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African American & Hispanic Women
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Who is the youngest person and African American to win the Masters Golf Tournament?
Tiger Woods
100
Who was the first black millionaire?
Madame C.J. Walker
100
What was the name of the woman who became the first hip-hop artist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
Queen Latifah
100
Where was "I Love Lucy" star, Desi Arnez born?
Cuba
100
What was the first Historically Black College and University?
Cheney University
200
Ernie Davis was the first African American athlete to win what prestigious college football award?
Heisman Trophy
200
Which Costa Rican president won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987?
Oscar Arias
200
Who is the first Latina woman to serve on the Supreme Court?
Sonia Sotomayor
200
What is the name of the television network that was the first to sell shares on the NY Stock Exchange?
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
200
What does “UNCF” stand for?
United Negro College Fund
300
Who is the first Hispanic to be inducted into the sports Hall of Fame?
Robert Clemmons
300
Which Mexican-American singer helped popularize folk music and has spent a lifetime promoting non-violence and humanitarian causes?
Joan Baez
300
What is the name of the contra-alto who was the first black woman to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955?
Marian Anderson
300
What major recording company was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., in 1959?
Motown Records
300
How many historically black colleges and universities are there in the US today?
105
400
What is the name of the youngest player to ever play in the US professional soccer league?
Freddy Adu
400
Who was the Venezuelan liberator of five South American countries?
Simon Bolivar
400
Who was the first hispanic and first female to serve as the Surgeon General of the United States?
Vice Admiral Antonia Novella
400
What is the name of the largest Spanish-language television network in the country?
Univisíon
400
Raising $150,000 over seven years, this choir from Nashville traveled around the world singing spirituals and work songs to raise money for their college. What was the name of the choir?
The Fisk Jubilee Singers
500
What Latino major leaguer is a member of the respective professional Baseball Halls of Fame in Cooperstown, NY; Monterrey, Mexico; La Havana, Cuba; and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri?
Martin Dihijo
500
Who was the first woman orator to speak out against slavery, coining the popular rallying cry for women’s rights, “Ain’t I a woman?”
Sojourner Truth
500
Who is the woman who served as a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and later founded and served as President of the Children's Defense Fund?
Marian Wright Edelman
500
Who was the founder of the Puerto Rico's first television station and now the second largest Spanish-language network in the United States?
Angel Ramos
500
Established in 1881, what college holds the distinction of being America's oldest historically black college for women?
Spelman College
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