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Bonus Questions
100
Name this African American abolitionist and social activist
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
This media mogul turned a talk show into a billion-dollar empire that includes television networks, magazines, and film production.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
This actress became the first Black woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Who is Viola Davis?
100
This 2021 superhero film, set in the fictional African nation of Wakanda, became a global sensation, starring Chadwick Boseman in his iconic role.
What is Black Panther?
100
This is a speech most black parents give their child before entering a grocery store
What is "Don't ask for nothing, don't touch nothing, don't look at nothing"?
200
Name this Black Icon who broke the MLB's color barrier
Who is Jackie Robinson?
200
This comedian and actress used social media buzz to build a media empire and create the hit HBO series Insecure.
Who is Issa Rae?
200
This 2025 film set in the Mississippi Delta stars a popular actor as twin brothers and blends Southern Gothic with supernatural themes.
What is Sinners?
200
This 2018 film, based on a bestselling novel by Angie Thomas, follows a teenage girl who witnesses the police shooting of her best friend.
What is The Hate U Give?
200
GrowingUpBlack: 'How many siblings do you have?'
Me: "OMMSOMDS?"
What is "On my mom side or my dad side?"
300
Name this African American civil rights activist
Who is Sojourner Truth?
300
This Black entrepreneur became one of the first self-made female millionaires by creating and selling hair care products for Black women in the early 1900s.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
300
This major global event, founded in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson, celebrates the achievements and history of African Americans every year.
What is Black History Month?
300
This 1991 film, starring Whoopi Goldberg and based on the novel by Alice Walker, follows the life of a Black woman facing hardship and self-discovery.
What is The Color Purple?
300
This phrase is used by Black parents when talking to their child about dinner. Most children forget it until they hear their parents coming home. "Make sure you TTMOTF."
What is "Take the meat out the fridge?"
400
Name this African American inventor
Who is George Washington Carver?
400
This Black entrepreneur became the first African American woman to have a cosmetics brand worth over $1 billion.
Who is Rihanna?
400
This 1920s cultural movement, centered in Harlem, celebrated African American art, music, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
400
This 2009 film, starring Gabourey Sidibe and a popular actress, follows an illiterate teenager struggling to escape the hardships of her life in Harlem.
What is Precious?
400
This filmmaker directed Black Panther and Creed, becoming a leading voice in representing Black stories in mainstream Hollywood.
Who is Ryan Coogler?
500
Name the first Black woman in the Supreme Court
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
500
He was the first African American to own a major NBA sports team
Who is Michael Jordan?
500
This entrepreneur co-founded the iconic streetwear brand FUBU—short for “For Us, By Us”—which became a symbol of 1990s hip-hop culture and Black-owned fashion success.
Who is Daymond John?
500
This 2016 film chronicles the groundbreaking work of three African American women who broke racial and gender barriers in the 1960s to make crucial contributions to the U.S. space program.
What is Hidden Figures?
500
He co-founded the NAACP and authored The Souls of Black Folk.
Who is W. E. B. Du Bois?