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100

As a 6 year old she entered an all-white school as a symbol of the civil rights movement and the end of segregation 

Who is Ruby Bridges?

100

Truth Hurts was the first major single by this artist 

Who is Lizzo?

100

This man has a dream that all people will be equal

Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

100

Laws that created a system of legal segregation.

What are Jim Crow Laws?

100

Jackie Robinson was the only Bruin athlete in UCLA history to letter in what 4 sports

What is baseball, football, basketball, and track?

200

This women refused to give her seat to a white man on the bus in 1955 Montgomery, Al.

Who is Rose Parks?

200

In 2018, this person became the first athlete and the first black person to win an Oscar for Best Animated short for his film Dear Basketball. He was a credited writer for the project.

Who is Kobe Bryant?

200

He was the first black president of the United States

Who is Barack Obama?

200

In the wake of the assassination of the Black nationalist Malcolm X, this political organization was founded in 1966, dressed in black berets and black leather jackets. Despite being associated with a militant "by any means necessary" philosophy, they launched programs such as free dental care, free breakfast, and drama classes in underserved black communities. 

Who are the Black Panthers/Black Panther Party?

200

This honor is what Ralph Bunche received in 1950

What is the Nobel Peace Prize?

300

She helped 300 slaves escape to freedom

Who is Harriet Tubman?

300

This music artist has the most Grammy's of all time (32 total)

Who is Beyonce?
300

He played T'Challa in Black Panther

Who was Chadwick Baseman?

300

This amendment abolished slavery

What is the 13th? 

300

Patrisse Cullors is an activist who co-founded what global movement

What is Black Lives Matter?

400

She wrote the poem "Still I Rise" and the book, I know why the caged bird sings

Who is Maya Angelou?

400

In 1956, she was the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam title (French Championships).

Who is Althea Gibson?

400

Though Thomas Edison is recognized as the inventor of the light bulb, this African American inventor played an important role in its development.

Who is Lewis Latimer?

400

This historian started Negro history week, later renamed Black History Month in 1976. He was also notably the second African Amercian to graduate from Harvard University with a doctorate degree

Who is Carter G. Woodson?

400

UCLA's first Black sorority and fraternity

What is Delta Sigma Theta and Kappa Alpha Psi?

500

In 1993, this pediatrician became the first woman and the first African American to be named the U.S Surgeon General.

Who is Dr. Joycelyn Elders?

500

Rogers Nelson's stage name

Who is Prince?

500

He wrote the book Roots: The Sage of an American Family which was later adapted as a television miniseries in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised public awareness of Black History. He also wrote The Autobiography of Malcom X, published in 1965, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with Malcom X.

Who is Alex Haley?

500

This movie is a historical war drama about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army's earliest African-American regiments in the Civil War. Starred Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington.

What is Glory?

500

In 1946, the "Forgotten Four" were the first athletes to integrate professional football. Can you name one who was a UCLA Bruin?

Who is Kenny Washington or Woody Strode?