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100

WHAT CONFLICT ERUPTED IN THE SPRING OF 1861 WHICH SAW 11 STATES SUCCEED FROM THE UNION?

What is the Civil War? 
100

WHO DELIVERED THE FAMOUS "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH?

Who Is Martin Luther King Jr.? 

100

WHICH COUPLE UNEXPECTEDLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE PREGNANT WITH TWINS?

Who is Beyonce and Jay Z?

100

Who was the first African American invited to dine at the White House?

Who is Booker T. Washington?

100

This "conductor" usually carried a gun, not a whistle

Who is Harriet Tubman? 

200

Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line in 1947 when he was signed by this team

Who are the Dodgers?

200

Which state was Vice President Kamala Harris a Senator for? 

What is California?

200

WHO HAS WON THE MOST GRAMMYS FOR A MALE SOLO ARTIST AT 22 GRAMMYS?

Who is Stevie Wonder? 

200

In a career spanning more than seven decades, this actress became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women.


**She starred in: The Help, How to Get Away with Murder, Roots, Cherish the Day**

Who is Cicely Tyson? 

200

What name was given to the period of cultural rebirth that took place in Harlem, New York City?

What is the Harlem Renaissance (which emerged after World War I)?

300

WHAT FAMOUS AMENDMENT WAS CREATED DUE TO THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION?

What is the 13th Amendment?

300

WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE AS A U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE?

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

300

AVA DUVERNAY DIRECTED WHICH NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL WHICH WON MULTIPLE CRITICS' CHOICE DOCUMENTARY AWARDS?

What is 13th?

300

Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?

Who is Colin Powell?

300

What was the informal system that helped slaves escape to the North during the mid-1800s?

What is the Underground Railroad?

400

NAT TURNER IS KNOWN FOR WHAT HISTORICAL EVENT IN AUGUST OF 1831?

What is the Biggest Successful Slave Rebellion?

400

WHAT STATE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA, SENATOR OF BEFORE WINNING THE PRESIDENCY?

What is Illinois? 

400

WHICH BLACK MALE ACTOR HAS WON TWO OSCAR AWARDS, AS WELL AS RECEIVED NOMINATIONS FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL MORE?

Who is Denzel Washington?

400

**DAILY DOUBLE** She one the Australian Open while Pregnant

Who is Serena Williams? 

**DAILY DOUBLE**

400

What group of students were famous for challenging school segregation in the deep south?

What is the Little Rock Nine? 

500

ROSA PARKS, MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS WERE NOTED FOR BEING INVOLVED IN WHAT FAMOUS PROTEST WHICH SAW THE INDICTMENT OF ABOUT 90 PEOPLE?

What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott? 

500

LEADER OF THE ILLINOIS CHAPTER OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY WHOM WAS ASSASSINATED BY THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Who is Fred Hampton?

500

WHICH 2015 RAP/HIP HOP BIOPIC CENTERED AROUND A GROUP OF FAMOUS RAPPERS?

What is Straight Outta Compton?

500

This author became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature

Who is Toni Morrison?

500

Who recently gave a million dollar donation to the NAACP?

Who is Tyler Perry?

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