Cartoons
2016 Movies
Empires
Nation States
Black Authors
100
Winnie the Pooh
100
This media company held the top spot for the five highest grossing films of the year, including The Jungle Book and Finding Dory.
Disney
100
The Roman Empire at its height spanned from Iberia to Egypt and created many roads leading to this capital city.
Rome
100
Italy
100
She was the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate and spoke her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration.
Amanda Gorman
200
Mickey Mouse
200
This was the most popular film of the year, with the titular character played by Chris Evans and new characters of Falcon and Black Panther.
Captain America: Civil War
200
The Qing Dynasty was the last great dynasty of this country, spanning from the 17th to the 20th century.
China
200
Australia
200
She was well known for her poetry and activism, and her works include "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "Still I Rise"
Maya Angelou
300
Scooby Doo
300
This 2016 animated buddy cop comedy film was voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin as a bunny, and Jason Bateman as a fox.
Zootopia
300
The Ottoman Empire defeated the Byzantine Empire in 1453, famously overtaking the city of Constantinople for the first time in almost 1000 years. The Turks set up their empire there and renamed it this.
Istanbul
300
India
300
This poet is a quintessential figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his works such as "A Dream Deferred" and "The Weary Blues."
Langston Hughes
400
Tweety Bird
400
This film relaunched the Wizarding World franchise, focusing on New York City wizards in the 1920s and starring Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
400
The British Empire was so expansive by the late 1800s that "the sun never set on it." This country was the first to join the Commonwealth of Nations on July 1, 1867 as the first self-governing country of the British Empire.
Canada
400
Japan
400
Her autobiography "Becoming" topped the New York Times Bestseller List in 2018, an account of her childhood all the way through her time in the White House.
Michelle Obama
500
Fred Flintstone
500
This 2016 film won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2017, though there was quite a snaffu and the wrong movie "La La Land" was announced incorrectly.
Moonlight
500
Great Khan! This was the largest contiguous empire in history, covering over 9 million square miles of land and containing almost 25% of the world's population between 1270 and 1309.
The Mongol Empire
500
New Zealand
500
Her book "Their Eyes Were Watching God" takes place in Florida in the early 20th century and follows the main character Janie Crawford as she finds love in life.
Zora Neale Hurston