U.S. MILITARY
WORLD'S FIRST
ENTERTAINMENT
INVENTIONS
SPORTS
U.S. HISTORY
100
AFTER HER INVOLVEMENT AS THE FAMOUS "CONDUCTOR," SHE WOULD GO ON TO SERVE AS A SPY AND MILITIA LEADER FOR THE UNION FORCES
WHO IS HARRIET TUBMAN?
100
THIS PERFORMER BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN, AND FIRST WOMAN, INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME; SO, SHOW A LITTLE RESPECT!
WHO IS ARETHA FRANKLIN?
100
SET IN CHICAGO, THIS SHOW CELEBRATES THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY DYNAMIC WITH DAILY VISITS FROM THEIR NERDY NEIGHBOR, STEVE URKEL
WHAT IS "FAMILY MATTERS?"
100
HE IS CREDITED WITH THE INVENTION OF PEANUT BUTTER
WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER?
100
KNOWN FOR HIS IMPRESSIVE RECORD OF 56-5, AND THE FAMOUS QUOTE: "FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE"
WHO IS MUHAMMAD ALI?
100
IT WAS THIS WOMAN WHOSE DEFIANT ACTIONS STARTED THE MONTGOMERY BOYCOTT IN 1955
WHO IS ROSA PARKS?
200
IT WAS THE NAME ORIGINALLY GIVEN BY THE PLAINS INDIANS TO BLACK SOLDIERS DURING THE INDIAN WARS OF THE LATE-1800s, DUE TO THEIR RESEMBLENCE OF THE NATIVE BOVINE
WHO ARE BUFFALO SOLDIERS?
200
DOUGLAS WILDER BECAME THE FIRST EVER AFRICAN AMERICAN TO BE ELECTED TO THIS POSITION IN VIRGINIA IN 1990
WHAT IS GOVERNOR?
200
IN 1988, EDDIE MURPHY PLAYS THE SON OF A KING IN NEED OF A WIFE IN THIS FILM; HIS SEARCH TAKES HIM TO QUEENS, NY
WHAT IS "COMING TO AMERICA?"
200
LEWIS LATIMER HAD A BRIGHT IDEA AND IMPROVED UPON THIS DEVICE, REPLACING ITS FILIMENT WITH ONE OF CARBON
WHAT IS THE LIGHT BULB?
200
HE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO PLAY IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WHO IS JACKIE ROBINSON?
200
BEFORE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BECAME OUR FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT, HE SERVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AS THIS
WHAT IS A SENATOR?
(Of Illinois)
300
HE SERVED AS THE FIRST BLACK CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF UNDER PRESIDENTS H. W. BUSH AND CLINTON, AND THE FIRST BLACK SECRETARY OF STATE EIGHT YEARS LATER
WHO IS COLIN POWELL?
300
SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR "BEST ACTRESS"
WHO IS HALLE BARRY?
300
IN 1986, SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO OWN A TELEVISION STUDIO
WHO IS OPRAH WINFREY?
"Harpo Productions"
300
IN 1923, GARRETT MORGAN WOULD MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT TO THIS DEVICE
WHAT IS THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL?
300
WITH A COMBINED 30 GRAND SLAM TITLES AND FIVE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS (3 AS A TEAM), THESE SISTERS DOMINATED THE COURTS
WHO ARE VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS?
300
BEFORE IT BECAME A MONTH-LONG EVENT, THE CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY OFFICIALLY LASTED ONE OF THESE
WHAT IS A WEEK?
400
DURING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, DORIS MILLER SERVED ABOARD THIS BATTLESHIP, AND RECIEVED THE NAVY CROSS FOR HIS ROLE IN DEFENDING THE SHIP AND SAVING HER CREW
WHAT IS THE USS WEST VIRGINIA?
400
THURGOOD MARSHALL WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO HOLD A SEAT HERE
WHAT IS THE SUPREME COURT?
400
IN THE 1970s, THIS MUSIC GENRE STARTED AS AN UNDERGROUND URBAN MOVEMENT IN THE BRONX
WHAT IS "HIP HOP?"
400
IN 1892, SARAH BOONE IMPROVED UPON THIS FIXTURE, GIVING IT A NARROWER AND CURVED DESIGN TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET THOSE PESKY WRINKLES OUT
WHAT IS THE IRONING BOARD?
400
THE MOST DECORATED AMERICAN GYMNAST OF ALL TIME, SHE ROSE TO SUPER-STARDOM WITH HER GOLDEN PERFORMANCES AT THE 2016 RIO OLYMPICS
WHO IS SIMONE BILES?
400
THIS SUPREME COURT CASE RULED THAT NO BLACK PERSON COULD GAIN U.S. CITIZENSHIP, UNTIL IT WAS OVERTURNED WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
WHAT IS THE "DRED SCOTT" CASE?
500
"RED TAILS (2012)" FOLLOWED THE 332nd FIGHTER GROUP, ONE OF THE FIRST ALL-BLACK FIGHTER SQUADRONS, WHO WERE ALSO COLLECTIVELY KNOWN AS THESE "AIRMEN"
WHO ARE THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN?
500
TORI MORRISON BECAME THE FIRST BLACK WRITER TO WIN THIS AWARD IN "LITERATURE"
WHAT IS THE NOBEL PRIZE?
500
WHEN IT LAUNCHED IN 1980, IT SHARED A TIME SLOT ON THE USA NETWORK. IT WOULDN'T BECOME ITS OWN FULL-TIME CHANNEL UNTIL THREE YEARS LATER
WHAT IS BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION?
500
MARK DEAN WOULD WORK WITH IBM TO DEVELOP THE FIRST COLOR VERSION OF THIS COMPUTER VISUAL OUTPUT DEVICE
WHAT IS A MONITOR?
500
IT WAS THIS AFRICAN AMERICAN WHO WOULD WIN FOUR GOLD MEDALS IN THE 1936 OLYMPICS IN BERLIN, MUCH TO THE CHAGRIN OF ONE ADOLF HITLER
WHO IS JESSIE OWENS?
500
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HELD HIS FAMOUS "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH ON AUGUST 28th OF THIS YEAR
WHAT IS 1963?