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This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.

Who is Rosa Parks?

100

This Toronto artist is considered the most famous Black Canadian musician worldwide.

Who is Drake?

100

This African country beginning with “M” is famous for Marrakech and Casablanca.

What is Morocco?

100

This tennis legend has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

Who is Serena Williams?

100

This 2020s African genre, originating in South Africa, is known for log drums and has heavily influenced global pop production by 2026

What is Amapiano?

200

This abolitionist led enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Who is Harriet Tubman?

200

This 1998 album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” won Best Album at the Grammys.

Who is Lauryn Hill?

200

This Caribbean country has the largest population in the Caribbean.

What is Cuba? 

200

This inventor created the gas mask and improved the traffic light.

Who is Garrett Morgan?

200

This Afrobeats artist became the first African artist to headline a major U.S. stadium tour in the 2020s.

Who is Burna Boy?

300

This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.

Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

300

This 2018 Marvel film became one of the highest-grossing Black-led superhero movies of all time.

What is Black Panther?

300

This West African country is widely known for its popular pidgin dialect.

What is Nigeria?

300

This Black Canadian was the first Black recipient of the Victoria Cross.

Who is William Hall?

300

This 2020s Nigerian-American author won international acclaim for novels like Americanah and continues shaping global conversations on race and identity into 2026.

Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?

400

This Canadian civil rights icon challenged racial segregation in a Nova Scotia movie theatre in 1946.

Who is Viola Desmond?

400

This Queen of Soul was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Who is Aretha Franklin?

400

This historic African Nova Scotian community was destroyed in the 1960s.

What is Africville?

400

This Jamaican sprinter is considered the fastest man in the world.

Who is Usain Bolt?

400

This tech billionaire, one of the wealthiest Black entrepreneurs in the world, founded Vista Equity Partners.

Who is Robert F. Smith?