Inventors and Innovation
1. Who invented the modern traffic signal with three positions?
A. Elijah McCoy
B. Garrett Morgan
C. Lewis Latimer
D. Granville T. Woods
B. Garrett Morgan
What time was Usher cruising?
A) 3 o clock
B) 11 o clock
C) 7 o clock
D) 12 o clock
C) 7 O CLOCK
Which Black actor was the first to win an Oscar?
A. Dorothy Dandridge
B. Sidney Poitier
C. Hattie McDaniel
D. Cicely Tyson
C. Hattie McDaniel
You, your cousins, siblings, and neighborhood friends are playing in the living room and someone accidently breaks something
Your grandma yells
YGSASD
Yall Go Somewhere and Sit Down
Which series was created by and stars Issa Rae?
A. Girlfriends
B. Insecure
C. Being Mary Jane
D. Queen Sugar
B) Insecure
2. Which Black inventor created the first home security system?
A. Madam C.J. Walker
B. Sarah E. Goode
C. Marie Van Brittan Brown
D. Annie Turnbo Malone
C. Marie Van Brittan Brown
Ne-Yo — “So Sick”
🎵 I’m so sick of love songs…
➡️ So tired of tears, so done with wishing, you were still here
This song is played at most Black cookouts and was later recreated by Beyonce
A) Cupid Shuffle
B) Boots on the ground
C) Before I let go
D) Cha Cha Slide
c) Before I let go
You ask your parent/ guardian "Why not?"
Their response is BISS
Because I said So
Which TV show is set at a fictional HBCU called Hillman College?
A. Living Single
B. A Different World
C. The Quad
D. Grown-ish
B) A Different World
Who developed the folding cabinet bed (precursor to the Murphy bed)?
A. Sarah E. Goode
B. Marie Van Brittan Brown
C. Jan Ernst Matzeliger
D. Alice H. Parker
A. Sarah E. Goode
What kind of raindrops did Soul For Real ask you to dream of?
A) Chocolate covered
B) Strawberry Dipped
C) Ice Cold
D) Candy Coated
D) Candy Coated
Telfar is best known for its:
A. Shoes
B. Jewelry
C. Luxury handbags
D. Skincare
C) Luxury handbags
When you're invited to a party but you're unsure about going you ask?
WAGBT
Who All Gone Be There
Which sitcom focused on six Black friends living and working in Brooklyn?
A. Girlfriends
B. Living Single
C. A Different World
D. The Parkers
B) Living Single
4. Which inventor improved refrigeration for long-distance food transport?
A. Garrett Morgan
B. Granville T. Woods
C. Frederick McKinley Jones
D. Lewis Latimer
C. Frederick McKinley Jones
In the song “Juicy” by Notorious B.I.G.
🎵 It was all a dream…
I used to read Word Up! magazine
Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine
What does being “invited to the cookout” usually imply?
A. You brought food
B. You’re family or trusted
C. You’re hosting
D. You’re in trouble
B) You’re family or trusted
Parents response when their child asks for fast food afterschool?
WGFITH?
We got food in the house!
Which sitcom starred Tracee Ellis Ross as Joan Clayton?
A. Insecure
B. Girlfriends
C. Half & Half
D. The Game
B) Girlfriends
5. Who invented the carbon filament used in light bulbs?
A. Thomas Edison
B. Elijah McCoy
C. Lewis Latimer
D. Norbert Rillieux
C. Lewis Latimer
In his song "Humble" Kendrick Lamar told us to be humble and ...
Sit Down
How many times do you move to the right in the Cupid Shuffle?
4
You ask for something 3 times and your guardian responds
WPONDYU?
What part of no dont you understand?
Which show starred Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell as best friends?
A. Martin
B. The Parkers
C. Living Single
D. Girlfriends
A) Martin