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100

Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?

  1. Memphis, Tennessee
  2. Atlanta, Georgia
  3. Washington, D.C
100

Harriet Tubman was born in 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland. What town was she born in?Hint

Capetown

 None of these

 Thornton

 Bucktown

100

In 1967 Nina Simone recorded her version of "Cherish" on her album "Silk and Soul". Who originally recorded "Cherish"?

 

The Association

 Spanky and the Gang

 The Grassroots

 The Turtles

100

 Which influential soul artist’s song What’s Going On is widely considered one of the greatest songs of all time?


Jamie Foxx

Marvin Gaye

B.B. King 

James Brown

100

Which singer is remembered as the ‘queen of jazz’?


  1. Nina Simone
  2. Aretha Franklin
  3. Ella Fitzgerald
200

Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?

  1. Bessie Coleman
  2. Mary McLeod Bethune
  3. Barbara Smith
200

 Harriet married John Tubman in 1844. John Tubman was what?

 

A free man

 A slave

 A white man

 A slave owner

200

Nina recorded "O-o-h Child" on her 1971 album "Here Comes the Sun". Who had a hit with the original version the previous year?

 

The Delphonics

 The Stylistics

 The Temptations

 The Five Stairsteps

200

Can you guess the name of the popular 1980s Black sitcom that aired for eight long seasons on NBC and starred Bill Cosby?

Everybody Hates Chris

Martin

Sanford & Son

The Cosby Show

200

What is the name of Michael Jackson’s debut solo album?


  1. Off The Wall
  2. Thriller
  3. Bad
300

Who was the first African American model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?

  1. Tyra Banks
  2. Naomi Campbell
  3. Iman
300

How old was Harriet when she ran away to freedom using the Underground Railroad?

 

 25

 35

 31

 29

300

In 1978 Nina Simone released her "Baltimore" album. Which Hall and Oates song did she cover on the album?


Maneater

 Rich Girl

 My Father

 Everything Must Change

300

Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul”?


Steve Harvey

James Brown

Al Green


300

Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of?


  1. Four Tops
  2. The Temptations
  3. The Supremes
400

At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?

  1. 17
  2. 20
  3. 22
400

Harriet Tubman died in 1913 at the age of 93. What did she die of?

 

Tuberculosis

 Measles

 Malaria

 Pneumonia

400

New World Coming" is a cut from Nina Simone's "Here Comes the Sun" LP. Which singer enjoyed moderate success with this song as a solo artist?


Tina Turner

 Gladys Knight

 Cass Elliot

 Petula Clark

400

Who became the first Black woman to travel in space in 1992?


Joan Higginbotham

Dr. Mae Jemison

Dr. Sian Proctor

400

What was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit?


  1. I Have Nothing
  2. I Will Always Love You
  3. I Wanna Dance With Somebody
500

Who starred as Annalise Keating in How To Get Away With Murder?

  1. Kerry Washington
  2. Viola Davis
  3. Regina King
500

Who did Harriet marry in 1869?

 

James Noble

 Clarence Whitmore

 Percy Jameson

 Nelson Davis

500

A Single Woman" is Nina Simone's final official album and features lavishly produced jazz songs. Which of these songs was written by Rod McKuen?

 

 The Folks Who Live On The Hill

 Love's been Good to Me

 Marry Me

 Papa, Can You Hear Me?

500

What historically Black college did Vice President Kamala Harris attend?


Morehouse College

Howard University

Hampton University


500

Which comedian played crown prince Akeem in Coming To America?


  1. Martin Lawrence
  2. Eddie Murphy
  3. Chris Tucker
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