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This man broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
100

She traveled the country giving speeches, including a famous one entitled "Ain’t I a Woman?" that emphasized the strength and power of women and the need for equality between the genders .

Who is Sojourner Truth?

100

This person's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention made him one of the most prominent politicians in the United States.

Who is Barack Obama?

100

She's known as the Queen of Soul and sings the song, RESPECT.

Who is Aretha Franklin?

100

Ethiopia's current prime minister is named this

PM DR. Abiye Ahmed

200
He was one of the greatest boxers of all time who earned the World Heavyweight Championship in 1964.
Who is Muhammed Ali?
200
She was able to free her family and numerous other slaves throughout the years, taking them as far as Canada and helping them find safe jobs. Later, she worked as a nurse during the Civil War and was a proponent of both women’s suffrage and the abolitionist movement.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200

He co-founded the "Rainbow Coalition" and "Operation Push" to improve the economic opportunities of black and poor people of all races.

Who is Jesse Jackson?

200

This singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, and actor was known as the "The King of Pop"?

Who is Michael Jackson?

200

The word "Tewahedo" often appears as part of the Ethiopian Church's name. Which of these terms is closest to the definition of "Tewahedo"?

Unified

300

He began his basketball career in 1979 for the LA Lakers and went on to win 5 championships.

Who is Magic Johnson?

300
She became the wealthiest African American in the 20th century.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
300
He was the Secretary of State from 2001-2004.
Who is Colin Powell?
300
This famous African American musician who kept her recent album a secret until its release sold one million copies in six days.
Who is Beyonce?
300

What is the primary language of the liturgy in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?

Ge'ez

400

He went to the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and won four track-and-field gold medals  a feat that was unequaled until Carl Lewis did it in the same events in the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.

Who is Jesse Owens?

400
She became the first black Congresswoman and in 1972, she became the first black woman to contend for the presidential office
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
400
He was the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
400

This musician is one of the wealthiest hip-hop artists alive, though most of his "benjamins" came from his clothing line, colognes, restaurants, and beverages.

Who is Sean "Diddy" Combs?

400

What is the title of the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church?

Abune

500

These two sisters have had the honor of being ranked number one in tennis and have earned 101 singles titles between them.

Who are Serena and Venus Williams?

500

Based out of Chicago, she was one of the most influential American writers and poets of the 20th century. Her first book was titled "A Street in Bronzeville".

Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?

500

This landmark Supreme Court case upheld segregation in schools with the doctrine "separate but equal".

 Plessy vs. Fergueson?

500

Whitney Houston sang this song for the movie "The Bodyguard" which became the best selling single by a woman in music history?

 "I Will Always Love You"?

500

What important relic is claimed by the Ethiopian Church to rest within the sanctuary of the church of Our Lady Mary of Mount Zion, in Axum, Ethiopia?

The Ark of the Covenant