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Black History Month Column
Letters beginning with 'E' sounds
100

The best selling band in history whose Sgt. Pepper's album was called the greatest album of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine

The Beatles

100

Tied for the most Oscars won by any movie, this final installment of a trilogy won in every category it was nominated

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

100

This song by Maroon 5 is written about a coffee additive

Sugar

100

This superhero movie released during Black History Month was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2019

Black Panther

100

This letter is featured on the chest of a superhero from the DC Comics universe

S

200

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, this singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, and filmmaker overdosed in April of 2016 at the age of 57. He went by one name and one name only

Prince

200

At 45 years old, this actor is recognized as one of the greatest of his generation despite being nominated for 7 academy awards in his career and only winning 1 for playing a frontiersman, hunting fellow nominee Tom Hardy

Leonardo DiCaprio

200

Its not the Stairway to Heaven

Highway to Hell

200

This Reverend and Dr. has his own day celebrated annually in January, in honor of his legacy of peaceful protesting for African American Rights

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

200

In the Gen Z world, this letter is known as a loss

L

300

Regarded as one of the greatest lead singers in the history of rock music, and known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range, this British singer died of AIDS in 1991

Freddie Mercury

300

This century was the first century in which a commercial, public screening of a motion picture took place

19th Century

300

This continent's rains have been blessed

Africa

300

An American abolitionist and political activist born into slavery who helped lead approximately 70 enslaved people  to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad

Hariet Tubman

300

A cuss free cuss word

F

400

This 3 time Grammy winner who wrote 18 No. 1 hits had a cameo appearance in-- and was taught his signature dance move by-- Forrest Gump

Elvis Presley

400

This film has been released four different times starring actresses Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, Barbara Streisand, and as recently as 2018, Lady Gaga

A Star Is Born

400

This dancing song tells the story of a young and sweet 17 year old girl

Dancing Queen

400

Close friends with MLK and Cesar Chavez, this US President opposed racial discrimination and advocated for issues realated to human rights and social justice

John F. Kennedy

400

A former lover

X

500

Known for albums "Low" and "Hunky Dory," this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, known for his bizarre outfits and mascara, died of liver cancer in 2016

David Bowie

500

The only character in history who's mad portrayal (and not the angry kind of mad) has been played by 4 different actors on the big screen and earned 2 Academy Awards

Joker

500

This song is sung from the perspective of a woman in a relationship who kisses another woman and can taste her flavored lip balm

I Kissed A Girl

500

He was the first African American golf champion to tour on the PGA circuit

Tiger Woods

500

The first and third letter of the world renowned bite sized chocolate candies

M

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