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200

She was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.

Who is Halle Berry?

200

Michael Jackson's famous cross-stage move.

What is the moonwalk?

200

This athlete played for the Los Angeles Lakers his entire professional career.

Who is Kobe Bryant?

200

This person invented over 100 products using peanuts, but not peanut butter.

Who is George Washington Carver?

200

This Harlem theatre is a showcase for African- American talent. 

What is the Apollo?

400

She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Dreamgirls.

Who is Jennifer Hudson?

400

Tisha Campbell played this character in the hit tv show "Martin".

Who is Gina?

400

Jackie Robison was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team.

What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?

400

He created the famous Supersoaker?

Who is Lonnie Johnson?

400

She was the first African-American chosen as Miss America. 

Who is Vanessa Williams?

600

He is the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role.

Who is Sidney Poitier?

600

"DAILY DOUBLE"

The name of Beyoncé's solo debut album.

600

He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee.

Who is Muhammad Ali?

600

A medical doctor and a scientist very interested in solving the problem of storing and using blood for transfusions. He developed a process for removing plasma from blood & the blood bank. 

Who is Charles Drew?

600

She was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet.

Who is Misty Copeland?

800

The first woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year.

Who is Lauryn Hill?

800

This actress played Ice Cube's younger sister Dana in the movie Friday.

Who is Regina King?

800

The first African American Woman to win 3 Gold medals in a single Olympic Game. 

Who is Wilma Rudolph?

800

This person invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light.

Who is Garrett Morgan?

800

This educator was the First African American to be on a U.S. postage stamp.

Who is Booker T. Washington?

1000

The first Black artist to win a Grammy.

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

1000

This rapper's birth name is Calvin Broadus Jr.

Who is Snoop Dogg?

1000

The first African American heavyweight boxer champion.

Who is Jack Johnson? 

"Galveston Giant"

1000

He added the carbon filament to the light bulb.

Who is Lewis Latimer?

1000

This President recognized Black History Month in 1976.

Who is Gerald Ford?