Black History
Music
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Movies/TV Shows
Black History in Oak Park
100

What is Harriet Tubman known for?

What is freeing slaves using the underground railroad

100

What artist is currently on a world wide tour with her daughter making guess appearances at some of the shows?

Who is Beyonce

100

What term is commonly said when agreeing or saying yes when responding to a person?

What is "Bet"

100

What is the name of the movie that stars Nick Cannon, where he bumps heads with the leader of his new school's drum section?

What is Drumline

100

Who are the co-sponsors of BLU for the 2023-24 school year?

Who is Mr. Wade & Mrs. McGee

200

What was the first HBCU founded?

What is Cheyney University

200

Who was the first African American woman to win 5 Grammys in one year?

Who is Lauryn Hill

200

What is the term used when telling someone they need a reality check?

What is "BFFR"

200

What college do the students attend in A Different World?

What is Hilllman College

200

What school is named after the author of "The Rites for Cousin Vit?"

Who is Gwendolyn Brooks

300

Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party?

Who is Huey P. Newton & Bobby Seale 

300

Who was the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize?

Who is Kendrick Lamar

300

What is the saying used before telling someone off,  giving a compliment, or saying the truth?

What is "it's giving...."

300

Danial Ezra shocked Black Twitter when it came out that he was British. What popular TV show does he star in where he plays an African American high schooler.

What is All American

300

Who was the famous chemist who's house was firebombed the day before moving in because he was moving his family into the Oak Park neighborhood in 1950-51?

Who is Percy Julian

400

Black History Month first received recognition during what year? (guess has to be within 3 years of answer)

What is 1976

400

Aretha Franklin sung at 3 presidential inaugurations, one of those being Barack Obama. Name one of the other two presidents she performed for? 

Who is Bill Clinton & Jimmy Carter

400

What term(s) is said when someone expresses their excitement?

What is "pur" "ate" "okkkk" 

400

What was the longest-running TV show featuring a mostly Black cast?

What is The Jeffersons 

400

What decade did Oak Park's Black population exceed 1%?

What is in the 1980's

500

Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Who was Ralph Bunche

500

Why did Stevie Wonder write his famous version of Happy Birthday?

What is "He wanted to highlight MLK Day becoming a national holiday"

500

What is the old school term used when someone is being a trickster and/or liar?

What is "Jive Turkey" 

500

What were the 2 big cliffhangers in the of the final season of Moesha?

What is "a positive pregnancy test was found in her dorm room trashcan AND her little brother Myles was kidnapped by thugs."

500

In 1905, 100 Black residents built the first Black Church in Oak Park. What was the name of said Church?

What is Mt. Carmel Colored Baptist Church

Fact: (many of Oak Park’s early Black residents moved to Maywood after the church was sold and demolished to make way for white business development.)

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