What is the name of the first black owned movie and TV prodution studio in the United States and who is it owned by?
What is Harpo Studios owned by Oprah Winfrey?
100
On February 11, 1990, what South African revolutionary was freed from prison after 27 years?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
100
What was the first state to abolish slavery in 1780?
What is Pennsylvania?
100
Who won the first Grammy given for Best Solo Rap Performance For "You Can't Touch This?"
Who is MC Hammer?
200
Robert Poole and W.D. Fard founded the Nation of Islam in 1930. By what name was Poole better known?
Who is Elijah Muhammad?
(He led the nation of Islam from 1933 until his death in 1975)
200
The first woman orator to speak out against slavery, she coined the popular rallying cry for women's rights, "Aint I a woman?"
Who is Sojourner Truth?
200
Which amendment to the U.S. Consitution guaranteed all women the right to vote?
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
(passed in 1920)
200
What southern city had the first black owned radio station?
What is Atlanta, GA?
(Jesse B. Blayton bought station WERD October 4, 1949)
200
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Who is Toni Morrison?
300
Who is the first black quarterback too play pro football?
Who is Willie Thrower?
(He was active for only one season, 1953, with the Chicago Bears)
300
This gymnast was a member of the gold-medal winning “Magnificent Seven” at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a three-time Olympian and a World Championship silver medalist.
Who is Dominique Dawes?
300
Who was the first black mayor of Atlanta, GA?
Who is Maynard Jackson?
300
In 1997 where did the Million Woman March take place?
Where is Philadelphia?
300
Who was the most awarded female vocal artist of all times according to the Guiness World Records?
Who is Whitney Houston?
400
Name the lawyer who argued the case of Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme court in 1954?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
(who would be appointed to the Court in 1967)
400
Who was the first black woman ever to serve in the U.S. Congress?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
(elected in 1968 as a representative from New York)
400
Name the father and son who were the first black generals in two different branches of the armed forces?
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (U.S. Army) and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (U.S. Air Force)
400
The day and month slaves in Texas heard they were free?
What is Juneteenth? (June 19th)
400
What is the name of the author of the novel, The Color Purple, that was later adapted into a movie directed by Steven Spielberg?
Alice Walker
500
He was a militant leader affiliated with the Nation of Islam.
Who is Malcom X?
500
In 1872 She became the first African American female lawyer?
Who is Charlotte E. Ray?
500
In 1854 what political party was created by Whigs, Free Soilers and Anti-Slavery Democrats?
What is the Republican Party?
(All three factions opposed extending slavery into the Western territories)
500
In what state can you visit the national monument to George Washington Carver?
What is Missouri? (the first national monument erected in honor onf an African American)
500
Name the jazz pianist who composed the popular song "Misty" in 1954?