The ironing board was invented by what African-American woman?
Sarah Boone
100
In 1988, Debi Thomas won a medal in which Olympic event?
Figure Skating
100
Kwanzaa is observed from:
December 26 to January 1
100
What is the name of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel?
The Color Purple
100
A Baptist minister and activist leader known for his nonviolent Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
200
What African-American woman used the trial and error method to invent hair care products in 1905?
Madam C. J. Walker
200
She is a three-time Olympian, the first African American to win an individual metal in women's Gymnastics.
Dominique Dawes
200
In the early 1920's a new movement arose called the Harlem Renaissance. This movement was recognized for:
Literary and artistic achievement
200
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
200
What African-American educator also served as an adviser to five U.S. presidents?
Mary McLeod Bethune
300
Who performed the world's first open-heart surgery?
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams
300
Who became the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player?
Jackie Robinson
300
What was the name of the first black Greek fraternity?
Alpha Phi Alpha
300
Who was the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
300
Who was the activist known for being the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana?
Ruby Bridges
400
George Washington Carver made paint and ink from what common food item?
Peanuts
400
What professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs, which the highest total in major league history?
Henry Aaron
400
Frederick Douglass provided a powerful voice for human rights and fought for the ratification of what amendment that guarantees all citizens the right to vote regardless of their races?
Fifteenth Amendment
400
What African American took jazz vocals to a new level and was called "The Divine One" because of her range and effortless mastery of the intricacies of music?
Sarah Vaughan
400
Who was the first African American to become a Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
500
Who invented the three-way traffic light?
Garrett A. Morgan
500
He has been the highest paid professional athlete in the world for several years; he has set numerous records in the game of golf.
Tiger Wood
500
What famous inventor offered George Washington Carver a job?
Thomas Edison
500
What record company did Berry Gordy, Jr., create?
Motown
500
What civil rights group was organized on Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1909 in New York City?