For the author, these are the only 2 allowable kinds of debt
What are school loans and a mortgage?
100
The last names of the author's grandfathers
What are Hill and Harper?
100
The author became friends with Barack Obama when the two were classmates here
What is Harvard Law School?
100
This business person established her own media empire and is one of the richest women in the world
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
Someone or something that affects your life in a stimulating manner
What is inspiration?
200
Although quitting is NOT okay, the author claims that this IS
What is changing your mind?
200
The TV show that made the author famous
What is CSI: New York?
200
The person who says, “Come see my when your bank account grows up.”
Who is Jay-Z?
200
Prior to becoming President of South Africa, this person was imprisoned for 27 years during Apartheid
Who is Nelson Mandela?
200
A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
What is evolution?
300
The author's father tells him he did this for his sons because he recalls his own mother doing it for him every day
What is preparing breakfast?
300
The basketball movie that the author was in with Ray Allen
What is He Got Game?
300
According to actor Anthony Anderson, if Young Brother is going to be a teacher's pet, this is the kind of pet (animal) he should be
What is a lion?
300
The “Father of India” who inspired others with his teachings about non-violent resistance
Who is Gandhi?
300
Someone older or more experienced who helps you in life and teaches you by example
What is a mentor?
400
The accident that occurs during an ill-planned BB gun fight when the author is a child
What is shooting his brother in the eye?
400
The author calls it a serious mistake to have left a starring role in the play Blue in order to audition for this movie
What is 8 Mile?
400
This famous athlete defines superstar as “anyone who excels beyond the average person and has mastered his or her craft.”
Who is Venus Williams?
400
Song by Kanye West, featuring Lupe Fiasco, that was inspired by and samples the Curtis Mayfield song, “Move on Up”
What is "Touch the Sky?"
400
The ability to recover quickly from illness, change or misfortune
What is resilience?
500
The sexually transmitted disease that the author contracts after having unprotected sex
What is chlamydia?
500
The activity that earned the author a scholarship to Brown University
What is football?
500
The musician who turned his life around after nearly getting shot in front of his house, with his grandmother and family inside
Who is Ray J?
500
Before dying of this disease at the age of 12, Nikosi Johnson inspired others with his activism and advice to “Do what you can, with what you have, in the place you are, with the time you have left.”
What is AIDS?
500
The unique course of events or experiences that each person’s life follows