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100

The kind of money you must have in order to purchase McDonalds.

What is "McDonald's money?"

100

In this southern American city, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat at the front of the bus, which sparked bus boycotts city-wide.

Where is Montgomery Alabama?

100

This actor played Ricky in Boyz in the Hood.  

Who is Morris Chestnut?

100

Mary J. Blige worked as her husband's lover and secretary working every day of the week for this duration of time in her popular song "Not Gon Cry".

What is 11 years?


100

Known for coining this viral phrase from this tweet.

"She belongs to the streets. Let the streets cover her tab."

Who is Future?

100

This woman was recognized as the first African American millionaire during the 20th century for her trailblazing contributions that revolutionized the hair care industry for African American women.

Who is Madame C.J. Walker?

200

Your momma might say this phrase to you when expressing your frustration through tears

What is a "Stop crying before I give you something to cry about"?

200

This university was recognized a the first HBCU founded on March 2, 1867.

What is Howard University?

200

This actress is the youngest woman to reach EGOT status at the age of 40.

Who is Jennifer Hudson?

200

Well-known rapper, Juvenile claimed that Cash Money Records was taking over for _______.

What is "the NINE- NINE and the 2000"?

200

The female rap group the City Girls popularized this word, which is an interjection used to signal the end of a discussion or to emphasize a point.

What is "periodt"?

200

Beyonce and Jay-Z are an example of this term used to describe two people who are married or in a relationship with each other where both persons have extremely successful careers. This term is especially used for examples in politics or entertainment.

What is a "power couple"?

300

During every errand run to the commercial shopping center or supermarket your momma would say _____.

What is "don't touch nothing, don't ask for nothing, and don't look at nothing"?


300

This African American educator, author, and orator founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to train black teachers

Who is Booker T. Washington?

300

This Losing Isaiah actress was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in her role in the movie Monster's Ball in 2001.

Who is Halle Berry?

300

In the age of social media, this person is known for being the most meme'd person in history

Who is Kanye West?

300

This term to describe something vivacious and or curvy usually about a woman's anatomy was adopted by Oxford's English Dictionary in the year 2004.

What is "bootylicious"?

300

This NBA great is one of the nine Americans on the top billionaires list and still has sponsorship deals with Hanes, Gatorade and Upper Deck 19 years after retiring from basketball.

Who is Michael Jordan?

400

Your momma believed you mistook her for a named individual that is unwise, imprudent or silly

Who is "Booboo the Fool"? 

400

Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama attended this Ivy League university as an undergraduate.

What is Princeton Univesity?

400

This athlete recently broke Kareem Abdul-Jabaar's record for most scoring points in NBA history during the 2023 season. 

Who is Lebron James?

400

This popular sitcom's theme song has the following lyrics.

Well, we're movin' on up,
To the east side.
To a deluxe apartment in the sky.

What is The Jefferson's

400

DAILY DOUBLE!!! DAILY DOUBLE!!! DAILY DOUBLE!!!


Among sociolinguists, the term Ebonics is also known as _________ , with the acronym AAVE.

What is "African American Vernacular English "? 

400

 This 1976 mid-size replica painting of a Black American dance club, took the art world by storm when it auctioned for $15.2 million at Christie's in May 2022. Known as grandma's living room art, the original piece is owned by comedian Eddie Murphy.

What is the "Sugar Shack" by Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr.?

500

Your momma's response to show disapproval of how you engaged in conversation with her.

What is "you better check your tone before speaking to me" ?

500

This person wrote the lyrics to the song "Lift Every Voice" known as the negro national anthem.

Who is James Weldon Johnson?

500

In the 1985 version of "The Color Purple", actress Whoopi Goldberg's character Sofia claims to have to fight for this duration of time.

What is all her life?

500

This song is a staple played at every black cookout, family reunion, and wedding by a group in which the lead singer always wears a white cap.

What is "Before I Let Go" by Frankie, Beverly & Maze"?

500

This word is used to express something is truly relatable.

What is "Mood"?

500

In 1998, Johnson and Liberty Media bought all outstanding shares of the company. This purchase gave Johnson 42% of this black company. It was then acquired by Viacom in 2001 for a reported $3 billion; Robert Johnson earned over $1 billion from the sale, making him the first black American billionaire.

What is BET?

600

Your momma claimed to be born at this time of the day but not recently as yesterday.

What is at night but not last night?

600

 One of the earliest slave revolts took place in Stono, South Carolina known as The Stono Rebellion, in which a score of white Americans and almost twice as many black slaves, were killed due to the armed slaves' attempt to flee to Florida in this year.

 What is 1739?

600

In 1987, Doug Williams became the first African American quarterback to play in the Super Bowl for this team.

Who are the Washington Commanders? (Redskins)

600

In the popular 1988 song Superwoman, by Karyn White, she prepared his eggs _______.

What is over easy? 

600

On an episode of Jimmy Kimmel, Cardi B explained that this figure of expression is used to emphasize "good news that's good but not exciting."

What is "Eeeeeoooowww"? 

600

A Nigerian businessman and industrialist worth 14.2 billion dollars. He is best known as the founder, chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, the largest industrial conglomerate in West Africa

Who is Aliko Dangote?

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