Inventors
Musicians/Singers/Rappers
Political Figures
Arts & Entertainment
100

Gerald A. Lawson Invented What, now popular device which included the use of interchangeable cartridges?

What is at-home gaming system?

100

Which couple unexpectedly announced that they were pregnant with twins?

Who are Beyonce and Jay Z?

100

Who delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech?

Who is Martin Luther King Jr?

100

This former beauty queen from Ohio started her career as a model. In 2001 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Who is Halle Berry?

200

Marie Van Brittan Brown Invented What Saftey Feature?

What is home security system?

200

Which rapper known for such albums as Black on Both Sides began rhyming at age nine in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York?

Who is Mos Def?

200

Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

Who is Thurgood Marshall?

200

The all-time best selling hip-hop/rap album?

What is Get Rich or Die Tryin'?

300

Garrett Morgan invented the what?

What is the traffic light?

300

Who was the first solo rapper to go platinum?

Who is LL Cool J?

300

What state was the first African American President, Barack Obama, Senator of before winning the Presidency?

What is Illinois? 

300

This person provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie Star Wars.

Who is James Earl Jones?

400

Thomas Jennings was the first black man to receive a patent in 1821 for inventing what?

What is dry cleaning?

400

This artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, ”The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”?

Who is Whitney Houston?

400

She was a leader of the Black Liberation Movement and taught at many universities including SF State, Mills College, and UC Berkeley.

Who is Angela Davis?

400

Ava Duvernay directed which Netflix documentary special which won multiple Critic's Choice documentary awards?

What is 13th?

500

Who was known for inventing the electric microphone?

Who is James Edward West?

500

James Todd Smith is the given name of what rapper/actor?

Who is LL Cool J?

500

Leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party who was assassinated by the Chicago Police Department.

Who was Fred Hampton?

500

The first African American woman crowned as Miss America. She also released 3 solo albums which garnered several top ten hits on the Billboard 100 and three Grammy nominations. She received two Emmy nominations for her role on the hit TV series Ugly Betty. 

Who is Vanessa Williams?

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