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What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip-Hop
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Who was the first Black person to refuse to give up her seat on the bus, months before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
100
What group did Beyoncé sing with?
Destiny's Child
100
Who is the black hair entrepreneur who invented the hot comb and is the first self-made Black millionaire?
Madam CJ Walker
100
Who is the first black woman to own a TV studio?
Oprah Winfrey
200
Who was the first African American to play in the MLB?
Jackie Robinson
200
Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Katherine Johnson
200
Who is the first Black President in the U.S.?
Barack Obama
200
What iconic record company gave the world artists like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations, and The Jacksons?
Motown Records
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Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Frederick Douglass
300
📖 This young poet captivated the world with her poem The Hill We Climb at the 2021 presidential inauguration, becoming the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history.
Amanda Gorman
300
Who said, "They not like us."
Kendrick Lamar
300
Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Nazi Germany?
Jesse Owens
300
What court case ended legal segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
300
Who became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Vice President in 2021?
Kamala Harris
400
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary? "
Malcolm X
400
Who is the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court from 1967-1991?
Thurgood Marshall
400
What is this a picture of?
When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream Speech” on September 9, 1965 at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
400
Who is known as the Father of Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
400
What were the laws imposed by the South to suppress black citizens?
Jim Crow Laws
500
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black College and University
500
Who is the inventor of peanut butter?
George Washington Carver
500
Who won the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Halle Berry
500
Which rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also starred on the famous television show Power?
50 Cent
500
✈️ Who are the group of Black pilots who became legendary for their success in World War II, escorting bombers with remarkable skill? Known as the "Red Tails" because of the distinctive markings on their aircraft, they proved instrumental in breaking racial barriers in the U.S. military.
The Tuskegee Airmen
