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Names that ring bells
100
This person created the "Potato Chip"
Who is George Crum?
100
Often looked at as the father during the Civil Rights movement.
What is Martin Luther King?
100
This person has a royal stage name, but was born with the name Dana Owens.
Who is Queen Latifah
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
This person was a part of Edison's research team. He created the Carbon Filament Light Bulb
Who is Lewis Latimer?
200
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?
200
What is the name of the radical black power group founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seales?
What is the Black Panther Party
200
This person is the most successful female talk show host in American TV history.
Who is Oprah Winfrey.
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 Beyoncé Knowles.
300
This person is responsible for creating the gas mask, along with the first traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
300
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)
300
What is the name of the bill that prohibited any state or local government or public facility from denying access to anyone because of race or ethnic origin. It further gave the U.S. Attorney General the power to bring school desegregation law suits.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
300
This man was the heavyweight champion of the world for 11 years straight, you can give his real name or his nickname...
Who is Joe Lewis
300
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till.
400
This person is responsible for starting the first blood bank.
Who is Dr. Charles Richard Drew?
400
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
What is the Alabama Church Bombing
400
In what case did the Supreme Court rule that prohibiting interracial marriage was unconstitutional?
What is Loving v. Virginia?
400
In 1996, a celebrated singer, songwriter and actress was named the most awarded female artist of all time, by the Guinness World Records.
Who is Whitney Houston.
400
Who is the first African-American president of the United States of America.
Who is Barack Obama.
500
This Woman created the first line of hair products for African American hair grades.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
500
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
500
He is one of the African American male CNN political commentators
Who is Marc Lamont Hill
500
President of the Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Who is Debra Lee?
500
This person was the biggest pop star of the late 20th century.
Who is Michael Jackson.
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