus Garvey?

800

First Black Woman to enter space

a. Mae Jemison

b. Madam CJ Walker

c. Maya Angelou

Who is Mae Jemison

800

The all Black military pilots and airman who fought in World War II?

a. Flying Blue Aces

b. Tuskegee Airmen

c. 92nd bomber squadron

Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?

800

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year? 

a. Alicia Keys

b. Beyonce

c. Lauryn Hill 


Who is Lauryn Hill?

1000

They were the black soldiers who primarily fought in the West after the Civil War.

a. Buffalo Soldiers

b. Black Calvary

c. Volunteer Infantry

Who were Buffalo Soldiers?

1000

Which president officially recognized Black History Month?

a. Jimmy Carter

b. Gerald Ford 

c. Alexander Hamilton

Who is Gerald Ford?

1000

Known as the princess of R&B, this female singer died in an airplane crash off the coast of the Bahamas

Who is Aaliyah?

1000

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

Who is Marvin Gaye?

1000

American rapper that was shot in the foot in July of 2020

Who is Megan Thee Stallion

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