Black Designers
Hostile Architecture
Terms
Terms
History of Black Communities
Black Art
Black Everyday Inventions
Black Pop Culture
100
The first licensed Black woman architect in New York and California, first Black woman and Fellow of the AIA, and the first Black woman to co-own an architecture firm. Who was this “Rosa Parks of Architecture”?
Norma Merrick Sklarek
100
Which architectural style romanticizes slavery-era architecture?
Antebellum/plantation style
100
What is the name of the only original structure left standing in Syracuse whose roots lead back to the underground railroad?
AME Zion Church
100
Which musical genre surged during the Harlem Renaissance era and strengthened the cultural and identity of African Americans?
Jazz and Swing
100
Garrett Morgan was the son of a slave and became one of the most well-known Black inventors, known for the sewing machine, gas mask, and his most famous invention, the ____?
Three-light traffic light
100
Which famous Black family hosts a Facebook Live show called the Red Table Talk?
The Pinkett Smith family
200
Known to design for celebrities like Lucille Ball and Frank Sinatra, this influential figure attended the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design and was the first Black member of AIA in 1923. Who was this “architect to the stars”?
Paul R. Williams
200
Which architectural practice uses physical forms to discriminate against cities’ homeless populations?
Hostile Architecture
200
What was the term used to describe the Greenwood district in Tulsa Oklahoma?
Black Wall Street
200
Which famous museum located in Washington D.C seeks to understand African American history through the lens of the African American experience?
The National Museum of African American History and Culture
200
Responsible for many of today's household items, from the kitchen to the bedroom, Charles “Chuck” Harrison is best known for which invention?
Plastic Trash Can
200
Which Black rapper’s was TikTok's most listened to artist of 2020, with a birthday of February 15th (The same day as our next Black Jeopardy event)?
Megan Thee Stallion
300
Both the first Black woman architect licensed in the US and the first to earn an architectural engineering degree, she was known for working on iconic structures like the UNESCO HQ in Paris, and the Sarah Lawrence College arts complex. What was her name?
Beverly Loraine Greene
300
What is the outdated pair of terms that has been replaced with “blocklist v allowlist” and/or “deny list v. permit list”?
Blacklist/Whitelist
300
What is the name of the village that is known as Manhattan’s first significant settlement of Black property owners in the mid 19th century?
Seneca Village
300
Which Black actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter is famous for roles in Soul, Snowpiercer, Hamilton, and Blindspotting?
Daveed Daniele Diggs
300
Mary Van Brittan Brown was an African-American nurse who, after spending many nights home alone in Queens NY, invented a device to help her feel more safe. What was this invention?
Home Security System
300
Which Euphoria star got her start on Disney?
Zendaya Coleman
400
This Illinois Institute of Technology graduate and former Mies Van Der Rohe student went on to cofound NOMA in 1971 and served as its first president. What was this architect’s name?
Wendell Jerome Campbell
400
What term refers to the classist and racist allocation of seats in 19th-century US theatrical performances?
Peanut Gallery
400
Who purchased over 40 acres of land in the Greenwood district that he only sold to other African Americans?
O.W. Gurley
400
Which artist is known for using cut-paper silhouettes portraying historical narratives haunted by subjugation, while exposing the ongoing psychological injury caused by the legacy of slavery?
Kara Walker
400
Otis Boykin ironically died of heart failure despite pioneering which groundbreaking medical product?
Pacemaker
400
Which member of a popular R&B duo is playing Ariel in the upcoming live action The Little Mermaid?
Halle Bailey
500
Known for designing the interiors of some of the most iconic Harlem Renaissance-era nightclubs, this Interior Designer was also responsible for the interiors of Central Park South’s Hotel Navarro. What was this designer’s name?
Harold Curtis Brown
500
Third Circuit ruling in "South Camden Citizens in Action v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection" further legalized what?
Environmental Racism
500
Which Mayor hired Arthur J. Reed to clean up the “slums” by eliminating substandard housing?
Mayor Donald H. Mead
500
Known primarily for his series of panels on the lives of important African Americans in history, this artist incorporates an abstract, colorful style to portray the lives and struggles of African Americans. What is this artist's name?
Jacob Lawrence
500
This 1964 invention is used in hearing aids, tape recorders, telephones, baby monitors, and similar products. Which James E. West product is this?
Electret Microphone
500
Who led the official opening ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016?
President Barack Obama
