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* 1. What was the first African American owned-and-operated newspaper? 

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* 2. At the Academy Awards held in 2002, which actors won Best Actor and Best Actress Oscars?

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* 3. When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?

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* 4. Who was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize?

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* 5. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?

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* 6. Which play by an African American writer has NOT been made into a movie?

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* 7. Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:

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* 8. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

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* 9. For what accomplishment is Dr. Mae Jemison best known?

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* 10. Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?

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* 11. How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympic Games?

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* 12. What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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* 13. NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal began his career with which team?

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* 14. What was Malcolm X's birth name?

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* 15. Who was the first African American to star in their own TV show?

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* 16. Who did Obama Call ‘The Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement’?

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* 17. This person perfected the “whistle register” singing technique, now famously used by artists such as Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera and Ariana Grande.

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* 18. Who was the first licensed Black pilot in the world?

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* 19. In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter.

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* 20. Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

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