Poetry
College
Politics
Sports
Television
100
Phillis is the first name of the first African American who published a book of poetry. What was her last name?
Who is Wheatley?
100
What college did Martin Luther King Jr. go to?
What is Morehouse College?
100
What year was the first black senator sworn in?
What is 1870?
100
First black athletes to play in the NFL (double jeopardy)
Who is Fritz Pollard and Bobby Marshall
100
Special talent of the first African American tv host (Double Jeopardy)
What is a singer?
200
Where was Phillis Wheatley born?
What is Gambia?
200
How old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he went to college?
What is 15?
200
First African American to graduate from Harvard (Double Jeopardy)
Who is Lila Fenwick?
200
This was the first player to sign with the WNBA. The name rhymes with hoops. (Double Jeopardy)
Who is Sheryl Swoopes?
200
First African American to host a TV show
Who is Nat King Cole?
300
Who wrote "Bars Fight?"
Who is Lucy Terry?
300
Who was the first African American to earn a medical degree?
Who is James McCune Smith?
300
What was the middle name of the first black president? (daily double)
What is Hussein?
300
This woman broke the Olympic track record in 1960
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
300
Who is this journalist?
Who is Bryant Gumbel?
400
What year was "Bars Fight" written?
What is 1746?
400
Who was the first African American lawyer in Ohio?
Who was John Mercer Langston?
400
Who was the first black senator?
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?
400
The highest earning athlete of all time
Who is Michael Jordan?
400
Who was the first black man to win an oscar?
Who is Sidney Poitier?
500
At what age did Lucy Terry become free?
What is 26?
500
Who was the first black woman to earn a four year degree?
Who is Lucy Stanton?
500
First African American to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court
What is 1870?
500
Which black person broke the 2008 Olympic track record?
Who is Usain Bolt?
500
Who was the first black person to win an Oscar?
Who is Hattie McDaniel?