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100

What year was the March on Washington? 

1963

100

Who founded Motown?

Barry Gordy

100

What movie features Monica and Quincy?

Love and Basketball

100

What does HBCU stand for?

Historically Black Colleges and Universities

100

What is the chemical composition of Melanin?

C18 H10 N2 O4

200

When did the Montgomery bus boycott start?

1955

200

What music genre originated in Washington, D.C?

Go-go

200

Which Friday movie is considered to be a Christmas movie?

Friday After Next

200

What was the first HBCU? 

Cheyney University

200

When did the Haitian Revolution end?

January 1, 1804

300

Who coined the term “By any means necessary?”

Malcolm X

300

Who is the most Grammy-nominated artist in History? 

Beyoncé

300

What popular disney showed featured Kyla Pratt as the main voice?  

The Proud Family

300

What was the name of the college featured in A Different World?

Hillman University

300

What country in Africa was founded by African Americans

Liberia

400

Who said the quote “I am sick and tired, of being sick and tired?”

Fannie Lou Hamer

400

What neo-soul singer was born in Richmond, Virginia?

D’angelo.

400

What show did Aretha Franklin sing the theme song for? 

A Different World.

400

What HBCU did Martin Luther King Jr. attend?

Moorehouse University

400

What was the first legally sanctioned free Black settlement in the US?

Fort Mose

500
What Black militant group started the free breakfast program?

The Black Panther Party

500

Finish the lyrics “You make me happy”

This you can bettt

500

Which director is known for films like Crooklyn and School Daze? 

Spike Lee

500

Who founded Virginia State University?

Alfred W. Harris

500

What city in Virginia was formally known as “Harlem of the South”?

Jackson Ward - Richmond, Virginia