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Black History Month became federally recognized by President Gerald Ford during the United States' Bicentennial Celebration which was celebrated in this year.
What is 1976?
100
As part of its Famous Americans Series, the Post Office Department (POD) issued a stamp honoring this educator, writer, and founder of Tuskegee University on April 7, 1940. This was the first time the POD issued a stamp honoring the contributions made by an African-American to U.S. history.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
100
In addition to her extensive advocacy for women's suffrage, Lyda D. Newman was also a hairdresser and inventor. If you fixed your hair today, you have her to thank for this invention, previously made with animal hair.
What is the (synthetic) hairbrush?
100
At the 2025 Golden Globes, this How to Get Away with Murder actress, producer, and writer received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her "outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment." Eddie Murphy received the award at 2023's Golden Globes.
Who is Viola Davis?
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100
Damola Adamolekum, previously the first Black CEO of P.F. Chang's, recently became recognized as the youngest CEO of this popular seafood restaurant chain, known for their casual atmosphere and delicious biscuits.
What is Red Lobster?
200
Colson Whitehead is regarded as one of the best American novelists working today, with his novel The Nickel Boys being adapted to film and currently sweeping awards nominations. He is one of only four writers to ever win this prize twice. Other winners include William Faulkner and John Updike.
What is the Pulitzer Prize (for Fiction)?
200
One of the founding members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, he was a minister and civil rights activist pivotal to the integration efforts in Birmingham's schools. You'll see his name the next time you catch a flight in Birmingham.
Who is Fred Shuttlesworth?
200
Frederick McKinley Jones, aka the "King of Cool," developed this innovation to keeps products like Grapico or Sunfresh fresh during transport. His company was also critical in transporting food & blood during WWII.
What is the refrigerated truck?
200
This 2017 film relays the true story of the three female African-American mathematicians—Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, and Mary Jackson—at NASA whose calculations were responsible for launching John Glenn into space (the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962).
What is Hidden Figures?
200
Previously hosted by Richard Dawson, Family Feud was very close to being canceled until this mustached comedian took the reins in 2010. Since his tenure, Family Feud has eclipsed Wheel of Fortune as the most-watched syndicated game show on TV.
Who is Steve Harvey?
300
This scholar and prominent historian published many books on Black history and the African diaspora. He is recognized for establishing Black History Month as we know it today.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
300
"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" is a hymn written by two brothers: James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson. The brothers first performed the song during a celebration of President Abraham Lincoln's birthday on 2/12/1900 in this Florida city, affectionately known as "Jax" or "The River City."
What is Jacksonville?
300
Also known for his work with Alexander Graham Bell in developing the patent for the modern telephone, Lewis Latimer was an inventor most renowned for innovating a method to make this Thomas Edison invention mass-producible.
What is the lightbulb?
300
Rosina Corrothers Tucker (born in 1881) helped establish the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and its International Ladies' Auxiliary Order, the nation's first predominantly Black labor unions dedicated to advocating for the rights and working conditions of African American workers. In what year was the BSCP recognized by the AFL-CIO?
What is 1935? 
300
Elisabeth Omilami, current CEO of Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless, operates one of the largest social services organizations in North America and is based in this Georgia city, also known as "The Big Peach."
What is Atlanta, GA?
400
Although more well-known for serving two terms as the 44th President of the United States, this politician and writer also has a penchant for music and has regularly released a Summer #POTUS Spotify Playlist since 2015.
Who is Barack Obama?
400
The first African American pilots in the United States Army Air Corps, some 1000 trained between 1941 and 1946, are referred to as this group. They were also known as the "Red Tails" during WWII because of the distinctive deep red paint on the tails of their fighter planes.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
400
Due to her long hours as a nurse and her husband's rotating schedule as an electronics technician, Marie Van Brittan Brown developed this invention for her home to help her family feel safer.
What is the first home security system?
400
This 2024 Netflix film retells the story of the only U.S. Women's Army Corps unity of color stationed overseas during WWII. Starring Kerry Washington, the film follows the women responsible for sorting over 17 million pieces of mail to soldiers and their families ahead of schedule despite poor working conditions and gender and racial discrimination.
What is The Six Triple Eight?
400
Starring on the sketch-comedy show since 2003, this comedian and actor is the longest-tenured cast member in Saturday Night Live's history. You may also remember him from Good Burger and All That!
Who is Kenan Thompson?
500
In the early 1990s, Diet Pepsi ads featuring this iconic singer, songwriter, and piano player from Albany, GA, took over the airwaves due to the commercial's catchy song, "You Got the Right One, Baby, Uh Huh."
Who is Ray Charles?
500
Though now you'll see Columbus, GA native Wayne Brady hosting the revived Let's Make a Deal, he is perhaps more well-known for starring in the American version of this improvisational comedy TV show alongside Drew Carey and Ryan Stiles.
What is Whose Line Is It Anyway?
500
Formerly employed at the U.S. Air Force and NASA, Lonnie Johnson was born in Mobile, Alabama and attended Tuskegee University. He is most well-known for inventing this recreational toy that uses manually-pressurized air to shoot water with greater power, range, and accuracy than its competitors.
What is the Super Soaker?
500
In the film The Long Walk Home, Odessa Cotter protests segregated seating on Montgomery buses by walking to her job as a nanny, despite the long distance. The film highlights community efforts during the Montgomery Bus Boycott like carpooling groups to help black workers get to and from work. Odessa is portrayed by this actress who starred in Ghost the same year.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
500
This producer, actress, and television icon was the first African-American woman to own her own production company. She was nominated for an Academy Award in her first movie, The Color Purple.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
