Music (90s/00s)
Mark Morrison spent 12 consecutive weeks in the UK Top 10 in 1996 with this smooth R&B plea to his significant other.
What is "Return of the Mack"?
This British-Somali athlete won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in both the 5,000m and 10,000m in 2012 and 2016.
Who is Sir Mo Farah?
In 1955, her refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked a historic boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Ghana and Nigeria have a famous rivalry over who's version of this dish is superior
What is Jollof rice?
This comedian and actor provided the voice of Donkey in Shrek.
Who is Eddie Murphy?
This Toni Braxton power ballad spent 11 straight weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996.
What is "Un-Break My Heart"?
In 1947, this legendary infielder made history by breaking the Modern Era Major League Baseball color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
She served the Union Army as a scout, spy, and nurse during the American Civil War, in addition to her work on the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Jamaica’s national dish pairs salted codfish with this fleshy, pear-shaped yellow fruit originally brought from West Africa.
What is ackee?
Despite being a tropical Caribbean nation, Jamaica sent a team to compete in this Winter Olympic sport in 1988, later inspiring the film Cool Runnings.
What is bobsleigh?
Former Fugees member Lauryn Hill released this critically acclaimed 1998 solo masterpiece that swept the Grammy Awards.
What is The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?
This winger and striker became the first Black player to reach 50 full caps for the England men's football team.
Who is John Barnes?
This Trinidad-born activist organized an indoor Caribbean carnival in 1959 that later evolved into London's Notting Hill Carnival.
Who is Claudia Jones?
Historical accounts credit the first cultivation of this popular energizing bean/plant to Ethiopia.
What is coffee?
NASA engineer Lonnie Johnson accidentally discovered the principle behind this famous water-blasting toy while experimenting with a heat pump in his bathroom.
What is the Super Soaker?
Hailing from Newham, East London, this grime pioneer dropped the classic 2005 album Home Sweet Home, featuring the anthem "P's & Q's".
Who is Kano?
She broke color barriers in tennis by becoming the first Black player to win both Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships.
Who is Althea Gibson?
Inspired by the U.S. movement, this group was founded in Britain in 1968, with Althia Jones-LeCointe later serving as its leader.
What is the British Black Panther movement?
In 1853, George Crum famously invented this.
What is the potato chip?
In 1993, Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space, appeared as Ensign Palmer in an episode of this science-fiction television series.
What is Star Trek: The Next Generation?
This Mercury Prize-winning collective and soul pioneers led by Jazzie B laid the foundational blueprint that influenced generations of British R&B and soul artists into the 2000s.
Who is Soul II Soul?
In 1995, she became the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game.
Who is Lisa Leslie?
Ghanaian-born activist Akyaaba Addai-Sebo launched the very first Black History Month in the UK in this year, coinciding with Marcus Garvey’s centennial.
What happened in 1987?
Traditionally eaten on 1 January, this Haitian pumpkin-based soup became a symbol of freedom following the country's independence from France in 1804.
What is soup joumou?
Before becoming an internationally famous actor, this London-born performer DJ'd under the unlikely name Mr Kipling, later shortened to Kippers.
Who is Idris Elba?