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In Mean Girls, what day is famously known as “Mean Girls Day”?
October 3rd
In what year did the United States declare independence?
The Berlin Wall
What TV show gave us the characters Whitley, Dwayne, Denise, and Freddie?
A Different World
How many boroughs make up New York City?
Five
What is the largest country in Africa by land area?
Algeria
What 1997 film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet aboard a doomed ocean liner?
Titanic
What movement in the United States fought for racial equality and civil rights primarily during the 1950s and 1960s?
The Civil Rights Movement
What historically Black college or university was founded in 1867 and is located in Washington, D.C.?
Howard University
Hip-hop is widely credited as emerging in which New York City borough during the 1970s?
The Bronx
Which African country is famous for the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela?
Ethiopia
In Coming to America, Prince Akeem travels from what fictional African country?
Zamunda
In what year did the United States declare independence?
1776
Who was the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
What famous Harlem theater is known for its Amateur Night and its role in launching the careers of numerous Black performers?
The Apollo Theater
What country is home to the city of Marrakech?
Morrocco
What 2017 Jordan Peele film follows Chris, a Black man who visits his white girlfriend's family and discovers something deeply disturbing?
Get Out
This empire controlled territory across parts of modern-day Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea, Niger, and Nigeria and reached its height under Mansa Musa. Name it.
The Mali Empire
Which Black American writer authored Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
What was the original name of the neighborhood now known as SoHo?
South of Houston Street
What is the only African country that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea?
Morrocco
In The Godfather, Michael Corleone initially wants nothing to do with his family's criminal empire. What event ultimately pushes him toward becoming involved?
The attempted assassination of his father, Vito Corleone.
Which 1919 treaty officially ended World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers?
The Treaty of Versailles
Which author wrote Beloved, Song of Solomon, and The Bluest Eye?
Toni Morrison
Which borough has the largest population?
Brooklyn
Which African country has more pyramids than Egypt?
Sudan