Money Basics
MLKjr & Money
Black & Paid
Money Math
Investing
100

Benjamin Franklin said that nothing is guaranteed except death and _________.

Taxes 

100

MLK Jr. graduated from which HBCU? 

Morehouse College
100

She become one of the first self-made millionaires in America by building a hair-care business for black women. 

Madame C.J. Walker

100

The management of your own finances including income, savings, expenses, goals, etc.

Personal Finance / Financial Planning

100

The _______ market is when stock prices are consistently rising in valuation. 

Bull Market

200

What is the money you can spend, after bills are paid, from your paycheck called?

Disposable income
200

He majored in this study of how people behave in groups and how power, money, race, and opportunity shape outcomes.

Sociology

200

This media mogul, an HBCU grad from Tenn. State University, built wealth through TV, film, and publishing.

Oprah Winfrey

200

What does Dave Ramsey hate that 80% of Americans have?

Debt

200

What is the name of the symbol to look up a company's stock?

Ticker

300
All goals, especially financial ones, can't afford to be dumb. Instead, they should be___________.

S.M.A.R.T 

300
Morehouse College was founded two years after the Civil War during this period of rebirth and rebuilding when formerly enslaved were becoming teachers, lawyers, doctors, ministers, and business leaders. 

Reconstruction

300

This Black-owned media company shaped Black culture for decades through magazines like Ebony and Jet.

Johnson Publishing Company

300

How much should you save/invest per paycheck?

10%-20%

300

What has historically had the highest rate of return over long periods of time?

Stocks

400

Rent is an example of what type of expense that is same every month

Fixed

400

Dr. King said, “What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can’t afford to buy a hamburger?”
What issue was he highlighting?

Economic inequality or Poverty

400

Which NBA superstar is known not only for building billionaire-level wealth, but also for investing heavily in education, community institutions, and social justice while still playing?

Lebron James

400

What's it called to have multiple types of investments?

Diversification 

400

What investment strategy would you recommend to a young person? conservative, moderate, aggressive, etc?

Aggressive

500

You may have this piece of plastic that is really cash, NOT credit. 

Debit card

500

True / False: MLKjr started the free breakfast program for school children. 

False. The Black Panther Party started the program in 1969 in Oakland and 36 other cities. 

500

Robert F. Smith, one of the wealthiest black men in the country, built his fortune in this type of investment firm buying software companies and later made a historic gift to this HBCU.

Private Equity / Morehouse Class of 2019 school loans

500

Resources with economic value, what you own

Assets

500

This concept made Warren Buffett one of the richest people in US.

Compounding interest

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