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He was one of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery in the United States.
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
100
He pioneered numerous uses for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes.
Who is George Washington Carver? 
100
Known to many as the "Moses of her people," she escaped enslavement, and helped others gain their freedom as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
The American historian and scholar was instrumental in launching Negro History Week in 1926. He is the Father of Black History.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
100
What show is this popular theme song from?
"Well, we're movin' on up,
To the east side.
To a deluxe apartment in the sky."
What are the Jeffersons?
200
She was selected by President Joe Biden to serve as Senior Advisor to the White House COVID-19 Response Team and Chair of the Presidential COVID-19 Equity Task Force.
Who is Marcella Nunez-Smith?
200
The first African-American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward black hair.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
200
Improved the ironing board with a narrower and curved design, making it easier to iron women's clothing?
Who is Sarah Boone?
200
In what year did Black History Month become a month-long celebration?
What is 1926?
200
Who sings, "To Be Young, Gifted & Black"?
Who is Nina Simone?
300
She was first Black woman to graduate from a nursing program and the first to earn a professional nursing license.
Who is Mary Eliza Mahoney?
300
These three women were integral in developing the math behind NASA’s first successful space missions. ("Hidden Figures") movie.
Who is Dorothy Vaughan, Kathleen Johnson, and Mary Jackson?
300
Pioneer educator who founded a school with $1.50 and twenty years later it became a college. The first Black woman to lead a federal agency when she was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as the secretary to lead the National Youth Association
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
300
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice in the United States?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
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300
This song is played at every cookout and wedding. The lead singer would always wear a white cap.
What is "Before I Let Go, Frankie Beverly & Maze"?
400
He pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the United States.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
400
What favorite backyard toy did Lonnie Johnson invent?
What is the super soaker?
400
First African American woman to obtain an international pilot’s license.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
400
The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after which amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
400
What is the title of the 2018 Marvel Superhero film, directed by Ryan Coogler?
What is Black Panther?
500
She served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994.
Who is Dr. Jocelyn Elders?
500
He created the potato chip. They were made in response to a customer who sent back their fried potatoes, complaining they were too thick.
Who is George Crum/ George Speck?
500
I’m The key scientist behind the COVID-19 Moderna's mRNA vaccine.
Who is Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett?
500
The NAACP was formed in what year?
What is 1909?
500
Hip Hop was birthed in this city
What is the Bronx?
600
He is the founding director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Who is Dr. John Nkengasong?
600
He invented the street mailbox
Who is Philip Downing?
600
This woman invented Voice Over Internet Protocol (i.e., Skype, MagicJack, Vonage, and other Internet-based audio/video communications)
Who is Marian Croak?
600
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Prize in Literature
Who is Toni Morrison?
600
Name the costume designer for the movies School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Malcom X, The Butler, B.A.P.S., and Black Panther.
Who is Ruth E. Carter?
700
He created a new blood test for diagnosing syphilis that was adopted by the U.S. Public Health Service.
Who is William A. Hinton, MD?
700
She invented the Laserphaco probe, a device and method for cataract treatment.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
700
Who wrote Lift Every Voice and Sing, The Negro National Anthem?
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
700
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?
What is Aug. 28, 1963?
700
She was the first Black Gospel artist inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and was the first gospel artist ever to win a Grammy Award.
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
