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Who was the first Black President?

President Barack Obama,

became the first Black president of the United States in 2008.

100

 Lisa Gelobter invented what?

The GIF

100

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today”

Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, Maya Angelou

Malcolm X

100

This genre originated in New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th - early 20th century.

Jazz

200

Who is the first Black Vice President?

Kamala Harris.

She became the first woman of African descent to become vice president. Harris' mother immigrated to the United States from India and her father immigrated from Jamaica.

200

Garrett Morgan came up with this invention to help drivers?

Traffic Light, GPS System, The Wheel, The Engine

Traffic Light

200

“Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise”

Harriet Tubman,Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

200

The banjo, a descendant of the West African lute made from gourds, was brought to America by African slaves and became a central part of Southern music and culture. Which genre of music is this?

Country

300

Which nation was the first to ban slavery?

Barbados, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic

Haiti

Slavery in Haiti started after the arrival of Christopher Columbus on the island in 1492. Haitian Revolution - The Haitian people ultimately won independence from France and thereby became the first country to be founded by former slaves.

300

Who invented at-home gaming systems?

Jerry Lawson, Ninja, Jake Paul, Preston

Jerry Lawson

300

“I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger”

Harriet Tubman,Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou

Harriet Tubman

300

This genre was heavily influenced by the the blues.

Rock & Roll

400

Who was the first Black professional baseball player?

Jackie Robinson 

400

What did Valerie Thompson invent to change the way we experience watching movies.

3D Technology 

400

Who is this leader? (show image)

He was an American Baptist minister and activist who became one of the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955.

Martin Luther King JR.

400

This music was birthed from disco and, like disco, was created predominantly by African Americans. 

House music

500

Who was the first African-American woman in space? 

Sally Ride, Judith Resnik, Mae Jemison, Solange Knowles

Mae Jemison!  

She is an engineer, physician and former NASA astronaut. Jemison was selected for the astronaut program in June 1987.

500

Marie Van Brittan Brown noticed increasing crime in her New York neighborhood. What did she invent to make her home feel safe?

Home Security System

500

Name the social movement and organization protesting against police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people.

Black Lives Matter

500

This genre originated in the South Bronx, a predominantly African-American neighborhood in New York City. It focused on emceeing over house parties and neighborhood block parties.

Rap/Hip Hop