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100

Who gave the "I have a dream speech"?

Who is Martin Luther King, Jr

100

Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?

Who is Rosa Parks

100

The first African American to win the "Masters Open Tournament" in golf

Who is Tiger Woods

100

An African american holiday celebrated from December 26th to January 1st.

What is Kwanzaa?

100

Black History Month is celebrated on this month.

What is February?

200

Who said, "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger"?

Who is Harriet Tubman

200

Who sang Run the World (Girls)?

Who is Beyonce

200

He was the first major black superhero

The Blank Panther

200

This 2009 movie, was the first Disney movie depicting an African-American Princess

What is Princess and the Frog

200

Where does Hip-Hop come from? 

Where is the Bronx

300

Who said, "If you don't like something, chase it. If you can't change it, change your attitude"?

Who is Maya Angelou

300

Boxer and Civil Rights activist Cassius Marcellus Clay was known by what other name

Who is Muhammad Ali

300

He broke the color barrier in baseball and became the first African American to play in the major leagues

Who is Jackie Robinson

300

Name the world famous performer known as the "King of Pop" and has had many hits, including "Thriller"

Who is Michael Jackson

300

She's known as the Queen of Soul and sings the song, RESPECT

Who is Aretha Franklin
400

Who said, "Girls are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing. Sometimes they have more imagination than men"?

Who is Katherine Johnson (Hidden Figures)

400

These two sister became stars of women's tennis in the late 1990's.

Who are Venus and Serena Williams

400

This is the first women of color to win the individual all-around gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. She is also the first American gymnast to win a gold medal in both the individual all-around competition and the team competition.

Who is Gabby Douglas?

400

Name the first television network for African Americans.

What is BET

400

Garrett Morgan created several notable creations, one of which we use every day, it was first patented in 1923 and was originally operated using a hand crank. Its original model had two features an all stop and a half mast.

What is the traffic signal

500

Who said, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek"?

Who is Barack Obama

500

This woman built her career to have her own talk show and is now worth over $800 million and considered the wealthiest African-American in the world.

Who is Oprah Winfrey

500

In 2008, this man became the first African-American president in the U.S. history and remained as a president for two consecutive terms (2009-2017). 

Who is President Barack Obama?

500

This recording artist has sold more records after his death than those released when he was alive

Who is Tupac

500

Who's the creator of Black History Month?

Dr. Carter Woodson

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