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The inventor of the first home security system?

A nurse named Marie Van Britten Brown

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When did R&B music begin?

1940

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Who is famously known for not giving up their seat on a bus in Alabama?

Rosa Parks

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When is Martin Luther King jr. day?

The 3rd Monday of January

100

What part of your face never stops growing?


Your nose and ears.

200

The inventor of the super soaker squirt gun

      Lonnie G Johnson

200

Who was dubbed ‘The First Lady of Song’ and became the most successful female jazz singer in the U.S.?

Ella Fitzgerald

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Who was the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Thurgood Marshall

200

What is this traditional food?

Collard Greens

200

Who re-designed the American Flag 1958? 

American high schooler Bob Heft

300

The inventor of the portable fax, caller ID, call waiting, and the fiber-optic cable?

Dr. Shirley Jackson

300

Which theatre became the most cultural and musical mecca in the heart of Harlem?

The Apollo Theatre

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Who was the first African American to host a TV show on NBC?

Nat King Cole

300

What holiday is celebrated in the United States to celebrate the end of slavery?

Juneteenth

300

The official name for the # symbol (It is not what you think)

Octothorpe

400

Dr. Patricia Bath invented this to help people see.

Laserphaco Probe. (A device to help with cataract surgery)

400

Who is the most awarded artist of all time?

Michael Jackson

400

Who was the first African American to win the all-around gold medal for gymnastics in the Olympics?

Gabby Douglas

400

What holiday begins on December 26 and lasts for 7 nights?

Kwanzaa

400

What does space reportedly smells like?

Hot metal/ seared steak

500

The inventor of peanut butter.

George Washington Carver

500

Who is the first Black artist to win Country music's most prestigious award, Entertainer of the year?

Charley Pride

500

Who created “Negro History Week” in 1926 which eventually became Black History Month?

Carter G. Woodson

500

What is an African American wedding tradition?

Jump the Broom

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This could help you pass a kidney stone that is not too severe.

Riding a rollercoaster