Alpha Kappa Alpha
What is our motto?
“By merit and by culture”
Which Black woman author wrote the acclaimed novel Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
Toni Morrison
Which Black woman was a founding member of The Supremes?
Diana Ross
What movie follows the story of 3 AKAs working at NASA who were essential to the success of the first American (John Glenn) to orbit the Earth?
Hidden Figures (2016)
Who was the lead incorporator of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc.?
Nellie Quander
What was the location of the first mobile health clinic?
Mississippi Delta
What is the name of Maya Angalou's autobiography?
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Whitney Houston's rendition of which song at the 1991 Super Bowl became one of the most famous performances in history?
The Star-Spangled Banner.
Who was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress?
Halle Berry (2002, for Monster’s Ball).
Who is "The First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement"?
Coretta Scott King
What 8 states make up the Mid-Western Region?
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Wyoming
“excluding St. Louis and Cape Girardeau”.
Who was the first Black woman to have her poetry performed at a U.S. Presidential inauguration?
Amanda Gorman (The Hill We Climb at Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021).
Who was the first Black woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin (1987)
Who is best known for creating the iconic TV drama featuring Kerry Washington?
Shonda Rhimes
Who was the first Black woman inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Tina Turner (2021)
What are the names of the six program initiatives?
strengthen our sisterhood,
empower our families,
build our economic wealth,
enhance our environment,
advocate for social justice,
and uplift our local community
In what year was the first volume of the Ivy Leaf published?
1921
What Black gospel group, led by Karen Clark Sheard, became famous for their harmonies and is known as “The First Family of Gospel”?
The Clark Sisters
Ava DuVernay became the first Black woman to direct a film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. What was the film?
Selma (2014)
Who was the investigative journalist, educator, and activist in the civil rights movement? She was one of the founders of the NAACP and led a powerful anti-lynching crusade in the U.S. in the 1890s.
Ida B. Wells
What are 5 of the 11 countries within the International Region?
Bahamas,
Bermuda,
Canada,
Germany, South Korea,
Japan,
Liberia,
Nigeria
South Africa,
U.S. Virgin Islands,
United Arab Emirates
What was the first play written by a Black woman to be performed on Broadway?
A Raisin in the Sun
Who made history at the 2021 Grammy Awards by earning 28 total Grammy wins, the most for any female artist?
Beyoncé
Viola Davis won an Emmy for her role as ____?
Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder
What prominent activist was put on the FBI most wanted list? She was also a member of the Black Panther Party.
Angela Davis