She is the author of the best selling I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who is Maya Angelou
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
Founded by Barry Gordy in 1959, this company became one of the most successful black-owned companies in the nation, and cultivated careers of music greats, such as Diana Ross and Michael Jackson
What is Motown Records
100
George Washington Carver created over 300 uses for this beloved snack
What is the peanut
100
Now the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, he was assigned by his mother to read two books a week, being graded by his mother even though she was barely literate
Who is Ben Carson
200
This popular poet and novelist is best known for creating jazz poerty
Who is Langston Hughes
200
Born in 1818, this influential lecturer, abolitionist, ex-slave, and author was also known as the Sage of Anacostia.
Who is Frederick Douglass
200
This Detroit native refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Alabama, which spurred a nation-wide effort to end segregation of public facilities.
Who is Rosa Parks
200
Wally Amos is most known for these chocolate chip cookies
What is Famous Amos
200
Born into slavery in the 1850s, he put himself through school and later founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute of Alabama.
Who is Booker T. Washington
300
This 1977 miniseries is based on this Alex Haley novel, following LeVar Burton's character, Kunta Kinte
What is Roots
300
He was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minster in the 1960s until he broke from the group and began the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Who is Malcom X
300
He delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech first in Detroit, before taking it to Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
300
George Crum made a unique use of potatoes to make this crunchy snack
What is the potato chip
300
Condoleezza Rice started college when she was 15 years old at this local university
What is the University of Denver
400
He wrote the acclaimed noved Invisible Man
Who is Ralph Ellison
400
He was the first black heavyweight champion of the world.
Who is Jack Johnson
400
Known as the "King of Motown," his R&B group, The Miracles, delivered 37 Top-40 hits for Motown Records
Who is Smokey Robinson
400
William Morrison and John C. Wharton decided to heat and spin sugar to create this fairground treat
What is Cotton Candy
400
W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African American to earn a doctorate from this Ivy League sch
What is Harvard University
500
The name of the group that were enrolled at Little Rock Central High School in 1957, becoming the first group of African American students to attend a desegregated school
What is the Little Rock Nine
500
Born in 1797, she was an abolitionist who escaped to freedom in 1828. She was the first black woman to successfully recover her son in court, the first black woman to win such a case against a white man
Who is Sojourner Truth
500
Born in 1944, she was part of the trio The Supremes before embarking on a successful solo career, which included starring in the firms 'Lady Sings the Blues' and 'The Wiz."
Who is Diana Ross
500
Alfred L. Cralle is responsible for creating the scoop to this frozen dessert
What is Ice Cream
500
Name one of the three first higher education institutions open for colored students that opened in the 1800s
What is Institute for Colored Youth, Lincoln University, or Wilberforce University