Entertainment 1
The Guinness Book of World Records lists what Michael Jackson album as the best selling album of all time? (417)
Thriller
In 2001, for what film did Denzel Washington become the second African American man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor? (415)
Training Day
The first rap song to achieve commercial success was “Rapper‟s Delight.” What was the name of the group who recorded this single in 1979? (421)
The Sugar Hill Gang
What was Chubby Checker‟s longest running hit song on the Top 40 charts?(419)
The twist
What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, ”The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”? (412)
Whitney Houston
Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of Alice Walker‟s best-selling book, The Color Purple? (409)
Whoopi Goldberg
In what TV series was a character named “Buckwheat” one of the stars? (427)
The little rascals
Alice Walker advised what movie director during the film production of her best selling book, The Color Purple? (439)
Steven Spielberg
What will be the longest, continuously running, first-run syndicated television program until at least 2016? (444)
Soul Train
Who became Hollywood‟s first Black millionaire actor? (440)
Stepin Fetchit
What producer/songwriter originated the New Jack Swing? (433)
Teddy Riley
Who was the first black entertainer to sleep in the White House? (453)
Sammy Davis, Jr.
This hip-hop mogul has a record label, clothing line, beverage and movie production companies. He initiated the careers of LL Cool J and Will Smith. Who is he? (456)
Russell Simmons
Bill Cosby, Will Smith and Kobe Bryant were born in “the city of brotherly love.” What is the name of the city? (472)
Philadelphia
What musical artist released the hit album Power of Love ? (500)
Luther Vandross
What is the name of the singer-dancer who performed the “Moonwalk” in the 1980s? (490)
Michael Jackson
For what film did Halle Berry win an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001? (489)
Monster's Ball
What is the stage name of female rapper and actress Dana Owens? (464)
Who was the first Black American master of ceremonies of a nationally televised show? (476)
Nipsey Russell
His style of funk music and dance led the way for Disco and Hip Hop. Known as the “hardest working man in show business” and "the godfather of soul," who is he? (524)
James Brown
Who is called the “queen of hip-hop soul?” (496)
Mary J. Blige
Originally dubbed Tamla Records in 1959, what highly successful record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. incorporate in 1960? (484)
Motown Records
What was the name of the first hip-hop group to break into the mainstream American culture in the early 1980s? (457)
Run DMC
What was the given name of popular comedienne and pioneer of African-American vaudeville, Moms Mabley? (503)
Loretta Mary Aiken
Keenan Ivory Wayans is the producer of what TV comedy show? (529)
In living color