What name was given to the escape system used by slaves to find safety in the North?
What is the Underground Railroad.
100
Who are the only two brothers to ever hold the heavyweight boxing title?
Who is Michael/Leon Spinks.
100
What antislavery activist was nicknamed after Moses, the biblical figure who led his people from servitude to the Promised Land?
Who is Harriet Tubman.
100
What famous singer launched her career with the Supremes?
Who is Diana Ross.
100
What famous singer played guitar for Little Richard before starting his solo career?
Who is Jimi Hendrix.
200
What type of anemia is a genetic disease commonly found among people of African descent?
What is sickle cell anemia.
200
Who was the spiritual leader of the Nation of Islam?
Who is Elijah Muhammad.
200
What is the name of the educational institution that was established by Booker T.Washington in 188l?
What is Tuskegee University.
200
Who began his career as the drummer for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes and went on to become a popular solo artist?
Who is Teddy Pendergrass.
200
Who starred in the blockbuster movie Beverly Hills Cop?
Who is Eddie Murphy.
300
Who was the first black actor ever to win an Academy Award for best actor?
Who is Sidney Poitier.
300
Bethune-Cookman, the first four-year, accredited college founded by a woman (Mary McLeod Bethune), is located in what state?
What is Florida.
300
Who was the first African American dancer to become a member of a classical ballet company?
Who is Arthur Mitchell.
300
Which female athlete won silver in the heptathlon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympcis, then gold in 1988 and 1992, earning her the accolade of "the greatest multi-event female athlete in history"?
Who is Jackie Kersee.
300
What African American was acclaimed for his involvement in the design of the Philadelphia Museum of Art?
Who is Julian Abele.
400
Wilt Chamberlain scored a record-setting 100 points in 1962 while playing for what team?
What is the Philadelphia Warriors.
400
Who advocated "equality for every man, self defense and self help"?
Who is Malcolm X.
400
What is the African American National anthem and who wrote it?
What is Lift Every Voice and Sing - James Weldon Johnson.
400
B.B. King is noted for what type of music?
What is Blues.
400
What antislavery newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass?
What is the North Star.
500
What do we call the slave songs that combined African rhythms with biblical scripture? Name ONE of the most popular pieces.
What are spirituals - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Go Down River / Deep River
500
Who was the first African American pitcher in the American League?
Who is Satchel Paige.
500
Who was the first female artist to have her first five studio albums debut at number 1.
Who is Beyonce.
500
What famous baseball player, also known as the “Home Run King” was born February 5, 1934?
Who is Hank Aaron.
500
Which famous rappers won their first Grammy for their hit “Parents Just Don’t Understand?”