Inventors
Athletes
Musicians
Film Makers
100

Traffic Lights had how many lights before Garrett Morgan's invention

Two lights - red and green

100

Muhammad Ali was an Olympic medalist in this sport

Boxing

100

Ray Charles preferred to be called this

Brother Ray

100

Was Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love a book or a poem before becoming a short film

A book
200

Before automatic elevator doors, people had to do what 

Manually open and close them

200

Magic Johnson played for this NBA team

Los Angeles Lakers

200

Louis Armstrong was known for this song

What a Wonderful World

200

Spike Lee has produced this many films

35 films

300

Before the Carbon Light Bulb Filament was invented, this was used inside of the light bulb

Bamboo

300

Jackie Robinson played for this MLB team

The Dodgers

300

Ella Fitzgerald had this many Grammy awards

13

300
Which TV personality has won an Emmy, Grammy, Academy, and Tony Award

Whoopi Goldberg

400

What is one product that the electret microphone was used for

hearing aids, tape recorders, telephones, baby monitors

400

The first black woman to compete on the world tennis tour

Althea Gibson

400
Who was famous for the song 'The Entertainer'

Scott Joplin

400

Morgan Freeman is well known for doing this in many films

Narrating 

500

Who invented refrigerated trucks

Fredrick McKinley Jones

500

Jesse Owen's full name is

James Cleveland Owens

500

This jazz musician was born in Washington D.C.

Duke Ellington

500

Before Matthew A. Cherry was a producer, he did this

American football player