Yas Kweens and Kings
U.S. History
No Fear of a Black Planet
Touch that Dial
Making Music
100
This King is the only person to be named NBA Finals MVP for three different teams.
Who is LeBron James?
100
Robert Peary was given the credit, but history has shown African-American Matthew Henson was most likely the first man to step foot on this.
What is the North Pole?
100
This Caribbean nation gained it's independence via a successful slave uprising in 1804
What is Haiti?
100
Shenehneh Jenkins lived across the hall from - and was portrayed by - the title character of this hit 90s sitcom.
What is Martin?
100
Axis: Bold as Love and Electric Ladyland are two iconic albums released by this guitarist and his "Experience".
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
200
Newark, NJ native Dana Owens is an actress, singer, rapper, and producer - but you know her better by this royal name.
Who is Queen Latifah?
200
His last name by birth was Little, and when he died he went by Malik El-Shabazz, but most people know this Civil Rights icon by this name.
Who is Malcom X?
200
This nation's current flag was adopted on April 27th, 1994, the day Nelson Mandela won the presidency.
What is South Africa?
200
The VH-1 show Potluck Party Challenge featured two unlikely friends as hosts: Martha Stewart and this L.A. icon.
Who is Snoop Dogg?
200
This was the name of Smoky Robinson's backing band.
Who are the Miracles?
300
James Earl Jones and Madge Sinclair have played African royalty twice - once in "Coming to America" and again in this 1994 film.
What is the Lion King?
300
Special Field Orders No. 15, signed by William Tecumseh Sherman, guaranteed freed slaves forty acres of land and this.
What is a mule?
300
On November 30th last year, this island nation became the worlds newest republic by officially severing ties with Queen Elizabeth II.
What is Barbados?
300
This legendary variety show hosted by Don Cornelius was syndicated from 1971 until 2006.
What is Soul Train?
300
This singer recorded the platinum selling disco hit "I Will Survive".
Who is Gloria Gaynor?
400
In 2011, Kanye West and Jay-Z made this collaborative album, becoming the 5th and 12th number one record for each artist, respectively.
What is Watch the Throne?
400
During World War II, The 332nd Fighter Group was an all-Black fighter squadron who were all trained in this small Alabama town.
What is Tuskegee?
400
This African nation, flag seen here, is home to the thousand-year old city of Timbuktu.
What is Mali?
400
Harriet Winslow, fan-favorite elevator operator on Perfect Strangers, was eventually featured on this spin-off show.
What is Family Matters?
400
This hip hop artist considers his ideal good day to be waking up to a breakfast with no pork products, no dogs barking, and no air pollution.
Who is Ice Cube?
500
This painter's work Untitled, pictured above, is the most expensive work by an American artist ever sold at auction, going for $110.5 million.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
500
In 1960, students of color throughout the south attempted to eat at segregated department store lunch counters, a form of non-violent protest called this.
What is a sit-in?
500
Behind Nigeria, this east African nation is the second most populous on the continent.
What is Ethiopia?
500
The long running Nickelodeon sketch comedy show All That only ever spun off one feature film - this 1997 Keenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell classic.
What is Good Burger?
500
Yo dawg, this former American Idol judge also played bass on Madonna's Like a Prayer.
Who is Randy Jackson?