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This “gifted” former Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University, is known for performing the only successful separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head.
Dr. Ben Carson
100
This was the FIRST African country to gain independence
Liberia, 26 July 1847.
100

The Primes and the Distants were two music groups that merged to create this extremely successful 5 man singing group of the 60s and 70s.

The Temptations

100
This first black actor to win two Academy Awards for “Training Day” and “Glory” has also been the national spokesperson for the Boy and Girls Club of America since 1993.
Denzel Washington
100
This country with the capital city of Tripoli, shares borders with Egypt, Algeria and Tunesia.
Libya
200
African American Roy Clay, was a director of research and development at this company during the construction of their first ever computer in the 1960’s. This company is commonly referred to by a two letter name.
HP or Hewlett-Packard
200
Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush are, till this day, the only FIRST ladies to earn this type of educational accolade.
Master’s Degrees
200
This Afro-Caribbean music style that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to mid-20th century is said to have roots in both Africa and Europe (Specifically France)
Calypso
200

This ethic subgenre of exploitation film was made largely popular with release of the movie “Shaft”.

In 2009, the movie “Black Dynamite” starring Michael Jai White, was released as a “spoof” of this subgenre.

Blaxploitation or Black Exploitation
200
This country shares borders with Cote D’ivoire (Ivory Coast), Burkina Faso, and Togo
Ghana
300

James West, a 2010 Benjamin Franklin Medal winner, was the inventor of the first practical electret microphone.

This type of microphone is a commonly used in device and is owned by more than 80% of adults in the U.S.

Cell Phones
300

Political scientist, Ralph Johnson Bunche, was the FIRST African American to receive this award in the year 1950.


This award was also given to former president, Barack Obama.

Nobel Peace Prize
300
This Norwegian based music duo consisting of 2 men from the Ivory Coast and Ghana are best known for their 2013 smash hit “Am I Wrong”.
Nico and Vinz
300

Although most people associate Marvel’s Black Panther character with the Black Panther Party, Marvel’s creation actually predates the movement.

In fact, to avoid any controversy, Marvel temporarily changed the name of the superhero to this.

Black Leopard
300

Also known as Africa's most populous country. This coubntry has a population of 162.5 million people, representing 2.35% of the world's population.

                                   
Nigeria
400
Commonly referred to as “the black Thomas Edison’, inventor Granville T. Woods’ most significant invention, patented in 1887, significantly reduced accidents caused by this mode of transportation.
Train or Rail
400
Ida Gray Nelson Rollins was the first African-American woman in this profession that children probably hate more than anything in the world.
Dentistry
400
In 2010, this female artist was labeled “Highest Paid Performer Per Minute” after netting over $1.45 million dollars for a 5 minute performance.
The Queen Beyonce
400
In the movie “Concussion”, this actor plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who fights against the National Football League trying to suppress his research on a type of brain injury commonly suffered by professional football players.
Will Smith
400
This island country sits directly east of Venezuela.
Trinidad and Tobago
500
Aerospace engineer, Lonnie Johnson, created a heat pump that uses water to cool down, instead on Freon. This device led to the creation of this hugely successful children’s toy.
Super Soaker
500
This American Abolitionist was the FIRST woman to lead an armed expedition during the American Civil War.
Harriet Tubman
500
In 1983, the video for this song by Michael Jackson became the first music video by a black artist to be played on MTV.
Billie Jean
500
This movie starring Cuba Gooding Jr and Robert De Niro was inspired by a true story about Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear, the first African American master diver in the United States Navy.
Men of Honor
500
This country sits directly to the south east of Florida and a popular vacation spot.
The Bahamas