Lorraine Hansberry
Fifties/Sixties
Sixties/Seventies
Seventies/Eighties
Eighties/Nineties
100
What was the Lorraine's play that got put on Broadway (the first ever)?
What is A Raisin In The Sun
100
When did Raisin in the Sun premier?
What is March 11, 1959?
100
What is the name of the woman who died of cervical cancer whose cells are still used for medical research today?
Who is Henrietta Lacks
100
Who was the playwright of The Color Purple?
Who is Alice Walker.
100
The Seattle Repertory Theatre.
What is the name of the theatre that produced all the works in August Wilson's ten play cycle?
200
What college did Lorraine Hansberry attend?
What is University of Wisconsin-Madison?
200
Who named Raisin in the Sun the best play of 1959?
Who are The New York Drama Critics' Circle?
200
When was the Civil Rights Act passed
What is the year 1964.
200
This invention was created by Garret Brown it allowed cameramen to move freely while still producing a steady shot
What is stedicam
200
Julie Dash, 1991.
Who is the first woman director for a major Hollywood studio?
300
What religion/belief system, did Lorraine Hansberry affiliate with?
What is atheism?
300
How many times did The Raisin in the Sun perform before it closed?
What is 530?
300
What were some of the uses for HeLa cells?
What are nuclear testing, polio research, cancer research, and the effect of space on human cells.
300
In 1982 this movie made 310 million dollars in ticket sales
What is E.t
300
What revolutionary and diverse toys was introduced in 1980?
What are the Hispanic and the African American Barbies.
400
What idea for housing did Lorraine's father create?
What is a kitchenette.
400
In 1951 what influential publication geared specifically to and for African Americans, published it’s first issue?
What is Jet Magazine?
400
Who were two largely influential leaders during the riots of the 1960s?
Who are Elijiah Muhammad and Malcolm X.
400
In 1984 this company produced its first personal computer named "Macintosh"
What is Apple
400
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Glover, Cuba Gooding Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith, Wesley Snipes, and Forrest Whitaker.
Who were the top 8 actor's and actresses of the 1980's and 1990's?
500
Whose presidency campaign did Lorraine work on?
Who is Henry A Wallace's.
500
What important event happened on August 28th, 1963?
What is Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.
500
What act was passed in 1965?
What is The Voting Rights Act
500
Which space shuttle exploded 73 seconds after launch
What is challenger
500
Zora Neale Hurston, Lorraine Hansberry, Adrienne Kennedy, Ntozake Shange and Suszan Lori-Parks.
Who are influential African American women playwrights?
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