THEATER
Name ONE Black EGOT winner. (Bonus points for 3+)
Who is John Legend / Viola Davis / Quincy Jones / Harry Belafonte / James Earl Jones / Jennifer Hudson / Whoopi Goldberg?
This actor is the most Oscar nominated Black man of all time.
Who is Denzel Washington?
In 1967, the entire cast of Hello, Dolly was of what race?
Famed singer-songwriter of the country hit "Fast Car"
Who is Tracy Chapman?
Known best to mainstream audiences for her 1987 novel: Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison?
What time period describes the 1920s era of African Americans embracing writing, music, theater, and the arts?
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This actress is the most Oscar nominated Black woman of all time.
Who is Viola Davis?
Two musicals featuring Black and Brown artists took the Tony's by storm in 2016: Hamilton and ___.
What is The Color Purple?
Remembered at Temple as the curator behind one of the most prestigious collections of African American artifacts in the U.S.
Who is Charles Blockson?
In 1964, this boxer formally changed his name from ___ to ____.
What is Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali?
This playwright was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the play Topdog/Underdog.
Who is Suzan Lori Parks?
This Pisces was the first Black man to be nominated for an Academy Award in 1964.
Who is Sydney Poitier?
In 1975, this musical took home 7 Tony Awards...
What is The Whiz?
This abolitionist was the first Black person to run for president.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Known mainly for his semi-autobiographical novels, this Black queer activist also wrote plays...
Who is James Baldwin?
This work about a Black family in Chicago, IL was the first play written by a Black woman to appear on Broadway in 1959.
What is A Raisin in the Sun?
Oscar nominated Temple alum, Da'Vine Randolph, plays this character in 2023's The Holdovers
Who is Mary Lamb?
Name the first two non-binary performers who've won Tony Awards for their Broadway performances.
Who are Alex Newell & J. Harrison Ghee?
Within his lifetime, Dr. Carter G Woodson was coined as the Father of ____?
What is Black History?
Author of this line from his iconic speech: "This will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning: My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring"
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The first Broadway musical written and starring an all Black cast...
What is Shuffle Along?
This Temple owl stars in CBS' Ghost.
Who is Danielle Pinnock?
Who is Bert Williams?
The first Black billionaire.
Who is Robert Johnson?
This gay liberation activist founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) and was one of the most prominent figures in the 1969 Stonewall uprisings.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?