Classic R&B
Cartoon Movies
First
Sayings
Miscellaneous
100
Give Me the Reason
Who is "Luther Ronzoni Vandross, Jr."?
100
"Gloria" in the Movie "Madagascar"
Who is Jada Koren Pinkett Smith?
100
First known African-American woman to publish a book
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
100
“Go _____ _____ somewhere.”
What is "“Go sit down somewhere.”
100
In 1939, she wasn't able to perform at Constitution Hall because of a "white performers only” policy but first lady Eleanor Roosevelt protested and the singer eventually performed at Lincoln Memorial
Marian Anderson was a civil rights pioneer in her own right because she was the first African-American to perform at the White House, Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera.
200
Heaven Only Knows
Who is Teddy Pendergrass?
200
"Julian" in the Movie "Madagascar"
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen
200
First fully independent African-American denomination
What is African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME)?
200
Keep _______ and see what happens.”
What is "Keep playing and see what happens.”
200
The first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator
It's Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican senator from Mississippi who later became president of Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College, which is now Alcorn State University
300
Fairweather-Friend
Who is Johnny Gill?
300
"Manfred" in the Movie "Ice Age"
Who is Ray Ramono?
300
First player from Puerto Rico to play Major League Baseball.
Hiram Gabriel Bithorn Sosa (March 18, 1916 – December 29, 1951) was a professional right-handed pitcher who became the first baseball player from Puerto Rico to play in Major League Baseball. Standing 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and weighing about 200 pounds (90 kg), Bithorn was a hard throwing pitcher who commanded attention when he began his delivery with a distinctive windup, raising his long left leg high in the air and throwing a blazing fastball toward home plate
300
First of all, check your ______.”
What is "tone"?
300
The first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year
One of those Grammys was for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' considered by some people as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time.
400
It's a Man's Man's Man's World
Who is James Brown?
400
"Ed" in the Lion King
Who is Keegan-Michael Key?
400
First African-American U.S. Navy Diver
Hint: Movie: Men of Honor
Carl Maxie Brashear was a U.S. Navy master diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his left leg amputated in 1966. The film Men of Honor was based on his life.
400
When we get in this _____, don’t _____ ______.”
When we get in this store, don’t touch nothin’.”
400
This person invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light
It's entrepreneur and businessman Garrett Morgan, also the inventor of the gas mask. He came up with the stoplight after seeing cars, buggies and people collide at intersections
500
Follow The Leader
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
500
Simba (adult) in the "Lion King"
Who is Donald Glover?
500
First Hispanic U.S Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sonia Sotomayo?
Sonia Sotomayo is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was appointed by President Barack Obama in May 2009 and confirmed in August of the same year. She is the first Hispanic and Latina Justice
500
What _____ ___ ___ don’t you understand?
What is "What part of no don’t you understand?"
500
The first historically black college in America
Cheyney University was founded as the African Institute in February 1837.