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Who made history with the first rap song to win Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year in 2019?
a. Childish Gambino
b. Lil Nas X
c. Lizzo
d. Drake
a. Childish Gambino-This is America
100
What are grits?
Groud corn
100
Which Disney Channel show did Zendaya make her acting debut in?
Shake it Up
100
What was Muhammad Ali’s nickname? Bonus: What is his famous saying?
The Greatest ("Float like a butterfly sting like a bee")
100
Which freed slave narrated their journey learning to read and write?
Frederick Douglass
200
Which black artist won 5 Grammy's in 2025? Bonus: What song did they win for?
Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us"
200
What bread is traditionally eaten with buttermilk in Soul Food?
Cornbread
200
Who was the first black president?
Barack Obama
200
Who is the most decorated gymnast of all time?
Simone Biles
200
Who is this?
Ruby Bridges, the first black child to attend an all-white school.
300
Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella? a. Rihanna b. Nicki Minaj c. Beyoncé d. Lizzo
Beyonce
300
What are chitlins?
cooked pig intestines
300
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Ralph Bunche
C. Desmond Tutu
D. Wangari Maathai
B. Ralph Bunche
300
What NBA teams has Lebron James played for?
Cleveland Cavaliers, LA Lakers, and Miami Heat
300
Who was the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Ketanji Brown
400
Nicknamed "Satchmo", this trumpet player was one of the most influential artists in jazz.
Louis Armstrong
400
What two vegetables are traditionally eaten on New Year's Day?
a. Green beans and potatoes
b. Black-eyed peas and corn
c. Green-eyed peas and collard greens
d. Black-eyed peas and collard greens
d. Black-eyed peas and collard greens
400
What is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir?
Becoming
400
On what team did Jackie Robinson make history, being the first African American to play Major League Baseball? Bonus: What year?
Brooklyn Dodgers, 1947
400
What famous gospel singer inspired MLK to deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Mahalia Jackson
500
What artistic cultural movement happened in the 1920s-1930s?
Harlem Renaissance
500
Where does the term soul food come from?
The Black Power movement of the 1960s
500
Who was the first African American female principle dancer with the American Ballet Theatre?
Misty Copeland
500
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S. Open?
17
500
In what year was interracial marriage legalized in the US?
1967