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100

Who rapped about life in Compton on his debut album “good kid, m.A.A.d city”?

Kendrick Lamar

100

Which actress plays the character Cookie Lyon in the television series “Empire”?

Taraji P. Henson

100

What colorful textile, originating from West Africa, is often worn as a symbol of African heritage?

Kente Cloth

100

Founded in 2020, which beauty brand by Rihanna focuses on skincare products suitable for all skin types?

Fenty Skin

100

This HBCU is located in Atlanta and is the alma matter of Martin Luther King Jr. Which is it?

Morehouse College

200

Who was the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl?

Tony Dungy

200

Who is best known for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

Rosa Parks

200

Which necklace made of large, chunky beads, was popularized during the Black Power movement?

African beaded necklace

200

This African-American jazz musician is known for his trumpet playing and hits like “What a Wonderful World”. Who is he?

Louis Armstrong

200

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, which commemorates the end of public school racial segregation, is in which state?

Kansas

300

Which entrepreneur founded Motown Records in Detroit in 1959?

Berry Gordy Jr.

300

Which artist, known as the “ Queen of Neo-Soul,” released the album “ Mamas Gun” in 2000?

Erykah Badu

300

Michael B. Jordan starred in which 2015 film that extends the Rocky franchise?

Creed

300

Which filmmaker created the Academy Award winning movie “ Get Out” in 2017?

Jordan Peele

300

Which organization was founded in 1909 and played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement

NAACP

400

In 1983, who became the first African-American astronaut to travel in space?

Guion Bluford

400

Which Civil Rights activist said, “ Sick and tired of being sick and tired”?

Fannie Lou Hamer

400

Which publisher and entrepreneur founded Ebony and Jet magazines?

John H Johnson

400

Which hip hop group released the song “ Fight the Power”?

Public Enemy

400

Who is known as the “Godfather of Black Aviation” and founded the Tuskegee Airmen?

Charles Alfred Anderson

500

Who was the first African American U.S. Secretary of State?

Colin Powell

500

Who are the three founders of the Black Lives Matter movement?

Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi

500

Which entrepreneur founded Motown Records in Detroit in 1959?

Berry Gordy Jr.

500

Which 2016 movie, directed by Barry Jenkins won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

Moonlight

500

The Voting Rights Act, which aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting, was passed in which year?

1965