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100

This usually held every plastic grocery bag in the house.


What is another plastic grocery bag?


100

This person usually controls the grill and does not want your help.


Who is somebody’s uncle?

100

This movie gave us Craig, Smokey and Deebo.


What is Friday?


100

This card game requires you to know when to cut, bid and avoid reneging.



Answer: What is Spades?

100

This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.


Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

Touching this household control without permission could get you in trouble.



What is the thermostat?


200

This game can turn a peaceful cookout into a family argument.


 What is Spades?

200

In The Proud Family, this is Penny’s last name.


What is Proud?

200

This line dance begins whenever “Before I Let Go” plays.

Answer: What is the Electric Slide?

200

This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.

Answer: Who is Rosa Parks?

300

This phrase meant you needed to stop crying immediately.


What is “Fix your face”?


300

This is the first question people ask when somebody brings macaroni and cheese


What is “Who made it?”


300

This sitcom featured Uncle Phil throwing Jazz out of the house.


What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?


300

This birthday song is usually longer and more soulful than the standard version.

Answer: What is the Stevie Wonder birthday song?

300

This formerly enslaved woman led people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.


Answer: Who is Harriet Tubman?

400

When an adult said, “Stay in a child’s place,” they wanted you to do this.


What is stop interrupting adult conversations or mind your business?


400

You should never bring this uninvited item into a serious game of UNO.


Answer: What is a made-up rule?

400

Everybody Hates Chris, this character knew the price of everything in the house.



Answer: Who is Julius?

400

This plastic container commonly holds leftovers instead of the product shown on its label.


Answer: What is a butter or Cool Whip container?

400

This civil rights leader was known for promoting Black empowerment and famously declared, “By any means necessary.”

Answer: Who is Malcolm X?

500

Every Black household has this drawer filled with batteries, old chargers, pens, sauce packets, and things nobody wants to throw away.


Answer: What is the junk drawer?

500

Name the four acceptable cookout line-cutting excuses.


What are being a child, being elderly, fixing someone else’s plate, or knowing the person serving?


500

 In Martin, this character was usually told, “Get to steppin’!”


Who is Pam?


500

This household item is frequently filled with grocery bags instead of what it originally contained.


Answer: What is another grocery bag?

500

This congressman and civil rights leader helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.


Answer: Who is John Lewis?

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