D.C's Black Heritage
J.Lo, J-Law, & JHUD
World Geography
Jacob Category
Liam Category
100

This abolitionist who escaped slavery as a young man was known as "The Sage of Anacostia" during his time in D.C.

Douglass


100

Podster & interviewer to the stars Jay Shetty officiated J.Lo's second wedding to him

Ben Affleck

100

Just south of the Lagunas de Montebello National Park in southeastern Chiapas is this Central American country

Guatemala

100

Best Jacob Family Member

Either Emma or Corey idk tho

100

Liam Wrestler Favorite

Will Ospreay

200

In a 2016 speech President Obama called this D.C. university "a centerpiece of African-American intellectual life"

Howard

200

Though Ms. Hudson didn't win "American Idol", she did bag an Oscar for her role as Effie in this movie

Dreamgirls

200

Baby boys' names in the early 2000s saw a sharp increase in names that rhyme with this gulf off Yemen

Aden

200

Best Jacob Roommate

Napolean or Beck
200

Liam favorite football team

Kansas City Chiefs

300

Wormley's Hotel was the scene of a deal after 1876's election & James Wormley made his famed beef tea for this president shot in 1881

Garfield

300

In the 2010s, J-Law did muse duty for this director in films like "American Hustle"

(David O.) Russel

300

This 500-mile river empties into the Mediterranean in France, just west of Marseille

the Rhone

300

Jacob Soccer Team

Sparta Varsity

300

Jacob to Liam

Roommate

400

Also the name of a Parliament song, this "sweet" nickname was given to D.C. after it had a majority Black pop. in the 1970s

Chocolate City

400

In this film, Ms. Lopez was Marisa, a hotel cleaning woman in New York City with whom a Senate candidate falls in love

Maid in Manhatten

400

Hong Kong & Guangzhou are on this river delta that shares its name with an off-white shade

Pearl

400

Kayden

Jacob Brother

400

Best Liam Family member

Cat Zoromski

500

A high school in Northwest D.C. is named for this jazz bandleader who grew up in the Shaw/Uptown area

Duke Elington

500

Ms. Lawrence & her art dealer husband named their first child this, after American painter Twombly

Cy

500

Known as the "Door to Africa", this city on the Strait of Gibraltar lends its name to a type of citrus fruit

Tangiers

500

Jacob favorite Vacation spot

Guangdong

500

Liam 

Only child