Sports
Who made the offensive foul on Michael Jordan in the NBA eastern conference final game into making a three point shot?
Reggie Miller
This Renaissance man has a gift for producing, composing, arranging and performing!
* His work influenced Michael Jackson, frank Sinatra and he produced many groups.
Quincy Jones
What is the original name of Egypt and the meaning?
A.) Spin. High black
B.) Togo “Sun”
C.) Kemet “Black Land”
D.) Imet - "The Nile “
C.) Kemet “Black Land”
Stop, Slow down, and Go! Who was the inventor of the flow of traffic, as we know now the traffic light?
Garrett Morgan
Notice the Red Green and Yellow
what song played when Aunt Viv did her iconic dance Routine?
artist and titled song?
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
by C+C Music Factory
In the 2021 Olympics Elaine Thompson-Herah won a gold in what race. Making her the fast women in the world?
"100 meters - race "
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop? Likewise, who was the founding father?
A.) The Bronx New York " DJ Cool Kerc
B.) Queens, New York - RUN DMC
C.) Compton, Los Angles - NWA
D.) Staten Island, New York City - Wu-Tang Clan
A.) The Bronx New York " DJ Cool Kerc
Who was the richest man during the 14th century. As the king of the Mali Empire in West Africa? What's his name?
Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa (Musa I of Mali) was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. During his reign, Mali was one of the richest kingdoms of Africa, and Mansa Musa was among the richest individuals in the world.
The notorious cell lines in medical research history
"Henrietta Lacks"
*provided scientist with critical research tool in 1950s, previous attempts to grow supply human cells. Henrietta Lacks cell line was famously used to treat and create polio vaccine also treatment for Parkinson and leukemia disease.
What tribe in the movie Avatar have similar Characteristics of?
"Nilotic people"
The tallest people in the world known and the darkest located in South Sudan north of Kenya.
Olympic project for human rights (salute)
Athletes John Carlos (L) and Tommie Smith,
they were banned from the Olympic team for holding up their fist in 1992 during the U.S national anthem.
An influencer of classical music Joseph Bologne was composer, violin virtuoso and conductor but also excelled as a fencer and athlete. Also, known as the first classical composer of African ancestry. Right beside Mozart.
Bologne was referred to as what in the 19th century? To name a few, how many compensations did he instruct. * For the bonus point*
" Black Mozart"
bonus - 3 sets of string quartets, 2 symphonies, 8 symphonie-concertantes, 6 operas comiques, three violin sonatas, 14 violin concertos,
Throughout the country there were certain towns and cities that had sundown laws. Sun down towns African Americans had to leave that town by sundown. In Indiana there were 3 sundown towns in the 1900s.
What were the three towns?
A.) Elwood , Huntington , Martinsville.
B.) Martinsville, Whites towns, Bloomington
C.) ) Austin Indiana, Carmel, Danville
D.) Plainfield, Crawfordville, Greenburg
E.) Loogootee in , Greenburg, Ellettsville
A.
Elwood , Huntington , Martinsville.
In the late 1800s to early 1940 - 1960s Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns, are all-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States that practice a form of racial segregation.
What the real McCory?
He was the first to invent the automatic lubricating device to allowed engines to be lubricated while they ran in 1872. Elijah McCory is his name.
Name 6 of the Highest-Grossing Black Films in History?
" Get Out , Coming To America, Bad Boys 2 , The Butler, Big Momma House, and Straight Out Of Compton
set a dazzling five worldwide record in sprint and long jump all in 45 minutes.
Jesse Owens
his powerful series of wins at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, where he would arise as the most embellished competitor, winning four gold medals.
White America wanted to end her career over this one song speaking truth about what was happening in the time 30's - 50's.
Billie holiday "Strange Fruit"
The derived name “ Hush Puppies'' got its name from.
Escaping Slaves
* Escaping slaves used to throw balls of fried cornmeal out to distract the hound dogs.
Many viruses like Covid-19 and the flu have changed our life completely due to vaccinations, thank to Onesimus and enslaved man in 1721 help stop the spread of what epidemic?
" smallpox "
Onesimus (late 1600s–1700s) was an African man who was instrumental in the mitigation of the impact of a smallpox outbreak in Boston,
Massachusetts.
When you hear the sirens.
Boos and hollers!
" The Apollo "
Amateur Night at the Apollo
Before American Idol, The Voice and The X Factor, the Apollo Theater was the opening and turning point of a cultural and musical mecca in the core of the Harlem.
The first discovered genius. Was known to be Imhotep in the third dynasty in Egypt, he was impactful. Impohot was many things, but what did people recognize him for the most?
A.) He was recognized as the first doctor in the world and known to be the god of medicine
B. ) He was recognized for various surgeries and treading over 200 disease
C.) He was recognized for inventing the method of stone-dressed building and using columns in architecture.
D.) All the above
E.) A and C