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The birthplace of President Barack Obama
What is Honolulu, Hawaii?
100
He is the world's fastest man and is the first to achieve a "double double" in the Summer Olympics by winning the 100 m and 200 m race in 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London)
Who is Usain Bolt?
100
He developed more than 100 uses for peanuts. He was a scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor.
Who is George Washington Carver?
100
In 1968, she became the first black women elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
100
One of the most financially successful hip-hop artists and entrepreneurs in America. Forbes estimated his net worth to be $500 million. He is married to a famous R&B singer.
Who is Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z?
200
The city where Spelman College, a historically black liberal arts college for women, is located.
What is Atlanta, Georgia?
200
These two professional tennis players (sisters) were coached by their parents from a very young age. Ranked number 1, they have each won 4 gold medals.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
200
She was the first self made millionaire in America. She made her fortune by developing a successful line of beauty and hair care products for black women.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
200
An American political scientist and diplomat, she was the first female African-American Secretary of State from 2005-2009 under the administration of President George W. Bush. (Hilary Clinton is the immediate past Secretary of State under President Obama) and currently John Kerry is in office (under President Obama)
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
200
He is an African-American actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright, producer, author, and singer. In 2011, Forbes magazine named him the highest paid man in entertainment, earning $130 million between May 2010 and 2011.
Who is Tyler Perry?
300
The city where the oldest historically black university, Howard University, was founded in 1867. Many famous African-Americans graduated from here, like Phylicia Rashad, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston, and even Taraji P. Henson
What is Washington, DC?
300
He won the gold medal in the boxing light heavyweight division in the 1960 Summer Olympics
Who is Cassius Clay Jr. (later known as Muhammad Ali)?
300
He performed the first open-heart surgery in 1893 before such surgeries were establish. He was the only African-American member of the American College of Surgeons
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
300
He was the first African-American secretary of state (under President George W. Bush) and is a retired four-star army general in the United States Army.
Who is Colin Powell?
300
An American television series that aired for 8 seasons on NBC. It was the "biggest hit" of the 80s (1984-1992) and showed an affluent black family living in Brooklyn, New York. This show helped to make possible other shows like A Different World and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
What is The Cosby Show?
400
This city is the home of Motown Records founded by Barry Gordy Jr in the 1960s and the Motown Museum. Some of this labels' famous recording artists include Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, and the Jackson 5.
What is Detroit, Michigan?
400
Better known as Flo-jo, this famous female athlete died young at the age of 38. The world record that she set back in 1988 has still not been beat. What was her sport/speciality?
What is track and field athlete? She ran the 200 m race in 21.34 seconds.
400
A self-educated scientist, inventor, and activist, he was the first African American to build a striking clock and publish a Farmers' Almanac?
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
400
The bronze portrait bust of this abolitionist and civil right's activist is the first sculpture to honor an African-American woman in the United States capitol. Who is it of?
Who is Sojourner Truth? (born Isabella Baumfree in 1797. She changed her name in 1843)
400
He has the all-time best selling album. It has gone platinum 29 times.
What is Michael Jackson's album Thriller?
500
The city where 9 black students integrated the town's high school in 1957. This was one of the most important events in the African-American Civil Rights Movement after segregated schools were ruled unconstitutional (Brown vs. Board of Education) and called for desegregation of public schools across the nation.
What is Little Rock, Arkansas?
500
This team of 4 American women set a new world record in the 4x100 relay and won gold at the 2012 London Olympics. Name at least 1.
Who are Carmelita Jeter, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, or Tianna Madison?
500
He is the inventor of potato chips! It happened after a customer at a restaurant where he was the cook , in 1853, sent back a plate of French-fried potatoes. The patron complained that they were too thick and soft. So to teach him a lesson, he cut them very thin, fried them until they were hard and crunchy, and then topped them off with salt To his surprise, the dish was a big hit with the patron and a new snack was born.
Who is George Crum? Unfortunately, he never attempted to patent his invention.
500
An American politician and lawyer, he became the first African-American mayor of Chicago, serving from 1983 until his death in 1987.
Who is Mayor Harold Washington?
500
This American musical variety show, created by Don Cornelius, aired for 35 years (1971 - 2006). The show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip-hop artists. No other show has aired this long.. its nearest competitor is Entertainment Tonight, which would complete 35 years in 2016. Next would be Wheel of Fortune if it continues to air till 2018.
What is Soul Train?
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