What name was given to the escape system used by slaves to find safety in the North?
What is the Underground Railroad.
100
What athlete was the first player to be awarded the Heisman trophy at the University of Alabama?
Who is Mark Ingram of the New Orleans Saints.
100
Who’s most famous speech called " I Have A Dream" was spoken to 250,000 people in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963?
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
100
In the week of February 25, 2002, who became the first African-American woman to reach the #1 ranking on the Women Tennis Association tour?
Who is Venus Williams.
100
What is the name of the first African-American Disney Princess?
Who is Tiana.
200
Who wrote most slave history books - black or white writers?
What is white writers.
200
Who was the first African-American to be elected President of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama.
200
Ruby Bridges was the first African American to attend an integrated one of these.
What is an elementary school.
200
Who was the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier?
Who is Jackie Robinson.
200
What recent big budget film about African-American pilots starred an all-black cast?
What is Red Tails.
300
What name was given to people who boldly spoke out or wrote against slavery?
Who were abolitionists.
300
Who was the first African-American to be honored on a U.S. stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington.
300
Who is generally considered the mother of the civil rights movement?
Who is Rosa Parks.
300
What African-American boxer was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions?
Who was Muhammad Ali.
300
What singer-songwriter, record producer and actress began their musical career with a 4 member girl group and later launched a successful solo career with hits such as “Single Ladies" and “Halo”?
Who is Beyonce Knowles.
400
How many years did America practice slavery - 50 or 250?
What is 250 years.
400
This woman became the first actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001.
Who is Halle Berry.
400
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the famous "Letters from a _______ ___?"
What is Birmingham Jail.
400
This 1960 NBA Rookie of the Year winner once scored 100 points in a game.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain.
400
Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul”?
Who is James Brown.
500
In what year were slaves set free by law?
What is 1865.
500
This man was the first African American chosen to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall.
500
This Supreme Court case declared that school segregation is unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education.
500
Who broke Babe Ruth's home run record when he hit his 715th home run in 1974?
Who is Hank Aaron.
500
This Jazz artist received a Grammy Award for Best Female Vocalist in 1962.