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100

Who sang the following song that contains the lyrics, " "I got hot sauce in my bag. Swag." 

Who is Beyoncé?

100

Which actor voiced God in the movie "Bruce Almighty?"

Who is Morgan Freeman?

100

What year did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?

What is 1963?
100

Which football running back for the Chicago Bears was nicknamed "Sweetness", and is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time?

Who is Walter Payton?

100

Name the two artists involved in a feud since at least March 22, 2024—the release date of the song "Like That?"

Who are Drake and Kendrick Lamar?

200

Name the author of the following quote:

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill

of things unknown but longed for still

Who is Maya Angelou?

200

Where is the setting of the Marvel movie "Black Panther?"

What is Wakanda?

200

What piece of legislation established the abolition of slavery in the United States?

What is the 13th Amendment to the Constitution?

200

Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. What was his jersey number?

What is 42?

200

What year was Nelson Mandela released from prison, after spending 27 years there?

What is 1990?

300

Name the song that contains the following intro:

Yeah, this one right here goes out
To all the baby's mamas' mamas
Mamas, mamas, baby mamas' mamas

What is "Ms. Jackson"?

300

What is the name of a comedy-drama T.V. series that was directed by Justin Simien, and is based on a film with the same name? 

What is "Dear White People?"

300

What anti-slavery novel was written by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe?

What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?

300

In 2023, 70.4% of players in this professional sports league were African American. This makes it one of the professional sports leagues in North America with the highest percentage of African American players. Name this league.

What is the NBA?

300

Where was the music video for the song "Apesh**" by The Carters (Beyoncé and Jay-Z) filmed?

What is The Louvre?
400

What book contains the following passage:

“To Sethe, the future was a matter of keeping the past at bay. The ‘better life’ she believed she and Denver were living was simply not that other one.”

What is "Beloved?"

400

Who is the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?

Who is Sidney Poitier?

400

What case did Brown v. Board of Education overrule?

What is Plessy v. Ferguson?

400

Who is the athlete who won 4 gold medals in track and field in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, making him the first American athlete to do so?

Who is Jesse Owens?

400

What is the name of the dance popularized by a character on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air while listening to the song, "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones?

What is the Carlton Dance?

500

Which artist encouraged their audience to "F*** tha Police?"

Who is N.W.A?

500

Who is the is the first Black woman to win the Triple Crown of Acting. She won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards?

Who is Viola Davis?

500

Who is the first Black woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice?

Who is Ketanji Brown?

500

What is the birth name of Muhammad Ali, who is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

What is Cassius Clay?

500

Who coined the term “double consciousness” in Black identity?

Who is W.E.B. DuBois?

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