Who is known as the "Queen of Soul?"

Who wrote the famous song, "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud?"

Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award?

What group comprised of Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson?

What record company did Berry Gordy Jr. create?

B.B. King is noted for what type of music?

What was the name of the character played by Bill Cosby in "The Cosby Show?"

Who was the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor?

The Roaring Twenties introduced and unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature, and music. What was this period known as?

Which African American took jazz vocals to a new level and was called, "The Divine One?"

Who authored the book, "Roots?"

Who was the author of "The Color Purple?"

Who won a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway musical, "Jelly's Last Jam?"

Who sold more than 20 million albums and collected over 700,000 pounds of food for charity during the 1992, "Too Legit to Quit" tour?

What famous musician's trademark was puffing cheeks and a trumpet bell that pointed skyward?

Who won an Oscar for his role in the 1989 film, "Glory?"

The Four Tops, The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, and Mary Wells came from what major city?

Who was the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize?

Who founded the magazine, "Ebony?"

Who was the first black woman to own a TV studio?

Mary Leontyne Price is famous for being:

Who starred in the TV series, "The Jeffersons?"

Benjamin Banneker convinced which U.S. President that African Americans were intelligent and deserved to be free?

Starting with $1.50 in cash, what college did Mary McLeod Bethune founded?

What did many associate with the term, "Jim Crow?"

CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) and NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) share what common goal?

Who sparked the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?

Approximately how many different products did George Washington Carver develop from peanuts?

Who was the principal at Tuskegee Institute who recruited and hired George Washington Carver?

What was the name of the influential antislavery newspaper published by Frederick Douglass?

Charles Drew spearheaded the world's first:

What did the Freedom Riders seek to accomplish?

What organization was founded by Marcus Garvey and promoted racial pride and self-improvement?

What was the name of Marcus Garvey's shipping company that was owned and operated entirely by blacks?

Barbara Jordan became the South's first African American woman to hold this political position:

"Peculiar institution" was a term that referred to:

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. utter the immortal words, "I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream?"

In 1954, what landmark Supreme Court case did Thurgood Marshall help orchestrate?

To what position was Colin Powell appointed, making him the highest ranking military officer and the first African American AND youngest to hold this position?

What African American was instrumental in the development of the city of Chicago?

Who was the first African American Supreme Court justice?

Which African American union organizer helped open the door for the U.S. Congress to pass legislation outlawing job discrimination?

Which African American revolutionary led colonial forces during the Boston Massacre in 1770, becoming the first to defy and the first to die?

Which leading crusader against lynching founded the first black women's suffrage organization?

What were the black soldiers who primarily fought Native Americans in the West after the Civil War called?

Matthew Henson was famous for:

Who was elected to Congress in 1944 and became the first congressperson to represent the district of Harlem?

Who appointed Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court?

What internationally renowned actor had his U.S. passport revoked for his activities in left-wing unions, the Progressive Party, the Council of African Affairs, and the National Negro Congress?

Harold Washington became what city's first black mayor?

Carol Moseley-Braun was the first African American woman elected to the U.S.

In what famous court case did the justices rule that, "Blacks are an inferior class of beings who had no rights which the white man was bound to respect?

Who founded an economic program called, "People United to Save Humanity" also known as Operation PUSH?

Who coordinated Operation Desert Storm?

Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?

President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in what year?

What amendment to the Constitution states, "Slavery shall not exist in any part of the U.S.?

What is the name of the fist black Greek fraternity for college students?

What did Madam C.J. Walker invent in 1905 that was sold door to door?

Who was the first African American chosen as Miss America?

Who was the first African American to win a medal in the Winter Olympics?

Dorothy Height was the president of what organization?

Who was the first African American to attend the U.S. Naval Academy?

Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the movie, "Star Wars?"

Who won the French Legion of Honor award for her work in entertaining the World War II allies?

In 1972, who became the first black woman candidate for President of the United States?

Who was responsible for starting Black History Week?

Who received her pilot's license in 1922, making her the first African American woman aviator?

What is the name of Oprah Winfrey's TV production company?

Dorie Miller responded quickly during what attack, making him the first American hero of World War II?

What occupation does Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Naomi Campbell have in common?

What was the name of the network of hiding places, which helped slaves escape to freedom?

The term, "jumping the broom" refers to what?

Who wrote the song, "Lift Every Voice and Sing?"

What Harlem theater is a showcase for African American talent?

Kunta Kinte was one of the characters in what Alex Haley book?

What is the stage name of female rapper Dana Owens?

Who performed the world's first open heart surgery?

What African American astronaut died in the 1986 space shuttle disaster?

Apollo 16 used an ultraviolet camera designed by what African American?

What African American scientist recently discovered new information on how genes are linked together?

Who was the first man to discover the North Pole and to plant the American flag there?

Who invented the three way traffic light?

What notable scientist, astronomer, and inventor was commissioned to help layout Washington, D.C.?

Who became the only African American member of the famous "Edison Pioneers" Thomas Edison's collaborators?

Where is Meharry Medical College located?

What African American patented the corn harvester?

What inventor was instrumental in the development of automatic lubricators for machinery?

Who patented a telephone transmitter that was bought by Bell Telephone?

What African American was called to assist a rescue effort for six workers trapped by a gas explosion using his patented smoke mask?

Who used math to predict the eclipse of the sun in 1789?

Ronald McNair, Charles Bolden, and Frederick Gregory pursued what career?

Who prepared the blueprints for Alexander Graham Bell's telephone?

Where was George Washington Carver's lab located?

Who was the first African American to head the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)?

Who became the first African American U.S. Surgeon general?

What professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs?

What basketball superstar became the first African American to manage a major league sports team?

What female track star set world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter dash?

Who are the only two brothers to ever hold the heavyweight boxing title?

Who became the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award?

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball for what team?

Who was the first African American to lead the NFL in rushing?

What famous boxer was born with the name Cassius Clay?

The University of North Carolina was the starting point for which Chicago Bulls NBA Great?

Who was the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy?

What position did Doug Williams play in the 1988 Super Bowl?

Which of the following African Americans was once ranked as the number one tennis player in the world?

Who was the first African American heavyweight boxing champion?

Who was the first African American elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame?

What NFL player that was elected to the Hall of Fame, was the first African American to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court?

Wilt Chamblerlain scored a record-setting 100 points in 1962 while playing for what team?

Who became the first African American woman to win the prestigious Wimbledon singles title?

In 1988 Debi Thomas won a medal in which Olympic event?

What running back surpassed Jim Brown's rushing record of 12,312 yards?

Who became the first black player to quarterback a Super Bowl team to victory?

What professional boxer was stripped of his title by the World Boxing Association after he was convicted of draft evasion?

Who is the NFL's all-time career rushing leader?

On May 25, 1935, who set world records in three different track events?

What African American female athlete won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?

Which baseball team did Ernie Banks play?

Earvin "Magic" Johnson played for what college basketball team?

Who was known as Dr. J?

For what professional sports team did "Meadowlark" Lemon play?

Who was the first African American teenager to win the Junior Girls singles Tennis title at Wimbledon?

What track star won four gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics?

What is basketball star Michael Jordan's nickname?