Politicians & Civic Servants
Athletes
Musicians
Inventors
Celebrities
Black Superheroes
100

He is a US Senator from Illinois who later served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009-2017

Who is Barack Obama?

100

This pair of sisters is one of the most dominant siblings in tennis

Who are Serena & Venus Williams?

100

This Jackson 5 member is also known as the King of Pop

Who is Michael Jackson?

100

He may share a similar name to the 1st President of the United States, but he invented peanut butter

Who is George Washington Carver?

100

She is best known for her self-titled daytime talk show and during December, her list of favorite things when it comes to holiday gifts

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

100

This X-Men Mutant has the power of lightning

Who is Storm?

200

Currently the director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, she served as US Secretary of State under the George W. Bush Administration from 2005-2009

Who is Condoleezza Rice?

200

This 7-Time Formula 1 World Champion raced for both McLaren & Mercedes-AMG, and will be racing for Scuderia Ferrari starting with the 2025 F1 season

Who is Lewis Hamilton?

200

This R&B singer is best known for hit songs such as “Fallin’” & “If I Ain’t Got You”- the latter she performed as a surprise guest during the Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show with Usher in 2024

Who is Alicia Keys?

200

This JPL engineer invented the Super Soaker

Who is Lonnie Johnson?

200

Known as “The Most Electrifying Man in Sports & Entertainment”, this WWE wrestler-turned-actor & businessman has an African-American father named Rocky Johnson, who is also a pro wrestler

Who is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson?

200

This Teen Titan whose real name is Victor Stone has cybernetics, making him half-machine, half-man

Who is Cyborg?

300

This US Senator from South Carolina ran for the 2024 GOP Presidential Nomination

Who is Tim Scott?

300

As of 2024, he is currently the only African-American driver in the NASCAR Cup Series who used to race for Petty Motorsports & now part of 23XI Racing, who got his 1st career victory at Talladega in Fall 2021

Who is Bubba Wallace?

300

These 2 rappers are from Oakland: 1 is born Tupac Shakur, and the other has hit songs such as “Tell Me When to Go” & “Yay Area”

Who are 2Pac & E-40?

300

She invented the 1st hair care line specifically for African-American women in 1905 (and also the first African-American woman to become a self-made millionaire)

Who is Madam C.J. Walker?

300

Not only he is 1 of the tallest NBA players of all time at 7’1”, but he’s currently an analyst for TNT’s Inside the NBA & is also a DJ that goes by the name of DJ Diesel

Who is Shaq?/Who is Shaquille O’Neal?

300

First introduced in Ultimate Comics: Ultimate Spider-Man, this black/Latino superhero replaced Peter Parker in this role in the Ultimate Marvel Universe (and is a main character in the Spider-Verse movies)

Who is Miles Morales?

400

This US Representative from Oakland is, as of February 2024, running for US Senate in California

Who is Barbara Lee?

400

Best known for her time in the Los Angeles Sparks WNBA team from 1997-2009, she became the 1st WNBA player to make a dunk in 2002

Who is Lisa Leslie?

400

This hip-hop group is one of the earliest hip-hop music groups to exist, formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, & Jason Mizell

Who are Run-DMC?

400

Born in Kentucky in 1877, your life is a lot safer now thanks to his invention of the traffic light (for road safety) and the gas mask (when it comes to hazardous situations)

Who is Garrett Morgan?

400

She is a celebrity cook married to Golden State Warriors NBA player Stephen Curry

Who is Ayesha Curry?

400

Also known as Virgil Hawkins, this superhero will put a shock to your system!

Who is Static Shock?

500

He became the first African American in Congress when he filled a vacant seat in the United States Senate in 1870

Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?

500

He is one of the few athletes to play professionally in both the NFL and Major League Baseball

Who is Bo Jackson?

500

Blinded during childhood, he is one of the most successful R&B and jazz musicians of all time, with “Georgia on My Mind” being one of his 1st #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100

Who is Ray Charles?

500

During the summer of 1853, he invented these fried potato crisps called potato chips, which is now a popular game day snack staple for sporting events

Who is George Crum?

500

He is best known for playing Steve Urkel in Family Matters, whose catchphrase is “Did I do that?!”

Who is Jaleel White?

500

Played by Anthony Mackie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, he is a paramedic who started off as The Falcon & later became the new Captain America

Who is Sam Wilson?

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