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100

Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport

What is Gymnastics

100

Which singer is remembered as the ‘queen of jazz’?

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

100

Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

Who is President Gerald Ford

100

One of the most influential women in the world dubbed the "Queen of All Media", got her first media job while still in high school. She now lists talk show host, television producer, actress, author, philanthropist, and media proprietor as her occupation.

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

100

These are the colors that represent Black History Month.

What is red, green, black and yellow.

200

Booker T is regarded as one of the greatest of all times in this sport 

 What is Professional Wrestling?

200

This saxophonist was nicknamed Yardbird—or just Bird.

Who is Charlie Parker?

200

Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?

Who is Ketanji Brown

200

This movie sported the catchphrase, "Wakanda Forever!"

What is Black Panther?

200

He was the United States' first African-American President.

Who is Barack Obama?

300

Which of the following African-Americans as once ranked as the number one tennis player in the world?

Who is Arthur Ashe

300

What style of music originated in Black American communities in the southern United States and combines elements of spirituals, work songs and the blues?

What is Gospel music

300

Who lost her teaching job due to a lawsuit against her for refusing to give up her seat in a railroad car marked “Whites Only”?

Who is Ida B. Wells-Barnett

300

This two-time Oscar winner got his start as Dr. Philip Chandler on the medical drama ST ELSEWHERE.

Who is Denzel Washington?

300

As a 6-year-old, I was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana

Who is Ruby Bridges?

400

Who became the first African-American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player award?

Who is Jackie Robinson 

400

Rogers Nelson went by this stage name.

Who is Prince?

400

This woman's arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus was the catalyst for the year-long Montgomery bus boycott.

Who is Rosa Parks?

400

The Cleveland native is the first African-American to be nominated for a best-actress Oscar, for "Carmen Jones." The film, which co-starred Harry Belafonte, made her an international star and won

Who is Dorothy Dandridge?

400

This 4-Star general was the first African American to serve as the US Secretary of State. Holding the position from 2001-2005.

Who is Colin Powell?

500

Formerly named Cassius Clay, this American heavyweight fighter is considered the best of all time?

Who is Muhammad Ali?

500

Before hosting the Psychic Friends Network in the 90’s, she had 56 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, the second most charted female vocalist.

Who is Dionne Warwick?

500

This courageous woman helped more than 300 slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad

Who is Harriet Tubman?

500

Who played Coach Carter in the 2005 film?

Who is Samuel L. Jackson?

500

Trained in Alabama and nicknamed "The Red Tails" they were a group of African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II.

Who are The Tuskegee Airmen?