Music
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” this singer famously recorded “Respect.”
Who is Aretha Franklin
With 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals, this American gymnast is the most decorated gymnast in history.
Who is Simone Biles
Jordan Peele made his feature directorial debut with this 2017 horror film starring Daniel Kaluuya.
What is Get Out
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865.
What is the 13th Amendment
This popular Italian frozen dessert is known for being denser and creamier than traditional ice cream.
What is gelato
This rapper released his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, in 2003, featuring the hit “In Da Club.”
Who is 50 Cent
Nicknamed “Beast Mode,” this running back became known for his powerful running style during his years with the Seattle Seahawks.
Who is Marshawn Lynch
Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps play childhood friends Monica and Quincy, whose basketball careers complicate their relationship in this 2000 film.
What is Love and Basketball
This organization, founded in 1909, became one of the nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations.
What is the NAACP
Rihanna was born in this Caribbean country.
What is Barbados
Before beginning her solo career, Lauryn Hill was a member of this hip-hop group.
Who/What are The Fugees
This American track star won Olympic gold in both the 400m hurdles and 4×400m relay in Tokyo and Paris, while also breaking her own 400m hurdles world record multiple times.
Who is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Kevin Hart plays Cedric, one of several men whose dating strategies are disrupted after the women in their lives begin following advice from a Steve Harvey book in this film.
What is Think Like a Man
Known as “Black Wall Street,” this prosperous Black community was located in the Greenwood District of this Oklahoma city.
What is Tulsa
This Caribbean nation shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.
What is Haiti
This genre developed from African American musical traditions and became known for improvisation, syncopation, and swing.
What is Jazz
This British racing driver became Formula 1’s first Black driver and has won seven World Drivers’ Championships.
Who is Lewis Hamilton
The movie Jump In! helped spotlight Double Dutch, a competitive activity with strong ties to Black urban culture. In the film, Izzy Daniels joins this Double Dutch team led by Mary, played by Keke Palmer.
What/Who are the Hot Chili Steppers
This period of Black artistic and intellectual achievement flourished during the 1920s and was centered in New York City.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This rapper’s real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar.
Who is Cardi B
Founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, this record label became famous for artists like The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder
Motown
In 1995, this Liberian soccer star became the first African player to win the Ballon d’Or, before later becoming president of his country.
Who is George Weah
Premiering in 1975, this sitcom followed George and Louise as a successful Black family who moved from Queens to Manhattan, becoming one of television’s longest-running sitcoms with a predominantly Black cast.
What is The Jeffersons
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale founded this political organization in Oakland, California, in 1966.
What is the Black Panther Party
This non-mammal is considered the world’s deadliest animal.
What is a mosquito?