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100

Who is: 

Who is Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement.

100

What is this hairstyle called?


What are Box Braids.

100

What movie is this?


What is Hidden Figures.

100

What amendment "abolished" slavery?

What is the 13th amendment. 

Abolished is in quotations because this amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the US, except as a punishment for a crime. Aka it's still happening, was just rebranded.

100

What are these called?


What are collared greens

200

Who is:


Who is Malcom X

200

In what era was the afro the most popular?


What is late 1960's through early 1970's

200

Who starred in both "Black Panther" and "Us"


Who is Lupita Nyong'o

200

What supreme court case perpetuated this "separate but equal" rhetoric?

What is Plessy v. Ferguson?

200

What is the Black Adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz"?

What is The Wiz


300

Who is:

 What was she known for?

 Who is Katherine Johnson. She was a mathematician and aerospace technologist for NASA. She was crucial to early spaceflights.

300

What is this 80's era hairstyle called? 

 

What is the Jheri Curl

300

Who is the director of the iconic Madea franchise?



Who is Tyler Perry

300

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights act?

What is to outlaw segregation.

Title 2: Outlawed segregation in hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other public places

Title 4: Prohibited discrimination in programs receiving federal funding

Title 7: Created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to prevent discrimination in hiring, promoting, or firing 

300

What is the origin of Soul Music (blues, jazz, R&B, etc.)?

What are slave spirituals and work songs

400

Who is:


Who is Toni Morrison

400

How did cornrows aid in the escape from slavery?


What are secret methods of communication to aid in escape without getting caught

400

What awards did "Moonlight" win at the 2016 Oscars?

(Name at least 1)

What are Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Film Editing, and Best Director

400

What was the Harlem Renaissance? Bonus points if you can name the time period. 

What is a movement in 1920s & 30s in Harlem, NY rooted in cultural expression and art. 

Artists sought to express racial pride, tackle issues of racism and poverty, and explore the African American experience through a modern, realistic lens.

400

What was the inciting incident of the original Black Lives Matter Movement?

What is the February 26th, 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida

500

Who is this?

What was he known for?

Who is Dr. Carter G. Woodson. He founded Black History month in 1926. 

500

What can you NOT do to a Black person's hair?

What is touch it without permission

500

In "The Princess and the Frog" who voiced Tiana's mother Eudora?

Who is Oprah Winfrey

500

What was the Thibodaux Massacre?

What is a mass shooting that killed 60 people who were on strike for livable wages. (1887)

This was as a result of growers who felt threatened by black workers coming together and by organized labor in general. 

Governor and former planter McEnery received demands for the use of force against these unions. Obliging, he called for the assistance of several all-white Louisiana militias under the command of ex-Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard. The massacre kept unions out of the south.

Southern black farm workers would not attempt to unionize again, until the 1930s when the Southern Tenant Farmers Union attracted both white and African American members.  

500

What is the name for the soul food that consists of boiled pig intestines?

What is chitlins


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