Music
"Say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud!" is by
James Brown
What is the name of the person who broke the color barrier in baseball and became the first African American to play in the major leagues?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first male to win two awards for both Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
Denzel washington
How long did the civil rights movement last?
It lasted 14 years (1954- 1968)
Who was the 44th president of the United States?
Barack Obama
Which black female artist currently has the highest number of Grammys? (Hint: Her total is twenty three)
Beyonce
Which basketball player is the leading scorer of all time (currently) in his career with the NBA?
LeBron James
What show famously showed the first-ever interracial kiss on national television? (Hint: It aired on NBC during the mid to late 60s)
Star Trek
What was notorious rivalry that had risen around the beginning of 1991 to 1997 amongst hip hop artists from opposite sides of the US called?
the "the East Coast vs. the West Coast" beef
In what year was slavery abolished?
The year 1865
What is the highest selling album in the world (with a total of over 65 million copies sold)?
Thriller by Micheal Jackson
How many grand slams in total has Serena Williams won in her entire career (so far)?
twenty-three total grand slams
How many movies has the great Samuel L. Jackson starred in AND been featured in? (Hint: The answer is more than 100, choose between 101 to 175)
What is one hundred and sixty-two movies
In which states/city is the newly created first ever African American History Museum located?
Washington D.C. or between Virginia/Maryland
What was the informal system that helped people who were enslaved escape to the North during the mid-1800s?
The Underground Railroad
What is the name artist who not only was the first African American artist to reach #1 on the Billboard charts but also was the first African American to host his own television show?
Nat King Cole
Which famous athlete said, "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
Muhammad Ali
Who was the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show?
Oprah Winfrey
The song All Right has become the leading empowerment anthem for the #black lives matter riots that have Occurred Nationwide. who is the song by
- Kendrick Lamar
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
the Brown vs. Board of Education case
Who were the first two black singers that ever won Grammy's within the same year of 1959? (Hint: It was a male and a female)
Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie
What percent of professional NFL players are African American (approx.)? (If you're close within 5 percent of the actual percentage I'll give you the points)
sixty-six percent (approximately)
What African American musician was known as the "Queen of Soul"
Aretha Franklin
What was Black History Month originally called?
Negro History Month
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything" was said by which famous civil rights leader?
Malcolm X