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100
The recognition of Black history began as
A. A week
B. A day
C. It was always a month
What is a week?
100
Hip-Hop was birthed in this city in New York
What is the Bronx?
100
This term ___ was used to describe the food that African American ancestors had been cooking for generations.
What is Soul Food?
100
What does F.U.B.U mean?
What is For Us By Us?
100
Up in the club, we just broke up....
I'm doing my own little thing
200
Who is the first Black American diplomat?
Who is Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett?(1833 - 1908) was the first African American to serve as a diplomat for the United States. He was appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1869 to serve as the U.S. Minister to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
200
What night was it in Montell Jordan's 1995 hit record "This is how we do it"
What is Friday Night?
200
Type of bread that is yellow, uses buttermilk and is a staple to Sunday dinner.
What is cornbread?
200
Who was the star in the movie body guard?
Who is Whitney Houston?
200
Say it loud
(I'm Black and I'm proud)
300
This 1963 march brought over 250,000 people together in support of human civil rights and is where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.
What is the March on Washington?
300
This black artist from South Carolina paintings are displayed in embassies around the world.
Who is Jonathan Green?
300
He is famous for his agricultural research on peanuts and created over 300 peanut-based products.
Who is George Washington Carver?
300
To look good or FIERCE, must be stated with enthusiasm
What is "SNATCHED" or What is "SLAYED"
300
It was the third of September
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
Cause that was the day that my daddy died
400
He founded the Tuskegee Institute and was a leader in Black education and industry.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
400
This musician is known as the "Godfather of Soul".
Who is James Brown?
400
When you are sick, you should drink this beverage prior to "laying down somewhere"
What is Ginger ale?
400
A three letter word for something that is absolutely epic! You may say, "It's ____"
What is lit?
400
I'm such a baby
'Cause the Dolphins make me cry
Well there's nothing I can do
I've been looking for a girl like you
500
The first African American woman in Congress and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
500
What two African-American women singers are world known for their 5 octave range?
* Bonus point if you know Minnie Riperton famous daughter?
Who is Mariah Carey and Minnie Riperton?
*Maya Rudolph
500
Who created ranch salad dressing?
Who is Steve Henson? Henson and his wife moved to California and opened a ranch called Hidden Valley. Creating Hidden Valley Ranch...
500
Finish the phrase:
I want McDonalds...
you got McDonalds money?
we got McDonalds at home?
500
I don't wanna have to go
Where you don't follow
What is I won't hold it back again
This passion inside
600
He improved the modern traffic light by adding a third signal, revolutionizing road safety.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
600
Who wrote Lift Every Voice and Sing, The Negro National Anthem?
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
600
This staple item is found in every Black household and sometimes in Beyonce's bag.
What is "hot sauce"
600
What do you say to a person who is doing something you don't agree with...
If you like it, I love it!
600
To the window....
What is To the Wall...
700
This person studied at Birkbeck College (University of London) and worked as a messenger and handyman for the African Times and Orient Review, a journal that emphasized Pan-African nationalism.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
700
The first hip hop artist to win a Grammy...
Extra points to sing the theme song to this 1990's hit TV show.
What is DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince "Will Smith?"
What is: Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme Song
700
Name the chef that spent 5 years with Thomas Jefferson learning French Cuisine and who popularized mac and cheese in the U.S.?
Who is James Hemings?
700
True or False is Hillman College a real HBCU?
What is False?
700
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today
800
The first Black person to be awarded an Oscar in 1940 for their role in Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
800
In 1959 he founded the Motown Record corporation, the first recording home of The Temptations, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smoky Robinson, and Stevie Wonder...
Who is Berry Gordy Jr.?
800
This creator was a Black distiller who taught Jack Daniel how to make whiskey.
Who is Nathan "Nearest" Green?
800
H.B.C.U. stands for...
What is Historically Black Colleges and Universities
800
When in the midst of sorrow
You can' t see up when looking down
A brighter day tomorrow will bring, oh
900
This NASA scientist developed a highly successful water gun toy known as the Super Soaker.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
900
This Harlem Renaissance figure was a prolific writer and poet of works like The Weary Blues.
Who is Langston Hughes?
900
At a cookout your cousin may ask...Who made the "________"
What is macaroni or potato salad?
900
The name that makes up all of the Black Greek Letter Organizations.
*extra points if you can do the complete name of each organization
What is the Divine 9?
900
You can't see it
*extra points if you can do the dance
What is It's electric?
1000
He developed techniques for blood storage and helped establish the first blood banks during World War II.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
1000
Which two artist are the first to cross over from the Chitlin' Circuit?
*What is a Chitlin' Circuit?
Who is Little Richard and Chuck Barry?
The Chitlin' Circuit was a network of nightclubs and theaters in the South, East, and Midwest that welcomed Black audiences and performers.
1000
This cake is named after the weight of ingredients used to make it.
What is Pound Cake?
1000
The term _______ was coined in the 1970s by a group of scholars to eliminate negative connotations associated with the dialect.
What is ebonics? or African American Vernacular English (AAVE)?
1000
After you back it up, then stop
Then wha-wha-what, drop drop it like it's hot