Sports
Who was the first Black head coach to win an NBA championship?
Lenny Wilkens
Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
What soul food dish is traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day for good luck?
Black-Eyed Peas
What TV show featured the Banks family living in Bel-Air?
Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Which boxer was nicknamed “The Greatest” and won the heavyweight title three times?
Muhammad Ali
What year did the Civil Rights Act become law?
1964
Which West African grain has become popular in health food circles and is often used instead of rice?
Who played T’Challa in Black Panther?
Chadwick Boseman
Which hip-hop artist released The Blueprint in 2001?
Jay Z
What NFL player famously said, “I’m just here so I won’t get fined”?
Marshawn Lynch
Who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?
Marcus Garvey
What Black-owned spice brand founded by Pinky Cole expanded from a vegan restaurant empire?
Slutty Vegan spices
What 1990s sitcom starred Queen Latifah as a magazine editor?
Living Single
What group sang “Before I Let Go” (original version)?
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
Which Black tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era?
Serena Williams
What historically Black town in Oklahoma was destroyed in the 1921 race massacre?
Greenwood District (Black Wall Street), Tulsa, Oklahoma
What dessert is considered a staple at many Black family gatherings: sweet potato pie or pumpkin pie?
Sweet Potato Pie
Which movie featured the line, “You got knocked the f*** out!”?
Friday
Who was the first Black woman to headline Coachella?
Beyonce
What city did Jackie Robinson play for when he broke MLB’s color barrier in 1947?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice of the United States?
Thurgood Marshall
What Southern dish is made with cornmeal and can be fried or baked?
Cornbread
What director is known for films like Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X?
Spike Lee
Which Motown founder helped launch artists like Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder?
Barry Gordon