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100

He was the first African American president of the United States 

Who is Barack Obama? 

100

This is the month Black History Month is celebrated in the U.S.? 

What is February? 

100

She is known as the "Queen of Soul!" 

Who is Aretha Franklin? 

100

She was the first African American woman to fly into space. 

Who is Mae Jemison? 

100

He broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. 

Who is Jackie Robinson? 

200

He is best known for the "I Have a Dream" speech.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr? 

200

This was the year was slavery abolished in the United States. 

What is 1865? 

200

This music genre originated in Black American communities in New Orleans. 

What is Jazz? 

200

He was the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Who is Thurgood Marshall? 

200

This boxer was known as "The Greatest". 

Who is Muhammad Ali? 

300

He was a civil rights leader who advocated for Black empowerment and self-defense. 

Who is Malcolm X? 

300

This amendment abolished slavery. 

What is the 13th Amendment? 

300

She wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God

Who is Zora Neale Hurston? 

300

She was the first African American woman elected to Congress. 

Who is Shirley Chisholm? 

300

She is the most decorated Black Olympian. 

Who is Simone Biles? 

400

He was the NAACP lawyer who argued Brown v. Board of Education? 

Who is Thurgood Marshall? 

400

This was the movement of African Americans from the South to the North for better opportunities

What was the Great Migration? 

400

She was the first black woman artist to headline Coachella. 

Who is Beyonce? 

400

She was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award. 

Who is Hattie McDaniel? 

400

These tennis sisters changed age sport and won multiple Grand Slams. 

Who is Serena and Venus Williams? 

500

He organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks' arrest. 

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.? 

500

He founded Black History Week, which later becomes Black History Month. 

Who is Carter G. Woodson? 

500

This cultural movement celebrated Black art, literature, and music in the 1920s

What is The Harlem Renaissance? 

500

He was the first African American to earn a PhD from Harvard University. 

Who is W.E.B. Bois? 

500

He was the first Black head coach to win a Super Bowl. 

Who is Tony Dungy?