Famous African Americans
Famous Quotes
African Americans in History
Music
African American Firsts
100

This woman refused to give up her seat (in the black section of the bus) to a white man and was arrested as a result.

Who is Rosa Parks

100
This man said, "Float like a butterfly. Sting like a bee. Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see."
Who is Muhammed Ali?
100

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. had a profession that was out of this world. What was his profession?

He was the 1st Astronaut

100
This blind singer-song writer and pianist has recorded more than thirty top ten hits, the most famous of which are "Superstition" and "I Just Called To Say I Love You."
Who is Stevie Wonder?
100

He was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit.

 Tiger Woods?

200

This beautiful African American woman was Thomas Jefferson's long time mistress

Sally Hemmings

200

Johnny Cochran,  prominent Los Angeles attorney famously stated " If it doesn't fit, you must acquit" Who was his client in this trial?

OJ Simpson

200
In what state did Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat lead to a year long bus boycott?
Where is Alabama?
200
This woman, born in 1942, sang the song Respect in 1967.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
200

Madame C J Walker was the first black millionaire. What type pf products di she create?  Cleopatra would have adored her.

Beauty products for women

300

This one time newscaster, turned talk show host, turned media mogul resides in Montecito California with her boyfriend Stedman

Oprah Winfrey

300
He wrote the poem from which this quote is drawn, "What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?" (Daily Double)
Who is Langston Hughes?
300

What is the pigment in skin which causes depth of shades in skin tones?

 Melanin 

300

This man had a daughter named Natalie who sang a posthumous duet with her father with the song Unforgettable

Nat King Cole

300

In 1940, this actress was the first African American to win an Academy Award

Hattie McDaniel

400

This Comedian was known for his blue humor onstage and also his string of movies including Stir Crazy, with Gene Wilder

Richard Pryor

400
She said, "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style."
Who is Maya Angelou?
400

This constitutional amendment, though ratified in 1870, was never enforced until after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

What is the 15th amendment?

400

This Duke made a lot of Jazz

Duke Ellington

400

Misty Copeland was sure on her toes. What profession did she succeed in being the 1st in?

She was the 1st female African American principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater

500

This basketball player was the first to score 100 points in a game and the first to score 30,000 points in the NBA

Who is Wilt Chamberlin?

500
He said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
500
This U.S. city has the largest African American population?
Where is Detroit, Michigan?
500

This soulful songbird sang a sad song in a life addicted to heroin.

Billie Holiday

500

He was the 1st African American star of a tv network comedy in which he played Dr. Huxtable.  He was also a spokesman in multiple Jell-O Commercials

 Bill Cosby

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