Who was the first Black American to die in the Revolutionary War?
What is Crispus Attucks
100
Who invented the pencil sharpener?
What is J.L. Love
100
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What famous baseball player who played for the Oakland A's and New York Yankees earned the nickname "Mr. October"?
What is Reggie Jackson
100
Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss America?
What is Vanessa Williams
100
Born in Geneva, Ky, who became the owner of the first black radio station in Detroit, in 1964?
What is William Venoid Banks
200
Who was the first African American Woman to run for President?
What is Shirley Chisholm
200
Who invented the lawn mower?
What is J.A. Burr
200
In 1956 Althea Gibson became the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam title in what sport?
What is Tennis
200
What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers?
What is The Cotton Club
200
Who became the first African American Billionaire in 2001?
What is Robert "Bob" Johnson
300
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Under the command of Col. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. the 332nd destroyed 111 planes in the air and 150 on the ground while never losing a single bomber. They were awarded that honor for the service?
What is The Distinguished Flying Cross
300
What common saying refers to a famous Black American inventor?
What is the real McCoy
300
Who did Muhammad Ali defeat on February 25, 1964 to win the heavyweight title?
What is Sonny Liston
300
Who is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Waiting to Exhale?
What is Terry McMillian
300
The Johnson Publishing company was founded in Chicago in 1945 by what person?
What is John H. Johnson
400
How many trips did Harriet Tubman make to the South to rescue Black slaves?
What is 19
400
Who invented the stove and the refrigerator?
What is J. Standard
400
Bill Russell was the first Black American player in what professional sports league?
What is NBA
400
What Alex Haley novel was made into a television mini-series in 1977 and 1979?
What is Roots
400
Who founded the publication Black Enterprise in 1970?
What is Earl G. Graves, Sr.
500
What president initially rejected the service of Black slaves in the Union Army during the Civil War?
What is Abraham Lincoln
500
Who invented the incubator?
What is Granville T. Woods
500
Who was the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight title?
What is Mike Tyson
500
Scott Joplin played his ragtime music on what instrument?
What is Piano
500
Established in 1881, what college holds the distinction of being America's oldest historically black college for women?