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100

This comedian voiced Donkey in the Shrek movie series.

Who is Eddie Murphy?

100

In the show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will Smith was from this city.

A) East Philadelphia
B) North Philadelphia
C) West Philadelphia
D) Trenton, New Jersey

What is C (West Philadelphia).


100

Before becoming a civil rights leader, Malcolm X was born with this last name.

What is Little?

100

Hip-hop is widely considered to have been born at a back-to-school party thrown by DJ Kool Herc in the Bronx. In what year did this take place?

A) 1973
B) 1972
C) 1982
D) 1975

What is A (1973)

100

This actor starred as Blade, helping spark the modern comic book movie boom in 1998.

Who is Wesley Snipes?

200

Standing at just 4’8”, this American gymnast is known as the GOAT of her sport.

Who is Simone Biles?

200

This spin-off of The Cosby Show was set at the fictional Hillman College.

What is "A Different World"?

200

This prestigious HBCU for women, founded in 1881, is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

What is Spelman College?

200

This female MC was the first solo woman rapper to win a Grammy (1999).

Who is Lauryn Hill?

200

At nearly every Black family cookout, this band’s classic hit Before I Let Go is guaranteed to get people on the dance floor.

Who are Frankie Beverly & Maze?

300

This comedian was the first Black host of Saturday Night Live in 1980.

Who is Richard Pryor?

300

Actress Issa Rae created and starred in this HBO comedy-drama about life in L.A.

What is Insecure?

300

In 1960, four Black college students staged the first sit-in at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in this North Carolina city.

What is Greensboro?

300

This solo artist holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 hits in modern music history.

a) Michael Jackson
b) Drake
c) Stevie Wonder
d) Beyoncé
e) Rihanna

What is B (Drake)?

300

This soul singer, known as the “Godfather of Go-Go,” made Washington, D.C. the capital of his sound.

Who is Chuck Brown?

400

The first NFL team to win a Super Bowl with a black quarterback.

What is the Washington Commanders?

400

Damon Wayans, Keenen Ivory, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez, and Jim Carrey all got their start here.

What is In Living Color?

400

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Black Panther Party?

A) Huey P. Newton
B) Bobby Seale
C) Angela Davis
D) Jesse Jackson
E) Fred Hampton

Who is D (Jesse Jackson)?

400

Which of the following is NOT an official member of the Wu-Tang Clan?

A) Inspectah Deck
B) Ghostface Killah
C) Raekwon
D) Method Man
E) Redman

Who is E (Redman)?

400

This actress played both Storm in X-Men and Catwoman in a 2004 DC movie.

Who is Halle Berry?

500

This poet wrote Phenomenal Woman and recited On the Pulse of Morning at President Bill Clinton’s inauguration.

Who is Maya Angelou?

500

BET’s video countdown show was hosted by AJ & Free.

What is 106 & Park?

500

During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the greatest number of enslaved Africans were taken from this region.

A) Ghana and Ivory Coast
B) Angola & Congo
C) Senegal & Sierra Leone
D) Nigeria & Benin

What is B (Angola and Congo)

500

Known as “The God MC,” this rapper was the first solo hip-hop artist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Who is Rakim?

500

Michael Jackson and his siblings, known as The Jackson 5, were born and raised in this Midwestern city.

a) Indianapolis, Indiana
b) Detroit, Michigan
c) Gary, Indiana
d) St. Louis, Missouri
e) Chicago, Illinois

What is C (Gary, Indiana)