Music
This "Queen of Soul" gave us classics including "Respect" and "Chain of Fools."
Aretha Franklin
Traditionally made from mashed potatoes, this creamy side dish is a Thanksgiving-table staple.
Mashed potatoes
In basketball, this many points are awarded for a successful free throw.
1
In The Color Purple, Celie famously tells Mister, "Until you do right by me..." this will happen.
"Everything you even think about is gonna fail."
This comedian starred as the title character on The Bernie Mac Show.
Bernie Mac
This group featured Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams in its best-known final lineup.
Destiny's Child
This Louisiana dish usually combines rice with meat or seafood, vegetables, and seasonings cooked together.
Jambalaya
In American football, this position typically throws passes and calls the offense's plays.
Quarterback
Eddie Murphy plays Prince Akeem, who travels to New York looking for love, in this 1988 comedy.
Coming to America
Martin Lawrence played this Detroit radio personality on the sitcom Martin
Martin Payne
Before his solo career, Lionel Richie was a member of this group.
The Commodores
Despite its name, this classic Southern dessert contains no potatoes and is made primarily from cornmeal, sugar, butter, eggs, and milk.
Chess pie
In baseball, striking out this many batters consecutively on nine pitches in one inning is called an immaculate inning.
3
Whitney Houston made her feature-film acting debut opposite Kevin Costner in this 1992 movie.
The Bodyguard
Chris Tucker played this fast-talking character alongside Ice Cube's Craig in Friday.
Smokey
This 1995 TLC album included "Waterfalls," "Creep," and "Red Light Special."
CrazySexyCool
This Italian dessert's name literally means "pick me up" and traditionally features coffee-soaked ladyfingers.
Tiramisu
This tennis term means a score of zero.
Love
Denzel Washington won his first Academy Award for portraying Private Trip in this 1989 Civil War film.
Glory
Before becoming a movie superstar, Eddie Murphy joined the cast of this sketch-comedy show at only 19 years old.
Saturday Night Live/ SNL
This legendary producer composed Michael Jackson's "Thriller," "Rock with You," and "Off the Wall."
Quincy Jones
This French culinary term mise en place refers to doing this before cooking begins.
Preparing/organizing all ingredients and equipment in advance.
In boxing, these three letters stand for a victory when the referee stops the fight because a competitor cannot safely continue.
TKO (Technical Knockout)
Spike Lee's 1989 film Do the Right Thing takes place primarily in this Brooklyn neighborhood.
Bedford-Stuyvesant/Bed-Stuy
This comedian created and starred in The Richard Pryor Show, the short-lived 1977 NBC sketch series.
Richard Pryor