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100
Who became the first black tennis player to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon?
Who is Arthur Ashe
100
What U.S. President ended segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces by issuing an Executive Order?
Who is Harry S. Truman
100
What African American founded the African Methodist church?
Who is Richard Allen
100
Who invented the pencil sharpener?
Who is L.J. Love
100
Who played the role of the Scarecrow in the movie version of "The Wiz"?
Who is Michael Jackson
200
Who was the first African American coach in the NBA?
Who is Bill Russell
200
John M. Langston was the first African American elected to a public office in the United States. To what office was he elected?
What is the U.S. House of Representatives
200
From what college did Martin Luther King Jr. graduate?
What is Morehouse College
200
What African American was regarded as the "Father of Blood Plasma"?
Who is Dr. Charles R. Drew
200
Who wrote the adventure story The Three Musketeers?
Who is Alexander Dumas
300
Name the heavyweight champion who won a victory for democracy and the black race when he defeated Germany's Max Schmeling in 1938.
Who is Joe Louis
300
1n 1990, Jesse Jackson negotiated the release of 300 hostages held where?
What is Iraq
300
Newport Gardner was one of the first noted black music teachers who taught _______ in America.
What is Singing
300
Who built the first American made wooden clock?
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
300
Billie Holiday's life was the subject of what famous film?
What is Lady Sings the Blues
400
In 1988 Doug Williams became the first African American to quarterback a super bowl team to victory. What was the name of that team?
Who are the Washington Redskins
400
What famous African American started the phrase "Rainbow Coalition"
Who is Jesse Jackson
400
How many African American Newspapers existed before the Civil War?
What is 17
400
What did George Washington Carver use to develop shaving cream, paper, ink, rubbing oil, synthetic rubber, and instant coffee?
What are Peanuts
400
What famous musician's trademark was puffing cheeks and a trumpet bell that pointed skyward?
Who is Dizzy Gillespie
500
What was Earl Monroe's nickname during his NBA basketball career?
What is The Pearl
500
Who came from Haiti, spoke French, and explored the Great Lakes Area?
Who is Jean DuSable
500
What civil rights leader from Mississippi was slain in 1963?
Who is Medgar Evers
500
The cash register was invented by what African American?
Who is F.A. Hyler
500
What Richard Wright book was one of the best sellers of 1940?
What is Native Son