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100

Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?

Who is Madam CJ Walker

100

Which one of the leaders of the Underground Railroad once said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?

Who is Harriet Tubman

100
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
100
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
100

Where did Martin Luther King deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech? (The Capital of the U.S.)

What is Washington D.C.

200

Who was the first African American to fly across the Atlantic?

Who is Bessie Coleman

200

This famous WNBA player once said "Everyone talks about age, but it's not about age. It's about work ethic." 

Who is Lisa Leslie

200

Thurgood Marshall was the first black judge on the highest court in the United States, called this:

What is the Supreme Court

200
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
200

On June 29, 1963, Malcolm X held this rally in Harlem, New York.

What is the Unity Rally

300

Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?

Who is Tiger Woods

300

This author of Why a Caged Bird Sings once said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?

Who is Maya Angelou

300
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
300
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcolm X
300

In what year was Barack Obama elected the first black President of the United States?

What is 2008

400

Matthew Henson was an explorer who was one of the first to arrive at what landmark?

What is the North Pole

400

Which famous boxer said "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."?

Who is Muhammad Ali

400
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
400
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
400
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Who is Emmet Till
500

This famous artist started his own dance company in 1958, one of the first places for black dancers to work on their art.

Who is Alvin Ailey

500

This famous actor once said in his signature deep voice, "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?

Who is Morgan Freeman

500

Who is the first black Vice-President of the United States?

Who is Kamala Harris

500

Who was the first leader of the LGBT rights movement started in the 1960s?

Who is Marsha P. Johnson

500

What was the community in Tulsa Oklahoma, made up of successful black business owners, called until it was attacked and burned down by the KKK?

What is Black Wall Street