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Made Better Through Inventions
More Than Just Actors
Excellence in Sports
Who Said That?
Name That Artist
100
Better known as Madam C.J. Walker, Sarah Breedlove developed a pomade for this after hers starting falling out.
What is hair?
100
Debuting in the film The Color Purple, this actress and comedian has starred in numerous movies, such as Sister Act and Ghost.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
100
One of the greatest winners ever, Bill Russell won 9 championships as a player and two more as player/coach with this team.
What is the Boston Celtics?
100
I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
Isn't She Lovely?
Who is Stevie Wonder?
200
With only a 6th grade education, Garrett Morgan invented the early version of this, a safety hood that goes over the head and features tubes connected to wet sponges that filter out smoke and provide fresh oxygen.
What is a gas mask?
200
Better known for his vulgar and controversial stand-up comedy shows, this comedian was also a veteran of the silver screen, including films such as Superman III and Harlem Nights.
Who is Richard Pryor?
200
He is the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double, at least 10 points, assists and rebounds per game, for an entire season...and he did it in his second season.
Who is Oscar Robertson?
200
I am America. I am the part you won't recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
200
ABC
Who are the Jackson 5?
300
The origin for the phrase "The Real McCoy", Elijah McCoy invented an automatic cup that would lubricate the axles and bearings of a train with this fluid while in motion.
What is oil?
300
The first African-American to win the Oscar for Best Actor, he is considered one of the greatest male stars of all time.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
300
He holds the record for the most points scored in an NBA game, 100, highest scoring average for a season, 50.4 points per game, highest rebound average for a season, 27.2 rebounds per game, as well as the most rebounds in a career at 23924.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
300
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
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
Who is Barry White?
400
Though Thomas Edison gets credit for creating the light bulb, we owe Lewis Lattimer a lot as well for developing a longer lasting version of this crucial part of the bulb.
What is a filament?
400
A member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack", this iconic figure's distinctive features and voice have inspired numerous impersonations and he sang with celebrities like Dean Martin and Liza Minnelli.
Who is Sammy Davis Jr.
400
The first African-American to integrate baseball in 1947, Jackie Robinson played for this team in Major League Baseball.
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
400
What happens to a dream deferred?/ Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun?
Who is Langston Hughes?
400
Get Ready
Who are The Temptations?
500
While working on a doctoral degree in 1938, Charles Richard Drew developed a way to separate red blood cells from this substance in the blood, and then store it safely for a long period of time, which led to the first blood bank.
What is plasma?
500
A talented singer and actor, this man was best known for his improvisational and dynamic tap dancing ability.
Who is Gregory Hines?
500
Retiring from the NFL at age 29, Jim Brown is a member of the hall of fame for both football and this sport.
What is lacrosse?
500
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
500
Boogie Wonderland
Who are Earth, Wind and Fire?