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100
Who was the legendary singer and "Queen of Soul" known for hits like "Respect" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"?
Aretha Franklin
100
This man had a dream that all people will be equal.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
100
This self made millionaire invented a cream to help hair grow back.
Madam C.J Walker
100
This is the month of Black History Month?
What is February?
100
Finish the lyrics: Lift every voice and sing,
'til earth and heaven ring
200
Who was the first African American to publish a book of poetry (Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral) in 1773?
Phillis Wheatley.
200
He was the first black President.
Who is Barack Obama?
200
Name two inventions by Garrett A Morris
Gas Mask
Traffic Light
200
Which lawyer and NAACP litigator successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
200
Which musician has the most Grammy awards in history?
Beyonce
300
Which pioneering pilot was the first Black woman to hold a commercial pilot’s license in the U.S. (1921)?
Bessie Coleman
300
In 1987, he gained significant fame after leading a team of surgeons in the first-known separation of conjoined twins joined at the back of the head.
Dr. Ben Carson
300
This inventor discovered over 300 uses for peanuts.
Dr. George Washington Carver
300
These are the colors that represent the pan-African flag.
What is red, green, black.
300
True or false: Michael Jackson started his career with his brothers in the Motown act The Jackson 3.
False
400
Which poet and activist wrote Still I Rise and became the first Black woman to recite a poem at a U.S. presidential inauguration (Bill Clinton, 1993)?
Maya Angelou.
400
A formerly enslaved man who became a powerful abolitionist and writer.
Frederick Douglass
400
He was held in such high regard, his inventions were called "the Real McCoy."
Elijah McCoy
400
What phrase did Malcolm X popularize to advocate for Black self-defense and empowerment?
By any means necessary.
400
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of hip hop?
Bronx, New York
500
Who became the first Black artist to headline Coachella in 2018, delivering a historically Afrocentric performance?
Beyonce
500
Which Harlem Renaissance writer penned the iconic poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers and co-founded the Fire!! literary magazine?
Langston Hughes
500
After accidently slicing potatoes too thin, he created the potato chip.
George Crum
500
Which activist’s murder in Mississippi in 1955 galvanized the civil rights movement?
Emmett Till
500
Which Billie Holiday song is considered to be one of the first protest songs of the Civil Rights Movement?
Strange Fruit