Black Inventors
Black Music History
Important Black People
100

The inventor of the potatoe chips

Who is George Crum?

100

Which gospel singer would go on to be called the “godmother of Rock-N- Roll”?

Who is Sister Rosetta Tharpe

100

Who became the first African American female to become a billionaire in 2004?

Who is Oprah Winfrey

200

The Super Soaker

Who is Lonnie Johnson?

200

Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of hip-hop?

What is The Bronx, New York City

200

Who served as a nurse, scout and spy for the Union Army?

Who is Harriet Tubman.  

300

The new devise and technique for cataract surgery

Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?

300

In 1953, the song “Hound Dog” was released by this blues singer before  Elvis Presley’s 1956 version.

Who is Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton

300

The Bloomfield native gave the voice to Tiana in "The Princess and the Frog" the first animated black Disney Princess. 

Who is Anika Noni Rose 

400

A system that companies and homes use to secure/protect their property

What is a security system?

400

Whose 1939 Easter Sunday concert at the Lincoln Memorial broke racial barriers and was seen as an important moment in the struggle of civil rights?

Who is Marian Anderson

400

Who said "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character." 

Who is Martin Luther King. 

500

The person responsible for inventing the security system

Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?

500

“Aint No Stopping Us Now” A platinum Hit by Gene McFadden and John  Whitehead was known as what in 1979?

What is The Black National Anthem

500

This woman who led an anti-lynching crusade in the USA in the 1890s, who established the first black kindergarten, organized black women, and helped elect the city's first black alderman. The work she did paved the way for generations of black politicians, activists, and community leaders. 

Who is Ida B Wells.