1. Famous Men
2. Famous Women
3. Writers, Poets, Scholars, & Inventors
4. Musicians
5. Modern Musicians
100
Name this man:
1. Barrack Obama
2. Former president
3. Bartholomew
1. Barrack Obama or 2. Former president
100
Who is this woman?
1. Michelle Michelle
2. Michelle Williams
3. Michelle Obama
3. Michelle Obama
100
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is one of this woman's most famous works.
1. Maya Angelou
2. Zora Neale Hurston
3. Toni Morrison
1. Maya Angelou
100
Name this famous trumpet player.
1. Freddie Hubbard
2. Louis Armstrong
3. Miles Davis
2. Louis Armstrong
100
Who is this?
1. Michael Jackson
2. Usher
3. Bruno Mars
1. Michael Jackson
200
This reverend took a note from Gandhi and protested without violence. Who is it?
1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
2. Malcolm X
3. Denzel Washington
1. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
200
Oprah Winfrey is the first black woman billionaire and the richest African-American woman.
1. True
2. False
1. True
200
This is...
1. Cab Calloway
2. Langston Hughes
2. Langston Hughes
200
Who is this gentleman?
1. Cab Calloway
2. Kanye West
1. Cab Calloway
200
This woman is known to have one of the greatest voices. Can you recognize her?
1. Ella Fitzgerald
2. Whitney Houston
3. Aretha Franklin
2. Whitney Houston
300
What was Jackie Robinson's jersey number?
A. 11
B. 42
C. 00
B. 42
300
This woman is credited with freeing approximately 70 slaves using the Underground Railroad. Who is it?
1. Sojourner Truth
2. Oda Mae Brown
3. Harriet Tubman
3. Harriet Tubman
300
This woman was a writer and spoke out about lynchings.
1. Shirley Chisholm
2. Ida B. Wells
3. Claudette Colven
2. Ida B. Wells
300
Muddy Waters did the original. The song is originally called "You Need Love". This band covered it and got into some legal trouble. What is the name of the band?
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. The Doors
3. Led Zepplin
3. Led Zepplin
300
Name the artist that sings this song.
1. Aretha Franklin
2. Beyonce
3. Janet Jackson
1. Aretha Franklin
400
Name this man:
1. Thurgood Marshall
2. Frederick Douglass
3. Booker T. Washington
1. Thurgood Marshall
400
Mae Jemison is the first black to woman to travel...
1. into space
2. through time
3. by plane
1. into space
400
What did Garrett Morgan invent?
1. traffic light
2. car
3. air conditioner
1. traffic light
400
Big Mama Thorton did the original. Elvis Presley covered her song. What is the name of the song?
1. Hound Dog
2. Bye Bye Love
3. Breaking Up is Hard to Do
1. Hound Dog
400
This artist wasn't born blind, but lost his sight as a baby. Who is it?
1. Stevie Wonder
2. Ray Charles
3. Art Tatum
4. Blind Lemon Jefferson
1. Stevie Wonder
500
Daniel Hale Williams was the first man to do this.
1. run across America
2. invent the traffic light
3. successful open heart surgery
3. successful open heart surgery
500
This woman is the FIRST female self-made millionaire in America.
1. Bea Arthur
2. Oprah Winfrey
3. Madame C.J. Walker
3. Madame C.J. Walker
500
Guess what?
Free Points!
500
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is the Godmother of Rock 'N Roll. Who did she influence?
1. Little Richard
2. Elvis Presley
3. Johnny Cash
4. All of the above
4. All of the above
500
Who is this woman?
1. Missy Elliot
2. Lil' Kim
3. Da Brat
4. Lauryn Hill
4. Missy Elliot