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The largest River in Africa

What is the Nile?

100
She didn't want "no hateration, holleration in this dancerie".
Who is Mary J. Blige?
100
Best known for her work as a pop musician, this artist has now broken into the makeup scene, creating a line of products are lightweight and work for all skin tones and types with over 40 shades.
Who is Rihanna?
100
The name of the teenage boy whose body was found mutilated after being lynched in Mississippi in 1955 (his death is widely regarded as the spark to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement).
Who is Emmett Till?
100
"You is smart, you is kind, you is important."
What is "The Help"?
200

This is the number of countries in Africa.

What is 54?

200
The founder of Motown Records.
Who is Berry Gordy?
200
A cultural identity on a famed social network focused on issues of interest to the Black community, particularly in the United States. Its use of hashtags allows for a collective of active users to bring about a wide range of sociopolitical changes.
What is Black Twitter?
200
Rosa Parks' refusal to give her seat up to a white man triggered a boycott of the bus system in this city.
What is Montogomery, AL?
200
"RICKKYYYYYY!"
What is "Boyz in the Hood"?
300

Largest desert in Africa

What is the Sahara?

300
The artist who rapped this verse in one of his songs: "Last name ever, First name greatest, Like a sprained ankle boy I ain't nothing to play with Started off local but thanks to all the haters, I know G4 pilots on a first name basis"
Who is Drake?
300
On this show, a popular line was "You get a car, you get a car, you get a car!"
What is The Oprah Winfrey Show?
300
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
300

Just bury me in the ocean with my ancestors who jumped from ships, 'cause they knew death was better than bondage.

What is Black Panther?

400

The capital of South Africa

What is Capetown?

400
Finish the lyrics to this popular 90s song: "'Cause my heart starts beating triple time With thoughts of loving you on my mind..."
What is "I can't figure out just what to do, when the cause and cure is you..."
400
When white people take customs, practices, or traditions from one culture to either mock or simplify the meaning or significance of that piece of culture. This also means taking/wearing something from another culture and appreciating it only when it is not on the body of a member of that culture.
What is cultural appropriation?
400
The first African-American to be put on a U.S. postage stamp.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
400
"All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my uncles. I had to fight my brothers. A girl child ain't safe in a family of men, but I ain't never thought I'd have to fight in my own house! I love Harpo, God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead before I let him beat me."
What is "The Color Purple"?
500

The most commonly spoken language in Africa.

What is Swahili?

500
The most sampled artist of all time.
Who is James Brown?
500

The first African American woman to win a grammy award.

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

500

This state was the first to elect a Black Governor.

Where is Virginia?

500

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?

What is "Akeelah and the Bee"?