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100

Who said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

Martin Luther King Jr.

100

Lonnie G. Johnson invented the what? Hint: Something that you play with outside if it is hot out!

Super Soaker

100

Madam C.J. Walker was the first African American women what?

Millionaire

100

Black History Month is in what month?

February
100

This famous singer became the first African American woman to headline Coachchella. 

Beyonce

200

Who said, "I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being."

Jackie Robinson

200

George Washington Carver developed hundreds of products from what?

Peanuts

200

Marie Brown invented the first video home what?

Security System

200

Black History week is the second week of February because what two people have their birthday in this week?

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

200

Who is hip-hop's first billionaire?

Jay-Z

300

Who said, "My message is really that racism has no place in the hearts and minds of our children."

Ruby Bridges

300

Philip Emeagwali invented the world's fastest what?

Computer

300

Who became the first African American woman to host a talk show?

Oprah Winfrey

300

Black History Month became official in what year? 

1976

300

Tyler Perry became the first African American to own his own what?

Studio

400

Who said, "I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger."


Harriet Tubman

400

Patricia Bath invented a laser that removes what from your eyes?

Cataracts

400

What is the name of the first African American President of the United States?

Barack Obama

400
What President of the United States made Black History Month official?

Gerald Ford

400

Who was the first African American poet and first female poet to participate in a recitation for a U.S. president's inauguration?

Maya Angelou

500

Who said, "History has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own."

Michelle Obama

500

Lisa Gelobter helped to invent what? Something I am sure a lot of you use when you text someone. 

Gif

500

Who was the first African American woman in space?

Mae Jemison

500

How many slaves did Harriet Tubman help escort to freedom?

Around 300
500

Who was the first African American to win a Grammy award?

Ella Fitzgerald