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100
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Rosa Parks
100
This singer got first became famous as part of the all female group, Destiny's Child.
Beyoncé Knowles
100
Boris Chaliapin painted this portrait of ______ for Time Magazine. It is currently located in the national portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Lewis Latimer drafted the drawings for Alexander Graham Bell's most famous invention, the ________.
Telephone
100
This renowned singer and jazz pianist was the first Black American to host a TV show: NBC's The Nat King Cole Show.
Nat King Cole
200
Born into slavery with the name Araminta Ross, this woman guided slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
200
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birth place of hip-hop?
Bronx, New York
200
A photograph of this abolitionist, taken by H. Seymour Squyer, is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.
Harriet Tubman
200
George Washington Carver used this legume to develop things like shaving cream, paper, rubbing oil, and instant coffee.
Peanuts
200
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?
Play major league baseball
300
What was Malcolm X's birth name?
Malcolm Little
300
What musical genre emerged from three heavily populated black isolated areas: the Mississippi Delta, the Piedmont, and East Texas?
Blues
300
Who painted this portrait of former U.S. President Barack Obama?
Kehinde Wiley
300
Sarah Breedlove Walker developed special hair care products for black women. Among them was the hot comb. By what name she was known?
Madame C.J. Walker
300
Who became the first African American female billionaire in 2004?
Oprah Winfrey
400
Who assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
James Earl Ray
400
Who is the all-time most nominated Grammy artist in history, with 79 nominations and 27 Grammy Awards?
Quincy Jones
400
What type of folk art was seen on the New York subway cars in the 1970s that was a phenomenon among the urban youth?
Graffiti
400
These black soldiers were trained to become pilots in World War II. They were mostly assigned to Italy where they destroyed enemy planes. Who were they?
The Tuskegee Airmen
400
In 2012, Gabby Douglas became the first Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around title in the Olympics in this city.
London
500
Who was the main organizer for the March on Washington in 1963?
Bayard Rustin
500
This singer's real name if Melissa Jefferson.
Lizzo
500
Specializing in portraits of black leaders, Harlem Renaissance arts educator Augusta Savage was what type of artist?
Sculptor
500
Who was the first black female awarded a medical degree?
Rebecca Lee Crumpier
500
After being the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 2006 to 2013, this man became the first African-American Senator from New Jersey.
Corey Booker