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What was Muhammad Ali's birth name?
What is Cassius Clay
100
Who was the first and only African American first lady.
What is Michelle Obama.
100
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
What is Beyonce Knowles.
100
Who said, "We hold these truths as self-evident, that all men are created equal".
What is Martin Luther King Jr.
100
Who is the main character in the recent movie Selma?
What is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
200
Who was the first African American major league baseball player.
What is Jackie Robinson
200
In what major city did Martin Luther King lead the march where he gave his "I have a dream" speech.
What is Washington, D.C.
200
Michael, Tito, Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, and Randy were part of which musical group?
What is the Jackson Five.
200
The nonviolent protests of segregation in restaurants were called what?
What is a "sit-in"
200
Which female character does Tyler Perry play in his plays and movies?
What is Madea
300
In which Olympic sport did African American female, Gabby Douglas win gold in the Summer Olympics 2012.
What is gymnastics.
300
Rosa Parks wouldn't give up her seat on the bus which led to the _______ _________ Boycott.
What is Montgomery Bus
300
Tupac's parents were part of this militant civil rights group.
What is the Black Panther Party
300
When did interracial marriage become legal in the U.S.? 1943, 1967, or 1898.
What is 1967
300
This actress, who is now one of the most well known, successful and rich black women in the world, beat up her husband, Harpo, in the movie, The Color Purple.
What is Oprah Winfrey
400
What are the first names of the Williams sister tennis stars.
What is Venis and Serena.
400
President Abraham Lincoln issued this executive order during the Civil War proclaiming the freedom of slaves.
What is The Emancipation Proclamation.
400
There was an artistic explosion that happened in Harlem between the end of WWI and the mid 30's. Harlem became a center for African American artistic expression. What was this called?
What is the Harlem Renaissance.
400
Which civil rights leader quoted the term "...by any means necessary", and was a Nation of Islam leader.
What is Malcolm X
400
What movie featured the characters Kunta Kinte, Chicken George, and was written by Alex Haley.
What is Roots
500
Julius "Dr. J." Erving and Michael Carter Williams played for which NBA team?
What is Philadelphia Seventy Sixers.
500
Which fourteen year old black boy was brutally murdered/ lynched for whistling at a white woman.
What is Emmett Till
500
This Georgia native did a cover of "Georgia on my Mind", which became the official state song of Georgia in 1979. Hint: Jaime Foxx played him in a movie about his life in 2004.
What is Ray Charles
500
What does NAACP stand for?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
500
This groundbreaking cartoon turned movie featured the following characters: Weird Harold, Mush Mouth, and Dumb Donald. It was also created by Bill Cosby.
What is Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.