I know that song...
Famous groups/places
Save the date
I've seen you around
Types of art
100
The genre of music that increased in popularity during the Renaissance
What is Jazz/are the Blues?
100
Though they did not originate from Harlem, this sports club once played in a competitive league but is now known for showboating and comedic performances around the country
Who are the Harlem Globetrotters?
100
The decades (there are two possibilities, you only need one) of the Harlem Renaissance
When was the 1920s/30s?
100
Usually referred to as the most popular poet in the Harlem Renaissance, this person composed several poems on race (one of which we studied in Mr. Kaye's class).
Who is Langston Hughes?
100
The preferred "tool" of poets and writers of the time, it is "mightier than the sword"
What is a pen?
200
The song from "Shuffle Along" that was used in Harry S. Truman's campaign for president (If you are in Mr. Kaye's class, you should get this one easily).
What is "I'm Just Wild About Harry?"
200
This group committed severe acts of racism against Black people and was known for their white clothes
Who was the Klu Klux Klan (KKK)?
200
The month deemed "Black History Month" in honor of African-American History
When is February?
200
The composer of "Strange Fruit" and "The Blues are Brewin.'" The famous artist made one of the most considerable impacts by a female in the Renaissance
Who is Billie Holiday
200
Louis Armstrong played one
What is a trumpet?
300
The poem written by Langston Hughes that famously goes, "[Name of the poem], sing America"
What is "I, Too?"
300
This famous club had dance floors and was featured in a Google Doodle
What was the Savoy Ballroom?
300
The year that marked the beginning of the Renaissance (Five possible answers)
When was 1915-20?
300
The trumpet-playing, vibrantly-singing man who dazzled crowds and is nicknamed "Satchmo"
Who is Louis Armstrong?
300
The classic, sit-down instrument that played in the background of singing at nightclubs
What is a piano?
400
A Langston Hughes composition, studied by Mr. Kaye's class, talks about several rivers
What is "The Negro Speaks of Rivers?"
400
The religion that played a massive part in the art produced during the Renaissance
What is Christianity?
400
The Great Migration, which brought African Americans north, occurred this year (two potential answers)
When was 1910/16?
400
He composed songs like "Take the 'A' Train" for piano
Who is Duke Ellington?
400
This type of drawing/writing does not mean what it looks like at first sight
What is abstract?
500
A Louis Armstrong concoction that's name talks about a season
What is "Summertime?"
500
The famed group with "Harlem" in its name that was compiled of African American combatants in WWI who served the US
Who were the Harlem Hellfighters?
500
The year that the first and last issue of Fire!! was released
When was 1926?
500
The artist that created murals and drawings to represent segregation and racial issues that he faced
Who is Aaron Douglas?
500
Used in poetry, a (poetic) device used to convey a direct comparison of two unlike things
What is a metaphor?