The States
When is Juneteenth?
A. July 4th
B. June 16th
C. June 19th
D. June 18th
C. June 19th
Geograpghy
What is the largest country in Africa by area ?
A. Egypt
B. South Africa
C. Algeria
D. Nigeria
C. Algeria
Traditional Dishes
What is the popular name for a Caribbean sandwich made from curried chickpeas tucked between two pieces of fried flat bread ?
A. Doubles
B. Patties
C. Sorrel
D. Roti
A. Doubles
Politics
What is the contemporary term used to describe people of African descent living in Latin America?
A. Afro-Latino
B. Hermosa Flor
C. Blanco
D. Hola
A. Afro-Latino
Who is the wealthiest human to ever exist?
14th Century African Emperor Mansa Musa
Estimated Net Worth 400 Billion Dollars
History
Nine months before Rosa Parks, which young African-American woman refused to relinquish her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama ?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Claudette Colvin
C. Beyonce Knowles
D. Anna Easter Brown
B. Claudette Colvin
Culture
What is the official language of South Africa?
A. Wakandan
B. Yucatan Mayan
C. South Africanese
D. There are 11!
D. There are 11!
Geography
Which island is the most populous in the Caribbean?
A. Hispaniola
B. Jamaica
C. Cuba
D. St.Vincent
A. Hispaniola(The island of Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
Traditional Dishes
In which Central American country are salads not just greens and vegetables but fruit juice with pieces of chopped-up fruit?
A. Costa Rica
B. EL Salvador
C. Panama
D. Belize
B. El Salvador
Short Answer: Traditional Dishes (Africa)
Who has the best Jollof rice?
No honest answer; we just wanted to hear your opinion LOL Free Points!
Sports
He was admitted to the Hall of Fame for being the best hitter in the Negro League. Known as the “Black Babe Ruth” he hit 800 home runs. Which was more than Babe Ruth.
A. Jackie Robinson
B. Oscar Charleston
C. Josh Gibson
D. Cool Papa Bell
C. Josh Gibson
Geography
In which African nation(s) does the infamous Nile River begin?
A. Egypt
B. Ethiopia
C. Liberia
D. Uganda,Kenya & Tanzania
D. Uganda,Kenya & Tanzania
Geography
The only island that has a drive-in volcano?
A. Dominican Republic
B. Honduras
C. Belize
D. St. Lucia
D. St. Lucia
Demographics
In which country is the largest Black population outside of Africa ?
A. The United States
B. Jamaica
C. Venezuela
D. Brazil
D. Brazil
In 1905, W.E.B. Du Bois and William Monroe Trotter founded what movement, that was the precursor to the NAACP?
The Niagara Movement
Music
Initially popular with his jazz trio, he shifted to mainstream pop music and achieved international acclaim along with a bit of criticism for that shift and for playing segregated clubs in the South.
A. Sammy Davis Jr.
B. Nat King Cole
C. Ray Charles
D. Little Richard
B. Nat King Cole
History
In what two West African nations did the North American ‘Underground Railroad’ end?
A. Sierra Leone & Liberia
B. Mali & Algeria
C. Angola & Zambia
D. Zimbabwe & Nigeria
A. Sierra Leone & Liberia
History
Which country was the first in the Caribbean to gain independence?
A. St.Martin
B. The U.S. Virgin Islands
C. Puerto Rico
D. Haiti
D. Haiti
History
What is the name of the group of liberated Africans who found refuge on the coasts of Guatemala?
A. The Creoles
B. The Garifuna
C. The Kriols
D. The Maroons
B. The Garifuna
Who was the first Black female cable car conductor in San Francisco?
Aunty Maya Angelou
Who was the first African American elected to the US Senate?
A. Nathaniel Allison Murray
B. Henry Arthur Callis
C. Charles Henry Chapman
D. Hiram Rhodes
D. Hiram Rhodes
History
Which is the only country in Africa that has never been colonized?
A. Ghana
B. Ethiopia
C. Libya
D. Senegal
B. Ethiopia
Culture
Which Caribbean island(s) continues the African war art of Stick Fighting
A. Jamaica
B. Barbados
C. Trinidad & Tobago
D. Hispaniola
C. Trinidad & Tobago
Music
What is the name of the Afro-Latino dance and music genre that originated in the Caribbean and is known for its fast pace and percussive rhythms?
A. Soca
B. Dancehall
C. Salsa
D. Calypso
C. Salsa
Which group of African descent freed themselves from slavery on the colony of Jamaica and established communities of free Black people in the island's mountainous interior? Some even sailing back to Africa in captured boats?
The Jamaican Maroons