Music
What is the name of the music genre that was famously created during the Harlem Renaissance?
What is Jazz music?
What type of food is popular in the South and commonly served at family gatherings and dinners?
soul food
What holiday commemorates the announcement of emancipation to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865?
What is Juneteenth?
What Marvel movie features the fictional African nation of Wakanda and the superhero T’Challa?
What is Black Panther?
Who became South Africa’s first Black president in 1994 after fighting against apartheid?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
Who is Burna Boy
What popular West African rice dish, cooked with tomatoes, peppers, and spices, is the subject of friendly regional rivalries?
What seven-day cultural celebration, observed from December 26 to January 1, honors African heritage and community?
What is Kwanzaa?
What sitcom follows a teenager from West Philadelphia who moves in with his wealthy relatives in Bel-Air?
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
Which Barbadian singer and entrepreneur released the hit song “Umbrella”?
Who is Rihanna?
Which singer known as "the queen of soul" recorded the iconic song "Respect"?
Who is Aretha Franklin?
What fruit produce was stereotyped against African Americans in a negative connotation in response to Black farmers profiting greatly from the cultivation of it?
What are watermelons?
What musical tradition, rooted in Black Christian worship, combines powerful vocals, harmonies, and spiritual messages?
What is gospel music?
What 1997 romantic drama starring Nia Long and Larenz Tate follows two Black creatives who meet in Chicago?
What is Love Jones?
Which Black mathematician calculated flight trajectories for NASA and helped make early American crewed spaceflight possible?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
What is the popular music genre from South Africa that includes a high-beat rhythm?
What is amapiano?
What traditional Southern dish combines rice and black-eyed peas and is often served on New Year's Day?
What is hoppin' John?
What term describes communities formed by formerly enslaved Africans who escaped slavery and established independent settlements in the Caribbean and elsewhere in the Americas?
What are Maroon communities?
What Disney film tells the true story of a Ugandan girl from Katwe who becomes a talented chess player?
What is Queen of Katwe?
Which Jamaican-born political leader promoted Black pride, unity, and the Pan-African movement through the Universal Negro Improvement Association?
Who is Marcus Garvey?
What music genre developed in Trinidad and Tobago by blending elements of calypso with soul and funk?
What is soca?
What Ethiopian sourdough flatbread is used as both a plate and a utensil for scooping up stews?
What is injera?
Which deity, popularly recognized in Yoruba and West African culture, is commonly depicted with a snake around her body?
What 2023 British romantic comedy follows two young Londoners, Yas and Dom, over a day in South London?
What is Rye Lane?
Who was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress and the first Black candidate to seek a major party's nomination for U.S. president?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?