Who is the first African-American to serve as President of The United States of America?
Who is Barack Obama
100
What is the name of Dr. King's famous speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington?
What is "I Have a Dream…"
100
On December 1, 1955 she sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat after orders from white riders and driver, James Blake.
Who is Rosa Parks
100
This Atlanta rap group's 1999 song ignited a lawsuit against the use of Rosa Park's name, viewing it not as a reverence but wrongful manipulation of her name and story for profit
What is Outkast
100
He became the first black player to play in the major leagues of baseball when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson
200
Black history is celebrated during this Winter month.
What is February.
200
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in the Georgia capital city.
What is Atlanta
200
Brown v. The Board of Education called for desegregation of and equal access to this.
What is schools/education
200
This rap group's video, "Fight The Power" shows marchers carrying cardboard signs with images of Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas, Paul Robeson, Martin Luther King, Jr., etc.
What is Public Enemy
200
Hank Aaron holds the record for most career _____ in Major League Baseball history. 755, during his 23 year career, to be exact.
What are home runs
300
In 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring the freedom of any slave residing in a state of rebellion against the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln
300
Martin Luther King, Jr. followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather pursuing what career?
What is preacher
300
This South Carolina city was the setting for two significant Civil Rights Movement events: a sit in at a lunch counter that gained national attention & the first stop in the Deep South for The Freedom Riders.
What is Rock Hill
300
Their most controversial episode of their first season was "Return of the King". Name the Cartoon Network animated social satire of African-American culture and race relations.
What is The Boondocks
300
He reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title by knocking out George Foreman in 1974.
Who is Muhammad Ali
400
Assassinated in 1965, he led the Black Muslim organization, "Nation of Islam", and formed the "Organization of Afro-American Unity", stressing Black Nationalism and social action.
Who is Malcolm X
400
Martin Luther King, Jr. majored in Sociology at what all male, Historically Black College?
What is Morehouse College
400
In 1960, four students from the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College performed the first sit-in at a segregated lunch counter. These four boys later became known as the "_____ Four."
What is The Greensboro Four
400
Located in Harlem, this historical theater launched careers of musical icons such as James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and Lauryn Hill.
What is The Apollo
400
This African American basketball star made history when she became the first woman to dunk during a professional basketball game in 2002.
Who is Lisa Leslie
500
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. What does NAACP stand for?
What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
500
What prize was Martin Luther King, Jr. honored with in 1964?
What is The Nobel Peace Prize
500
The Freedom Summer was a push to educate the poor and blacks on how to vote and officially protest against an all-white regime. What Southern state did this take place in?
What is Mississippi
500
In 1963, he became the first black person to win an Academy Award.
Who is Sydney Poitier
500
Which track and field star was the first athlete to win four gold medals in The Olympic Games?