Music
What theater opened in 1934 in Harlem, New York and was considered the cultural and musical mecca?
What is the Apollo Theatre?
Who is an inventor and computer engineer for IBM credited for helping develop the color PC monitor and first gigahertz chip?
Who is Mark E. Dean?
In 1914 only about 50,000 African Americans called Harlem their home. By 1930 Harlem had grown to a population of how many?
What is 200,000?
What type of food did George Washington Carver use to come up with over 300 food, industrial, and commercial products?
What is peanuts?
Who was the pianist in the “first known interracial jazz group”?
Who is Teddy Wilson?
What did Glady West work on and help to develop?
What is GPS?
Harlem is a city located in what state?
What is New York?
Out of spite, George Speck, sliced a batch of potatoes so thin for a customer who kept sending back his french fries for being too thick. What crispy potato food did he create?
What is potato chips?
Who was the first black singer to perform at the New York Metropolitan Opera?
Who is Marian Anderson?
Who was the first African American woman to receive a medical degree and later went on to serve a community of 30,000 people, many of whom were freed slaves who otherwise had no access to medical care?
Who is Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
What genre of music became popular during the Harlem Renaissance?
What is Jazz?
Around 1938, I created the first portable refrigeration units making it possible to transport perishable items, including foods, over long distances. Who am I?
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones?
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the first hip hop disc to win what award?
What is album of the year?
What is Katherine Johnson known for?
What are calculations of orbital mechanics that were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights
Who is considered the father of the Harlem Renaissance?
Who is Alain Locke?
Back when eating biscuits was a staple on the dinner table, I invented a cutter to ensure a consistent batch every time. Who am I?
Who is Alexander Ashbourne?
Who was the first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the year?
Who is Stevie Wonder?
Who was the first to create their own home security system?
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
What is the type of suit that became popular during this time?
What is the zoot?
While living in Pittsburgh, PA, I developed a patent on a scooper that would allow for handed ice cream serving. Who am I?
Who is Alfred L. Cralle?