Soul Train Memories
This legendary host greeted America every Saturday with “Love, Peace, and Soul.”
Who is Don Cornelius?
“Dyn-o-mite!” was the catchphrase of this character.
Answer: Who is J.J. from Good Times?
This leafy green is often seasoned with smoked turkey or ham hocks
Answer: What are collard greens?
This card game can break friendships if you renege.
Answer: What is Spades?
Many kids got their hair cut at this community hub.
Answer: What is the barbershop?
The famous dance walkway where couples showed off their moves.
Answer: What is the Soul Train Line?
This show featured a junkyard owner and his son Lamont.
Answer: What is Sanford and Son?
A classic dessert made with vanilla wafers and bananas.
Answer: What is banana pudding?
Kids jumped between two ropes in this classic playground game.
Answer: What is Double Dutch?
On Sundays, many families wore their best clothes to this place.
Answer: What is church?
This group performed “Shining Star” on Soul Train in 1975.
Answer: Who is Earth, Wind & Fire?
This sitcom followed an upscale Black family who “moved on up” to the East Side.
Answer: What is The Jeffersons?
This crispy dish is often the star of a Sunday plate.
Answer: What is fried chicken?
This celebration often includes matching shirts, cookouts, and line dancing.
Answer: What is a family reunion?
Before cell phones, kids were told to “be home by” this.
Answer: What is the streetlights?
Soul Train was originally filmed in this city before moving to Los Angeles.
Answer: What is Chicago?
The Huxtable family lived in this city.
Answer: What is New York City?
This slow-cooked dish is made from black-eyed peas and rice.
Answer: What is Hoppin’ John?
This line dance starts with “You can do it!”
Answer: What is the Electric Slide?
This was the go‑to method for fixing the TV picture.
Answer: What is adjusting the antenna (or using foil)?
The Soul Train Awards began in this decade.
What are the 1980s? (1987)
Queen Latifah starred in this 90s sitcom set at a magazine.
Answer: What is Living Single?
This sweet drink is jokingly called “the official drink of the cookout.”
Answer: What is red Kool-Aid?
This phrase describes the moment when the DJ plays a song that makes everyone run to the dance floor.
Answer: What is “That’s my jam!”?
This neighborhood store sold penny candy and freeze cups.
Answer: What is the corner store?