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100

Sports league that has the most African-American players

National Basketball Association (NBA)

100

He was the first black president.

Barack Obama

100

This famous actor is known for his roles in Creed and Black Panther. 

Michael B. Jordan

100

This popular snack was created by George Crum by thinly slicing potatoes. 

Potato Chips 

100

Bob Johnson, the first black billionaire in America, owned this TV station.

BET

200

She is the first Black woman to headline Coachella and the first woman to win six Grammy Awards in one night. 

Beyonce Knowles

200

Black and white soldiers were put in mixed units starting with what war?

Korean War 

200

This famous basketball player is 7'1 and has starred in movies like Uncle Drew, Grown Ups 2, and Kazaam. 

Shaquille O'Neal

200

This invention by Garrett Morgan allows cars to pass intersections safely. 

Three-Light Traffic Light

200

She was a famous tv show host and the first black woman to become a billionaire in America.

Oprah Winfrey
300

Known as one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time 

Muhammad Ali 

300

This was the famed all-black air wing in WWII

Tuskegee Airmen 

300

This famous woman is a rapper, actress, and singer. She is known for her roles in Ice Age and Joyful Noise. She is set to play Ursula in the new Little Mermaid movie. 

Queen Latifah 

300

O. Dorsey created a better way to open and close doors. 

The doorknob 

300

There are currently two black athletes who are billionaires. Name them.


Michael Jordan and Lebron James 

400

This is the birthplace of modern hip-hop. 

Bronx, NY

400

This group was formed as a community protection force before becoming violent, socialists and turning towards crime.

Black Panthers

400

This famous singer was known for songs like "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."

Whitney Houston

400

Augustus Jackson invented the modern way of making this treat in the summer 

Ice Cream 

400

The “Black Wall Street” was located in this Oklahoma town before it was burned down during riots in 1921.

Tulsa

500

Who is the female singer to earn five gold records, and is known as the "Queen of Soul"?

Aretha Franklin 

500

Both the president of the Confederacy and the first black US senator were from this same state.

Mississippi

500

This actor is known for his role in Law and Order SVU, but he was also a rapper in the 1980s. 

Ice-T

500

Patricia Bath was the pioneer for this eye surgery that removed catarcts

LASIK 

500

The first black millionaire in America, William Leidesdorff, helped to build what West Coast town in the 1840s.

San Francisco