African American History
Which early 1900s Black entrepreneur built a national hair-care empire and became one of the first self-made women millionaires in the U.S.?
Madam C.J. Walker
Which Caribbean nation’s revolution inspired global abolition movements after defeating France, Spain, and Britain?
Haiti
Which African country was the only one not colonized during the Scramble for Africa?
Ethiopia
Which Barbados-born global superstar became the youngest woman billionaire through music and her Fenty empire?
Rihanna
Which South American country has a significant Afro-descendant population concentrated in the Pacific coastal region (e.g., Chocó)?
Colombia
Which political organization, founded in Oakland in 1966, created free breakfast programs, health clinics, and community patrols?
The Black Panther Party
What religious and cultural movement in Jamaica blends African spirituality, Old Testament symbolism, and reverence for Haile Selassie?
Rastafarianism
Which West African empire controlled major gold-salt trade routes and was ruled by Mansa Musa, one of history’s wealthiest figures?
The Mali Empire
Who became the first Black woman to achieve an EGOT through work in acting, comedy, and television?
Whoopi Goldberg
What global idea encourages unity among people of African descent across nations?
Pan-Africanism
What demographic shift between 1916 and 1970 reshaped cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphia?
The Great Migration
Which Caribbean island was a major hub of the British sugar economy and one of the most profitable colonies in the 18th century?
Jamaica (or Barbados — depending on context, but Jamaica is acceptable)
Which ancient African kingdom built its own pyramids and had long-standing political and trade connections with Egypt?
The Kingdom of Kush/Nubia
Which rapper curated the soundtrack for Black Panther, helping bring Afrofuturism into mainstream pop culture?
Kendrick Lamar
What cultural blend of African, European, and Indigenous influences is common in the Caribbean?
Creolization
Which 1965 act eliminated literacy tests and other barriers, drastically increasing Black voter registration in the South?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which Trinidadian intellectual coined the term “liming” to describe the social practice central to Caribbean community life?
C.L.R. James
Which Great Lakes region conflict in the 1990s led to one of the largest refugee crises in modern African history?
The Rwandan Genocide
What South African music style features log-drum basslines and melodic piano patterns?
Amapiano
Which historically Black neighborhood in New York City became a global center of Black art, music, and literature during the 1920s?
Harlem
Which African American journalist and activist led one of the earliest national anti-lynching campaigns in the 1890s after the murder of her friends in Memphis?
Ida B. Wells
Carnival celebrations in Trinidad and Tobago combine African traditions with influences from which European culture?
French
The ancient city of Timbuktu was famous for what type of scholarship?
Islamic learning and manuscripts
Which Somali-born model became the first hijabi woman to appear on the covers of British Vogue, Vogue Arabia, and Allure?
Halima Aden
Which global protest slogan linking African and African American struggles emerged after police violence incidents in both Nigeria and the U.S.?
End SARS