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What does BLM stand for?

Black Lives Matter

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Which black inventor invented the first Super Soaker Water Gun?

Lonnie Johnson

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What was the name of an American professional basketball player that died in a helicopter crash in California last year?

Kobe Bryant

100

What month is considered Black History Month?

February

100

Which Disney film was released in 2009 and had the first Black Princess?

The Princess and the Frog

200

Who was the first African American to become the president of The United States of America?

Barack Obama

200

Which black inventor invented the first fully functioning clock?

Benjamin Banneker

200

Who is the fastest man in the world?

Usain Bolt

200

Who started Black History Month?

Carter Woodson

200

What famous black actor, rapper and film producer played a role in the movie “The Karate Kid”?

Will Smith

300

What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955?

She refused to give up her seat to a white man.

300

What black inventor invented Potato Chips?

George Crum

300

What black Muslim professional boxer and activist died in 2016?

Muhammad Ali

300

What was the name for Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech?

I Have a Dream

300

Who was the star in the movie Black Panther who recently passed away?

Chadwick Boseman

400

Nelson Mandela was president of which country?

South Africa

400

What black inventor invented the Dustpan?

Lloyd Ray

400

Who was the first Black Major League Baseball player?

Jackie Robinson

400

What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom in the south of the United States?

Harriet Tubman

400

Which black artist from Scarborough became the first to ever hold the top three slots on the Billboard R&B charts for the songs “The Hills”, “Earned It“, and “Can’t Feel My Face”?

The Weekend

500

Which black Nova Scotian business woman is on the Canadian $10 bill?

Viola Desmond

500

What black inventor invented the traffic signal?

Garret Morgan

500

Who is the first African American Olympian to win the All Around Title in gymnastics?

Gabby Douglas 

500

Which 2 countries in Europe celebrate Black History Month in October?

The United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

500

Which black female artist is the most Grammy Award nominated female artist of all time?

Beyonce