"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us!"
Who is Denzel Washington?
100
Person who said "I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger."
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
Supreme Court decision that decreed public schools should be integrated.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
100
The year and date celebrated as the announcement of the abolition of slavery
When is June 19, 1865?
100
Actor, writer, producer, comedian, rapper, singer, and songwriter who has won 2 Golden Globes, nominated for 2 Grammys, and is slated to play Simba in the upcoming remake of the Lion King
Who is Donald Glover?
200
"They call me Mr. Tibbs!"
Who is Sidney Poitier?
200
Person who said "The time is always right to do what is right."
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
200
Which Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
200
The constitutional amendment that formally outlawed slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
200
The highest-paid black musician in history with 22 Grammys and over 100 million records sold as a solo artist
Who is Beyonce Knowles?
300
"... what is that, velvet?!"
Who is Eddie Murphy?
300
Person who said "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Who is Barack Obama?
300
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
300
The state Juneteeth celebrations are believed to have originated from.
What is Texas?
300
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
400
"Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave."
Who is Maya Angelou?
400
Which famous athlete said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?
Who is Muhammad Ali
400
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
400
Year the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
When is 1863?
400
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till
500
"Reach for the stars so if you fall you land in the clouds"
Who is Kanye West?
500
Person who said "A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Who is Malcom X?
500
Barack Obama's job prior to being president.
What is United States Senator from Illinois?
500
The author of "The Invisible Man" who also wrote a novel titled "Juneteenth", that was published posthumously in 1999
Who is Ralph Ellison?
500
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?