EARLY AFRICAN EMPIRES
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
BLACK GIRL MAGIC
WHAT YOU KNOW BOUT THIS, YOUNGBLOOD?
PANTHER POWER
100
This West African empire, known for its wealth and trade, was ruled by Mansa Musa, the richest man in history.
- A) Ghana Empire
- B) Mali Empire
- C) Benin Empire
- B) Mali Empire
100
This writer and poet wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
- A) Maya Angelou
- B) Alice Walker
- C) Zora Neale Hurston
- A) Maya Angelou ✅
100
Before she won a Grammy for Best Country Album, Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Destiny's Child ✅
100
If you're willing to play some Jazz, that's cool, but they weren’t playing the saxophone in this '90s sitcom.
- A) Living Single
- B) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
- C) Martin
- B) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ✅
100
This actor portrayed Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- A) Michael B. Jordan
- B) Chadwick Boseman
- C) Johnathan Majors
- B) Chadwick Boseman ✅
200
These two African empires were deeply connected through trade, culture, and their large triangular structures.
- A) Egypt and Nubia
- B) Mali and Songhai
- C) Carthage and Ethiopia
- A) Egypt and Nubia ✅
200
The famous Langston Hughes poem "Harlem" is better known by what title?
- A) Thank You, Ma'am
- B) A Dream Deferred
- C) The Negro Speaks of Rivers
- B) A Dream Deferred ✅
200
Everyone knows Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on a bus, but months before her, this teenager did it first.
A) Ruby Bridges
B) Claudette Colvin
C) Fannie Lou Hamer
B) Claudette Colvin ✅
200
DAILY DOUBLE!
When Mr. Randolph was in 1st grade, this R&B group released the hit song "No Scrubs" in 1999.
- A) Destiny’s Child
- B) SWV
- C) TLC
- C) TLC ✅
200
The Golden State Warriors and Las Vegas Raiders recently moved their arenas away from this historic city where the Black Panther Party was founded in 1966.
- A) San Francisco
- B) Los Angeles
- C) Oakland
- C) Oakland ✅
300
Before Simba and Mufasa, there was a real "Lion King" of Mali whose story also involved exile, a powerful comeback, and a destiny to rule.
- A) Mansa Musa
- B) Sundiata Keita
- C) Askia the Great
- B) Sundiata Keita ✅
300
DAILY DOUBLE!
This novel by Toni Morrison tells the story of a mother who escapes slavery but is haunted by the past.
- A) Song of Solomon
- B) The Bluest Eye
- C) Beloved
- C) Beloved ✅
300
This journalist and activist fought against lynching and has a street named after her in Chicago.
A) Sojourner Truth
B) Ida B. Wells
C) Shirley Chisholm
B) Ida B. Wells ✅
300
This animated show followed relatives—Huey, Riley, and Granddad—navigating life in the suburbs.
- A) The Proud Family
- B) The Boondocks
- C) Static Shock
- B) The Boondocks ✅
300
DAILY DOUBLE
The film, Judas and the Black Messiah, featured Daniel Kaluuya starring as this young Black Panther leader from Chicago in the 1960s.
- A) Bobby Seale
- B) Stokely Carmichael
- C) Fred Hampton
- C) Fred Hampton ✅
400
DAILY DOUBLE!
What was the most dominant religion in early African empires?
- A) Christianity
- B) Islam
- C) Traditional African Spirituality
- B) Islam ✅
400
This author wrote books you may have read in class, such as All American Boys and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You.
A) Ibram X. Kendi
B) Jason Reynolds
C) Angie Thomas
B) Jason Reynolds ✅
400
She is the highest-ranking female official in US history.
- A) Michelle Obama
- B) Kamala Harris
- C) Ketanji Brown Jackson
- B) Kamala Harris ✅
400
This song is very popular at many Black cookouts. What is the name or artist of this song?
- A) "Before I Let Go" by Frankie Beverly and Maze
- B) "Outstanding" by The Gap Band
- C) "Candy" by Cameo
- A) "Before I Let Go" by Frankie Beverly and Maze ✅
400
In Wakanda Forever (2022), this villain challenges Shuri, arguing that Wakanda still does not do enough to show that it is not a nation to be trifled with.
- A) Killmonger
- B) M’Baku
- C) Namor
- A) Killmonger ✅
500
The Xhosa language, spoken in South Africa, features unique clicking sounds and was also spoken in this 2018 blockbuster film.
- A) Hotel Rwanda
- B) The Woman King
- C) Black Panther
- C) Black Panther ✅
500
This sci-fi novel by Octavia Butler follows a Black woman who is repeatedly transported back in time to save a white ancestor.
A) Kindred
B) Parable of the Sower
C) Dawn
A) Kindred ✅
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
Black women care about their hair, and this entrepreneur recognized that, becoming the first female self-made millionaire in American history by making hair care products for Black women.
- A) Madam C.J. Walker
- B) Annie Mae Malone
- C) Katherine Johnson
- A) Madam C.J. Walker ✅
500
Name this character from the hit 90s sitcom, Martin.
- A) Pam James
- B) Sharkesha
- C) Sheneneh
- C) Sheneneh ✅
500
The Black Panther Party outlined demands for justice, education, housing, and community control in this party platform.
- A) The Civil Rights Act
- B) The 10-Point Program
- C) The Free Breakfast Proclamation
- B) The 10-Point Program ✅