Black Facts
This comedian voiced Donkey in the Shrek movie series.
Who is Eddie Murphy?
In the show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will Smith was from this city.
A) East Philadelphia
B) North Philadelphia
C) West Philadelphia
D) Trenton, New Jersey
What is C (West Philadelphia).
Before becoming a civil rights leader, Malcolm X was born with this last name.
What is Little?
Hip-hop is widely considered to have been born at a back-to-school party thrown by DJ Kool Herc in the Bronx. In what year did this take place?
A) 1973
B) 1972
C) 1982
D) 1975
What is A (1973)
This actor starred as Blade, helping spark the modern comic book movie boom in 1998.
Who is Wesley Snipes?
Standing at just 4’8”, this American gymnast is known as the GOAT of her sport.
Who is Simone Biles?
This spin-off of The Cosby Show was set at the fictional Hillman College.
What is "A Different World"?
This prestigious HBCU for women, founded in 1881, is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
What is Spelman College?
This female MC was the first solo woman rapper to win a Grammy (1999).
Who is Lauryn Hill?
At nearly every Black family cookout, this band’s classic hit Before I Let Go is guaranteed to get people on the dance floor.
Who are Frankie Beverly & Maze?
This comedian was the first Black host of Saturday Night Live in 1980.
Who is Richard Pryor?
Actress Issa Rae created and starred in this HBO comedy-drama about life in L.A.
What is Insecure?
In 1960, four Black college students staged the first sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in this North Carolina city.
What is Greensboro?
This solo artist holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits in modern music history.
a) Michael Jackson
b) Drake
c) Stevie Wonder
d) Beyoncé
e) Rihanna
What is B (Drake)?
This soul singer, known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” made Washington, D.C. the capital of his sound.
Who is Chuck Brown?
The first NFL team to win a Super Bowl with a black quarterback.
What is the Washington Commanders?
Damon Wayans, Keenen Ivory, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, and Jim Carrey all got their start here.
What is In Living Color?
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Black Panther Party?
A) Huey P. Newton
B) Bobby Seale
C) Angela Davis
D) Jesse Jackson
E) Fred Hampton
Who is D (Jesse Jackson)?
Which of the following is NOT an official member of the Wu-Tang Clan?
A) Inspectah Deck
B) Ghostface Killah
C) Raekwon
D) Method Man
E) Redman
Who is E (Redman)?
This actress played both Storm in X-Men and Catwoman in a 2004 DC movie.
Who is Halle Berry?
This poet wrote Phenomenal Woman and recited On the Pulse of Morning at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou?
BET’s video countdown show was hosted by AJ & Free.
What is 106 & Park?
During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the greatest number of enslaved Africans were taken from this region.
A) Ghana and Ivory Coast
B) Angola & Congo
C) Senegal & Sierra Leone
D) Nigeria & Benin
What is B (Angola and Congo)
Known as “The God MC,” this rapper was the first solo hip-hop artist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Rakim?
Michael Jackson and his siblings, known as The Jackson 5, were born and raised in this Midwestern city.
a) Indianapolis, Indiana
b) Detroit, Michigan
c) Gary, Indiana
d) St. Louis, Missouri
e) Chicago, Illinois
What is C (Gary, Indiana)