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100
Global Icon, The King of Pop.
Who is Michael Jackson?
100
This is what HBCU stands for:
What is Historically Black Colleges & Universities
100
In the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will got into this many fights before his mom got scared.
What is 1?
100
Recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records as the first female self-made millionaire in America. She made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for Black women.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
100
Born Cassius Clay, this boxer refused the Vietnam War draft and later regained his heavyweight title.
Nicknamed "the Greatest".
Who is Muhammad Ali?
100
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery Alabama bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
This "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" released her debut album, What's the 411? in 1992 and is credited with introducing the mix of R&B and hip-hip into mainstream pop culture.
Who is Mary J. Blige? 🎤👑
200
The first Black Greek fraternity.
A. Omega Psi Phi
B. Alpha Phi Alpha
C. Alpha Kappa Alpha
D. Kappa Alpha Psi
What is Alpha Phi Alpha (1906)?
200
This director's highest rated films:
1. Sinners
2. Black Panther
3. Creed
4. Fruitvale Station
Who is Ryan Coogler?
200
This person invented the three-position traffic signal (adding the yellow light) and the safety hood, a precursor the modern gas mask?
a. George Washington Carver
b. Garrett Morgan
c. Benjamin Banneker
Who is Garrett Morgan?
200
Nicknamed "The Mamba" he died tragically following a helicopter crash in 2020.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
200
This cultural movement influenced art, music, and literature during the 1920s in New York City.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
300
A premiere venue for Black American culture since 1934.
If you saw the "Sandman" with his hook or broom during Amateur Night, it was time for you to go!
What is the Apollo Theater or Showtime at the Apollo?
300
The site of a CDC Syphilis Study, this HBCU was founded by Booker T Washington in Alabama in 1881.
What is Tuskegee University?
300
African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
A. Chips Ahoy
B. Famous Amos
C. Oreo
300
Often called the “Father of the Peanut,” he was a pioneering agricultural scientist whose research led to the development of hundreds of practical products derived from peanuts and sweet potatoes, including dyes, plastics, milk, shaving cream, molasses, and synthetic rubber.
What is George Washington Carver?
300
He plays for the Memphis Grizzlies?
Who is Ja Morant.
300
This Reconstruction-era amendment granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people.
What is The 14th Amendment?
400
Daily Double
Considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. He was named after a Peruvian indigenous leader who led the largest rebellion against Spanish colonial rule in the 18th century.
Who is Tupac Amaru Shakur?
400
Benjamin L Hooks, Lois DeBerry, Willie Herenton, and Ida B Wells are all notable alumni of this HBCU.
What is LeMoyne-Owen College?
400
The first sitcom to portray a prosperous, upper-middle-class Black family.
Who are The Jeffersons?
400
A Native and African American chef, George Crum is credited with creating this big back snack in 1853.
"Betcha can't eat just one!"
What are potato chips?
He made them out of spite, but they became a popular hit, known as Saratoga Chips.
400
The first African American golfer in the PGA. In 2014, President Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Who is Charlie Sifford (1961)?
Tiger Woods referred to Sifford as "the Grandpa I never had" and without him, "I probably wouldn't be here."
400
What was the first Black-owned/controlled company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
A. FUBU For Us By Us
B. BET Black Entertainment Television
C. OWN Oprah Winfrey Network
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
500
Widely known as the "Godmother of Rock and Roll" and "the original soul sister", her pioneering guitar technique influenced legends such as Tina Turner, Johnny Cash, Little Richard, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Who is Sister Rosetta Tharp?
500
Earning a doctorate in integrated behavioral health, this person is recognized as one of the youngest Black people to earn a PhD, achieving this feat at age 17 in May 2024 from Arizona State University.
A. Dorothy Hean Tillman II
B. Jason Arday
C. Amanda Gorman
Who is Dorothy Jean Tillman II?
A Chicago native and the granddaughter of a Civil Rights activist, she started her college journey at the age of 10.
500
Daily Double.
She was the first African American to win an Oscar for her role as "Mammy" in Gone with the Wind. She was a pioneer in Hollywood, appearing in over 300 films.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
On February 29, 1940, she accepted her award at a small, segregated table in the back of the venue, The Ambassador Hotel, which had a strict no-blacks policy.
500
Lonnie Johnson, an American aerospace engineer and U.S. Air Force veteran, invented this in 1982. It became one of the best-selling toys in history, generating over $1 billion in sales.
What is the Super Soaker?
500
She hold the most the record for the most Grand Slam Singles.
Who is Serena Williams?
500
This minister was a leader in the Civil Rights fight against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama and his name is the official name of the Birmingham International Airport?
Who is Fred Shuttlesworth?