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100
Established in 1881, what college holds the distinction of being America’s oldest historically black college for women?
Spelman College
100
What music is regarded by many as a form of street poetry?
Rap
100
Which South African President won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?
Nelson Mandela
100
Who was the first African-American to play major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson
100
Who was the first African-American to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice?
Michael Jackson
200
From what College did Martin Luther King Jr. graduate?
Morehouse College
200
Who was the first African-American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature?
Toni Morrison
200
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
200
Who was the first African-American male to win the Masters Golf Tournament?
Tiger Woods
200
Known as the “King of Blues”, which musician named his guitar Luicille?
B.B. King
300
How many historically black colleges and universities are there in the U.S. today?
107
300
Kunta Kinte was one of the characters in what Alex Haley book?
Roots
300
How many countries are there in Africa?
54
300
Who was first African-American AFL starting quarterback?
Marlin Briscoe
300
Who was the first African-American singer to debuted at the New York Metropolitan Opera house?
Marian Anderson
400
Which principal at Tuskegee Institute recruited and hired George Washington Carver?
Booker T. Washington
400
Which African-American painter was best known for his Migration Series?
Jacob Lawrence
400
What is the largest observed religion in Africa?
Islam
400
Who was the first African-American male to win the Tennis US Open?
Arthur Ashe
400
Which music composer and producer is the most Grammy nominated artist in the history of the awards?
Quincy Jones
500
Which landmark Supreme Court decision outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities?
Brown vs. Education
500
Whose poems include “Phenomenal Woman” and “I Know Why a Caged Bird Sings?”
Maya Angelou
500
What African nation was established by former Black Americans?
Liberia
500
Who was named the world’s fastest man in 1976 and was awarded The Medal of Freedom?
Jesse Owens
500
What was the first U.S. record label owned and operated by African Americans?
Black Swan Records
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