Show:
NAACP
Inventions
Entertainers
Business
Athletes
100
Feb 12, 1909
When was the NAACP Founded?
100
Thomas Edison
Who was the inventor of the lightbulb?
100
Halle Berry
Who was the first African-American to earn an Oscar award for best actress?
100
John H. Johnson
Who was the creator of the Jet and Ebony Magazine?
100
Jackie Robinson
In 1947, what baseball great was the first African-American allowed to play in the major leagues?
200
Lift Every Voice and Sing
What song was written by James Weldon Jones?
200
Madame C.J. Walker
Who was the inventor of hair softeners, grower, and straightening comb that changed the cosmetics industry in the African-American community?
200
James Brown
Who was the God Father of Soul who proudly sang, “Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud?”
200
Oprah Winfrey
Who is the richest African American in the 20th Century?
200
Jesse Owens
Who won four gold medals in the Berlin, Germany games in 1936?
300
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is considered the formative figure in the modern fight for civil rights?
300
J. Standard
Who is recognized as the inventor of the refrigerator?
300
Alex Haley
Which author received a special Pulitzer prize for his novel “Roots?”
300
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co.
What is the Name of the first Black owned and managed insurance company?
300
Tiger Woods
In 1997, what man became the first person to hold all four professional major golf championships at the same time?
400
Rosa Parks
Who is considered the "mother of the civil rights movement"?
400
Fredrick Jones
Who is recognized as the inventor of the ticket-dispensing machine for movie theatres?
400
Eric Bishop
What is Jamie Foxx's real Name?
400
Earl G. Graves Sr.
Who founded black enterprise magazine?
400
TVenus Williams
he week of February 25, 2002, who became the first African-American woman to reach the #1 ranking on the Women Tennis Association tour?
500
W.E.B. Du Bois
Which civil rights activist became a naturalized citizen of Ghana?
500
George Murray
Who is recognized as the inventor of the map?
500
Richard Pryor
Who was one of the most famous comedians known for his explicit jokes?
500
Jay Z
Who owns a portion of the New York Nets?
500
Emmitt Smith
Who holds the career rushing record of 18,355 yards?