Black History/Culture
What year did Dr. King deliver his “I have a dream” speech?
a. 1960
b.2020
c.1963
What is 1963?
Who has the most Olympic medals ?
a. Simone Biles
b. Serena Williams
c. Michael Jordan
Who is Simone Biles
What cultural movement spanned the 1920s that included African American cultural expressions of music, art, and literature?
a. Jim Crow
b. Harlem Renaissance
c. Def Jam
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
What is the earliest form of musical expression?
a. Rap
b. Spirituals/Negro Spirituals
c. Gospel
What is Spirituals/Negro Spirituals
*Traced back to slavery-earliest form of musical expression (1619-1865)*
Who is the famous actor, director and producer who coined "Madea" ?
a. Tyler Perry
b. Denzel Washington
c. Nick Cannon
Who is Tyler Perry?
What is the original name for the celebration of Black History. When was it created and what was the week called?
a. Negro History Week, 1926
b. Black Week, 1925
c. Negro Spirituals, 1920
What is Negro History Week, 1926.
Started by Carter G Woodson. He was a historian, scholar and educator.
In 1997, what man became the first person to hold all four professional major golf championships at the same time?
a. Michael Jordan
b. Tiger Woods
c. Jack Nicklaus
Who is Tiger Woods?
Which soul food item is believed to bring good luck on New Years?
a. Candy Yams
b. Dressing
c. Black Eye Peas
What is black eyed peas?
This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.
a. Rick James
b. Michael Jackson
c. Marvin Gaye
Who is Marvin Gaye?
Which classic movie tells the story of a neighborhood's simmering racial tension, which comes to a head and culminates in tragedy on the hottest day of the summer.
a. Set It OFF
b. Do the Right Thing
c. Get Out
What is Do The Right Thing?
What is the name of the theatre that housed an armature night that was the springboard for famous Black entertainers?
a. Barclays Center
b. Fox Theatre
c. Apollo Theatre
What is the Apollo Theatre?
Who was the first Black player to win Major League Baseball’s Rookie of the Year Award?
a. Jackie Robinson
b. Hank Thompson
c. Ken Griffey Jr.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Which holiday honors African heritage in African American culture?
a. Christmas
b. Halloween
c. Kwanzaa
What is Kwanzaa?
Which African American singer won Season Three of American Idol?
a. Whitney Houston
b. Cardi B
c. Fantasia Barrino
Who is Fantasia Barrino?
Who is the creator of Power, BMF, Power II: Ghost, Hip Hop Homicides?
a. Jay Z
b. 50 cent
c. Lil Baby
Who is 50 cent?
This poet is famous for her book "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
a. Maya Angelou
b. Lauryn Hill
c. Oprah Winfrey
Who is Maya Angelou?
Who is the first father and son duo to play in the NBA at the same time?
a. Carmelo Anthony and Kiyan Anthony
b. Lebron James and Bronny James
c. Dell Curry and Stephan Curry
Who is LeBron and Bronny James
Which holiday is celebrated to commemorate the emancipation from slavery in Texas on that day in 1865?
a. Black History
b. Mardi Gras
c. Juneteenth
What is Juneteenth?
This style of R & B was popularized in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s by artists such as BabyFace and Boys2Men.
a. R&B
b. Hip Hop
c. New Jack Swing
What is New Jack Swing?
Which movie that portrays a woman's life of hardship in the rural south receive 11 Oscar Nominations?
a. What's Love Got to do With it
b. The Color Purple
c. Big Momma's House
What is the Color Purple?
Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
a. Seattle, WA
b. Montgomery, AL
c. Greensboro, NC
Where is Greensboro, NC?
Who was the first African American to hold #1 rank in Tennis?
A. Venus Williams
B. Serena Williams
C. Arthur Ashe
Who is Venus Williams
What year did February officially become a US holiday for Black History Month?
a.1976
b.2014
c.1960
What is 1976?
Who is the first black artist to win a Grammy?
a. Jasmine Sullivan
b. Ella Fitzgerald
c. Aretha Franklin
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Jazz singer-1958
Who created Insecure?
a. Issa Rae
b. Rhianna
c. KeKe Palmer
Who is Sidney Poitier?