National or Local Current Events
What is the name of the virus that started this pandemic in 2020?
Covid 19 or Coronavirus.
What is another name for a "barbeque"?
A cookout.
Finish the Lyric:
"Papa was a rolling stone . . . "
Where Ever He Layed His Hat Was His Home.
What do we call really short shorts?
Daisy Dukes
What hairstyles from the 60's did we borrow from the French?
French Roll
What two countries are at war?
The Ukraine & Russia.
Name a dish from the cookout that better not have any raisins in it.
Potato Salad.
What was the MOST POPULAR genre of music in the 70s?
Disco.
What is the name of the shoe that people use to hold a coin in for the payphone?
Penny loafers.
What hairstyle became a symbol of African American power?
Afro.
Name some of the things COVID/inflation raised prices on.
Gas, Housing, Clothes, Food, Cost of Living, Etc.
*if the team names 3 or more, they get the points*
What special condiment do we put on our collard greens and fried chicken?
Hint: We put it on everything.
Hot sauce.
What are some of James Brown most famous songs?
It's a Man's World, I'm Black and I'm Proud, Get Up Off Of That Thing, Try Me.
*if they name 3 or more, they can get the points.
Whats the name of the pants that gets wider below the knee? They were very popular through disco.
Bell Bottoms.
What products did black families use to straighten their hair?
relaxer/perm, hot comb, iron, sulfur 8, royal crown, etc.
How much is a full day bus pass?
Full Fare $4.40, Senior Disability Discount $2.20
What food does your family make a big pot of on New Years?
Black Eyed Peas.
Name some of the dances that were performed in the soul train line.
*name 3 or more and you get the points*
Name 3 and demonstrate or give a description to get the points.
What is the name of the classic hats that men wore to dress up, break dance, etc. It has an animal on the logo.
Kango hats.
What popular hairstyle in the 80s and 90s did people carry around activator and hair spray for?
jerry curl or jheri curl
What is the biggest tourist attraction in Baltimore City?
Inner Harbor
Name some of the "back in the day" meals that we still eat now.
HINT: people today call them struggle meals.
*must name 3 or more to get the points.*
Pork & beans, chitterlings, pig feet, corn beef & cabbage, noodles, peanut butter and jelly sandwich
What is the name of the man who invented the soul train?
Don Cornelius
What famous hairstyle was also the name of a TV star?
Shirley Temple curls
Name some common hair problems.
Dandruff, itchy scalp, dry/brittle hair, thin hair, hair loss, breakage, split ends, etc.