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What group was comprised of Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson
The Supremes
100
Who was the principal at Tuskegee Institute who recruited and hired George Washington Carver
Booker T. Washington
100
Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie Star Wars
James Earl Jones
100
Who invented the 3-way traffic light
Garrett A. Morgan
100
What professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs
Hank Aaron
200
What record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. Create
Motown
200
What was the name of the influential antislavery newspaper published by Frederick Douglass
The North Star
200
Who won the French Legion of Honor award for her work in entertaining the World War II allies
Josephine Baker
200
What notable scientist, astronomer, and inventor was commissioned to help layout Washington, D. C.
Benjamin Banneker
200
What basketball superstar became the first African American to manage a major league sports team
Bill Russell
300
What was the name of the character played by Bill Cosby in "The Cosby Show"
Dr. Cliff Huxtable
300
Charles Drew spearheaded the world's first
Blood Bank Program
300
In 1972, who became the first woman candidate for president of the United States
Shirley Chisholm
300
Who became the only African American member of the famous "Edison Pioneers" Thomas Edison's collaborators
Lewis Howard Latimer
300
What track star won four gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Car Lewis
400
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor
Who is Sidney Portier
400
What did the Freedom Riders seek to accomplish
To integrate interstate travel and bus stations
400
Who was responsible for starting Black History Week
Carter G Woodson
400
Where is Meharry Medical College located
Tennessee
400
What is basketball star Michael Jordan's nickname?
Air Jordan
500
The Roaring Twenties introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature and music. What was the period known as
Harlem Renaissance
500
What organization formed by Marcus Garvey promoted racial pride and self-improvement
Universal Negro Improvement Association
500
Who received her pilot's license in 1922, making her the first African American woman aviator
Bessie Coleman
500
What breakthrough medical procedure was performed by Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
Open-heart surgery
500
Who was the first African American teenager to win the Junior Girls singles Tennis title at Wimbledon?
Zina Garrison