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100
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
100

Public enemy rapper made wearing a necklace consisting of clocks and timepieces a fashion statement in the 1980s.

Who is Flavor Flav?

100

Jada Pinkett Smith got her start on what tv show?

What is a different world?

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

This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.

Who is Muhammad Ali

200

Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?

Who is Shirley Chisholm?

200

Who is the "Queen of Hip Hop" and has an album titled, "What's the 411?"

Who is Mary J. Blige?

200

This show showcased the talents of two brothers who were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color along with the comedic talents of John Witherspoon that was aired from 1990 to 1994.

What is The Wayans Bros.?

200
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
200

Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?

Who is Beyonce Knowles

300
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington
300

This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money. Popular song is "Let's Get it On".

Who is Marvin Gaye?

300

Premiering in 2006 on the CW, this show is a spin-off of "Girlfriends" featuring a group of women who all have relationships with professional football players. This show was picked up by BET in 2009.

What is The Game?

300

Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?

Who is Malcolm X

300
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
400
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison
400

This pop star comes from a very famous musical family and held a recurring role in the 1970's TV sitcom, "Good Times".

Who is Janet Jackson?

400

This sitcom follows the chaotic family life of a middle-class African-American couple raising their three children in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia.

What is My Wife and Kids?

400
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
400

Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?

Who is Emmet Till

500
In what year were the first Africans brought to American to work as slaves?
What is 1619
500

Who performed at the Super Bowl in 1993 in Pasadena, California?

Who is Michael Jackson?

500

Fictional character's mom sends him away from his rough Philadelphia neighborhood to live with wealthy Uncle and Aunt in Bel-Air.  

Who is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

500

Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?

What is the Alabama Church Bombing

500
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
Who is George Washington Carver
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