Jazz
True of False, Jazz was invented in Houston, Texas
False, New Orleans, Louisiana
Why is Black History Month in February?
It is Carter G Woodson and Abraham Lincoln's birth month
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What did Mary Van Brittan Brown invent?
Early Home Security System
What did Mark Dean help create?
Better computer monitor
What is improv?
When a Musician doesn't plan music, just plays it.
What month does Black History Month take place in Canada?
February
Where was the second place winner Peter Norman from?
Australia
What did Garret Morgan invent?
Yield sign for stoplights
Who was Lewis Latimer in competition with?
Edison Electric company
What are the notes called when a Jazz musician wants to play something sad?
Blue notes
Sit-In Protest
What was the consequence if Tommie Smith and John Carlos did not leave the olympic games?
The whole USA track team would be banned.
What did Frederick Mckinley Jones invent?
Refrigeration for trucks
How long did older lightbulbs originally last?
Few days
Jazz combines African-American Music with what other culture of music?
European
How long did the Sit-In Protest take for it to finally show improvement?
3 days
Why did Tommie Smith and John Carlos take off their shoes when they received their medals?
To show their black socks to symbolize black poverty
What is the name of the inventor that invented the improved microphone that we still use elements of today?
Dr. James E West
What else did the Refrigerated truck help with besides food?
Blood preservation, WWII
When was jazz invented?
1800s
Where did the group of students from Oklahoma go to visit when they realized that Oklahoma was much different?
New York City
What did Tommie Smith say about losing and winning?
If I win I'm American no a black American. But if I did something bad then they would say I am black.
What does Electret mean?
Electret means electricity
and et means magnet
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