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100

He founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Who is Richard Allen?

100

He was credited with discovering scientific methods of extracting products from sweet potatoes, peanuts, pecans and soybeans?

Who is George Washington Carver?

100

The surname of entertainers of Janet, Michael, LaToya and Jermaine.

What is Jackson?

100
He was the first African American basketball coach to lead Georgetown University to an NCAA Division Championship.

Who is John Thompson? 

100

Lift Every Voice and Sing, the national Black Anthem, was written by this man in 1900.

Who is James Weldon Johnson?

200

He is known for saying “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” 

Who is John Lewis?

200

He predicted the eclipse of the sun in1789.

Who is Benjamin Banneker?

200

The writer of the play A Raisin in the Sun.

Who is Lorraine Hansberry?

200

These sisters shattered records in the tennis field at young ages. Some accolades include US Open, Wimbledon championships and Olympic gold medals just to list a few. 

Who are Serena and Venus Williams?

200

Mae Jemison became the first African American woman ______________ in space.

What is an astronaut?

300

This is the year the U.S. Supreme Court ordered school integration.

What is 1955?

300

He is credited for inventing the traffic light and gas mask.

Who is Garret Morgan?

300

She won five Grammys one night in 1998 for her album Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

Who is Lauryn Hill?

300

Paul Robeson, the famed singer and actor, was also a professional ____________ player.

What is football?

300

This is the year ABC televise the Alex Haley inspired miniseries, Roots?

What is 1977?

400
Harriet Tubman made 19 trips into the South and helped free approximately this many slaves.

What is 300 slaves?

400

Matthew Henson was the first man to discover this area?

What is the North Pole?

400

Name the record owned by Berry Gordy, Jr.

What is Motown?

400
She became the Black American female athlete that won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Who is Florence Griffith Joyner?

400
Thurgood Marshall retired from the U.S. Supreme Court in this year. 

What is 1991?

500

Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing this Black American magazine.

A. The Nation

B. The Star

C. The Reporter

What is The Nation?

500
True or False: Elijah McCoy invented an automatic lubrication system in 1872.

What is TRUE?

500

A television show that featured African American students dealing with real life issues at a HBCU (historically black colleges and universities)

What is A Different World?

500

Joe Louis Arena is located in this city.

What is Detroit?

500
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day is celebrated on __________________________.

What is the third Monday in January?