Pop Culture
The most famous TikTok dance. (10 extra points if you can perform it!)
What is Renegade?
This "King of Pop" artist is best known for introducing the world to the moonwalk.
Who is Michael Jackson?
He holds the second most scored points in an NBA game.
Who is Kobe Bryant? (81 points, Wilt Chamberlin holds the A#1 spot with 100 pts scored.)
This 1954 Supreme Court ruling outlawed segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This R&B / rapper duo recently announced that they are expecting their first child.
Who are Rihanna and A$AP Rocky?
This phrase, originally used among Black and Latinx people in the GLBT community, was a term for talking trash about someone. "Throwing ____ "
The rapper who claims to have given Drake his flow and credits himself for paving the way for today's rappers. His first hit involved flying like a superhero.
Who is Soulja Boy? (Extra $100 for doing the dance.)
This WNBA player became the first player EVER to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season back in 2008.
Candace Parker (Fun fact: she was actually pregnant with her daughter at the time as well.)
This is term given to the period of intensive artistic, social, and political activism in New York between WWI and WWII.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This rags to riches 2000's hip hop star surprised us all with his upside down performance in this year's Super Bowl Halftime.
Who is 50 Cent?
(50 points if you know his real name!)
The name of the book which would become a 2018 movie, and is inspired by Tupac's definition of "THUG LIFE."
What is The Hate U Give?
The first female solo rapper to win a Grammy.
Who is Cardi B? (Cardi is of Trinidadian and Dominican Descent.)
This dynamic tennis sibling duo have 30 Grand Slam titles, 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, 1 Olympic gold single title, and 3 Olympic gold doubles between the two of them.
Who is Venus and Serena Williams?
Ella Baker founded this activist group, which was later led by Julian Bond and John Lewis, and which organized the Freedom Summer
What is SNCC? (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
This event sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.
What is the acquittal of George Aimmerman of Trayvon Martin in 2013?
She sings the song, "Say so" that's behind the popular Tik Tok Dance.
Who is Doja Cat?
The singer who created the Savage Love TikTok song.
Who is Jason Derulo?
The football player who signed the biggest contract in NFL history.
Who is Patrick Mahomes? ($450 million extension with the Chiefs last year.)
This group devised a 10-Point Program that underscored their main goals, which included an end to police brutality, an end to the Vietnam War, and the right to decent housing for all Americans.
Who are the Black Panthers?
Who are the Carters?
This famous artist and entrepreneur's given name is Robyn Fenty.
Who is Rihanna?
Finish the lyrics: "It was all a dream, _________"
Hangin' pictures on my wall
Every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl
The boxer who is famously quoted saying, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali? (the quote continues, "The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see."
Along with Sylvia Rivera, she was the black, trans activist widely credited as the driving force behind the Stonewall Uprising.
Who is Martha P. Johnson?
(Two-part answer. Name both the candidate and the documentary title.)
Who is Ye and what is Jeen-Yuhs?