Works of Art
Participants of the Harlem Renaissance
Quotations
Places in Harlem
Civil Rights Activism
100
One of the most quotable poems in American literature, 'Harlem', by this author, goes like this: What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? A.) Sterling A. Brown B.) Countee Cullen C.) Langston Hughes
Who is C.) Langston Hughes
100
While her career started in the 1930s, this jazz singer, nicknamed "Lady Day", was most popular in the 1950s. A.) Billie Holiday B.) Doris Day C.) Sarah Vaughan
Who is A.) Billie Holiday
100
She said, "If you are silent about your pain, they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it." A.) Zora Neale Hurston B.) Ella Fitzgerald C.) Jean Toomer
Who is A.) Zora Neale Hurston
100
The 17-year-old Ella Fitzgerald made her debut at an amateur night at this 125th Street theater in 1934. It is still a thriving music venue (and still hosts amateur nights) to this day. A.) The Roseland Theater B.) The Apollo Theater C.) The Lafayette Theater
What is B.) The Apollo Theater
100
In 1916-17, Hubert Harrison and Negro League Baseball star Matthew Kotleski founded this movement, which is also known as Harlem Renaissance. A.) "New Negro Movement" B.) "Black Power Movement" C.) "Black Revitalization Movement"
What is A.) "New Negro Movement"
200
This Harlem Renaissance author's masterwork, "Their Eyes Were Watching God", was written while she was doing anthropological fieldwork in Haiti in 1936-1937. A.) Zora Neale Hurston B.) Charlotte Mason C.) Alice Walker
Who is A.) Zora Neale Hurston
200
A chorus line dancer during the beginnings of the Harlem Renaissance, she was the first black woman to star in a major motion picture, entitled "Zouzou" in 1934. A.) Florence Mills B.) Diana Ross C.) Josephine Baker
Who is C.) Josephine Baker
200
This poet, author, and scholar, who now has a NYPL branch named after him, said, "For we must be one thing or the other, an asset or a liability, the sinew in your wing to help you soar, or the chain to bind you to earth." A.) Arna Bontemps B.) Countee Cullen C.) James Wheldon Johnson
Who is B.) Countee Cullen
200
Madame C.J. Walker, one of the most prominent African-American businesspeople in the early 20th century, built this school in Harlem that was later turned into a hugely popular nightclub by her daughter during the heyday of the Harlem Renaissance. A.) Walker School of Typing B.) Walker School of Hair C.) Walker Law School
What is B.) Walker School of Hair
200
This group was an African-American infantry unit in WWI who spent more time in combat than any other American unit. Despite their courage, sacrifice and dedication to their country, they returned home to face racism and segregation from their fellow countrymen. A.) the New York Knights B.) the Harlem Hellcats C.) the Harlem Hellfighters
Who are C.) the Harlem Hellfighters
300
This Harlem Renaissance hit was the signature song of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. It was also highly popularized by Ella Fitzgerald's vocals when she first began singing it in 1957. A.) "Beyond the Sea" B.) "You Make Me Feel So Young" C.) "Take the 'A' Train"
What is C.) "Take the 'A' Train"
300
Known as the philosophical architect, or "Dean", of the Harlem Renaissance, he was the first African-American Rhodes Scholar and had a huge impact on the shaping of African-American education in the early 20th century. A.) Marcus Garvey B.) Martin Luther King Jr. C.) Alain Locke
Who is C.) Alain Locke
300
The poem, 'Dreams", written by this poet, begins like this: "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly". A.) Zora Neale Hurston B.) Langston Hughes C.) Dorothy Parker
Who is B.) Langston Hughes
300
The original location of this club was on 142nd and Lenox. Even though this club was for whites only during the Harlem Renaissance, it featured and hosted many famous African-American musicians and celebrities, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Cab Calloway. A.) Sylvia's B.) Minton's Playhouse C.) The Cotton Club
What is C.) The Cotton Club
300
The Universal Negro Improvement Association was established by this famous Harlem Renaissance academic and advocated self reliance and separation from white society and the "back to Africa" movement. A.) Marcus Garvey B.) W.E.B. DuBois C.) Alain Locke
Who is A.) Marcus Garvey
400
This poet was one of the earliest active participants in the Harlem Renaissance; his collection of poems titled "Harlem Shadows" was published in 1922, making it one of the first publications of the Harlem Renaissance and a catalyst for much of the writing and poetry that would come later. A.) Countee Cullen B.) Claude McKay C.) James Weldon Johnson
Who is B.) Claude McKay
400
This author/poet/editor was the editor and co-author for the African-American children's magazine "The Brownies' Book." She was known as one of the most intelligent women novelists of the Harlem Renaissance, earning her the name "the midwife". A.) Zora Neale Hurston B.) Jessie Redmon Fauset C.) Eulalie Spence
Who is B.) Jessie Redmon Fauset
400
He said "The Negro must build on his own basis apart from the white mans foundation if he ever hopes to be a master builder." - Marcus Garvey A.) Frederick Douglass B.) W.E.B. DuBois C.) Marcus Garvey
Who is C.) Marcus Garvey
400
This ballroom was open from 1926-1958 and was the place where many popular dances originated, including the "Lindy Hop" A.) The Savoy Ballroom B.) The Gershwin Ballroom C.) The Club DeLuxe
What is A.) The Savoy Ballroom
400
This early Civil Rights activist was the organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, one of the first Black unions, during the Harlem Renaissance. He later organized the March on Washington. A.) W.E.B. DuBois B.) Paul Robeson C.) A. Philip Randolph
Who is C.) A. Philip Randolph
500
This Harlem composer/jazz musician/entertainer laid the foundation for modern jazz style with a style called the Harlem "stride style", which he used to help write his most popular compositions, "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose". A.) "Fats" Waller B.) Louis Armstrong C.) Bing Crosby
Who is A.) "Fats" Waller
500
She was an American artist, writer, and journalist who wrote about many cultural advancements during the Harlem Renaissance. She is perhaps best known for her short story "Wedding Day", which was published in the first issue of Fire!!. A.) Josephine Baker B.) Gwendolyn Bennett C.) Ida B. Wells
Who is B.) Gwendolyn Bennett
500
This civil rights activist and founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters said, "Freedom is never given; it is won." A.) Bayard Rustin B.) A. Philip Randolph C.) Roy Wilkins
Who is B.) A. Philip Randolph
500
During the Harlem Renaissance, this neighborhood (on 138th and 139th Streets, between 7th and 8th Avenues) was home to many prominent African-Americans of the day, including Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Dr. Louis T. Wright, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Eubie Blake. A.) Striver's Row B.) Hunterfly Road C.) Madison Square Row
What is A.) Striver's Row
500
The Black publication "The Crisis" was at one time edited by this Harlem Renaissance philosopher and academic; Under this person, the publication saw its greatest numbers of circulation and influence. A.) Booker T. Washington B.) Claude McKay C.) W.E.B. DuBois
Who is C.) W.E.B. DuBois
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