Sports
2003: First Black Tennis player to hold all Grand Slam titles.
a) Venus Williams
b) Serena Williams
c) Naomi Osaka
Who is b) Serena Williams
What landmark piece of civil rights legislation, signed into law in 1965, aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for Black Americans?
a) The Thirteenth Amendment
b) Voting Rights Act
c) The Pacific Railway Act
what is b) Voting Rights Act
What Black American artist is often called the “King of Pop” and is famous for his albums “Thriller” and “Off the Wall”?
a) Chris Brown
b) Michael Jackson
c) Usher
Who is b) Michael Jackson
This Disney Princess's story takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana ?
a) Mulan
b) Tiana
c) Cinderella
Who is a) Princess Tiana
Nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", he held the MLB home run record (714) for 33 years, before Barry Bonds passed it in 2007.
a) Andrew Jones
b) Barry Bonds
c) Hank Aaron
who is c) Hank Aaron
How did enslaved people often communicate to help each other escape along the Underground Railroad?
a) birds, smoke signals, and head nods
b) cell phones, tablets, and drones
c) Songs, quilts, and secret codes
what is c) Songs, quilts, and secret codes
American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, also known as the "Human Beat Box". In the early 1980s he formed the Get Fresh Crew with DJs Chill Will and Barry B and later added rapper Slick Rick. "La Di Da Di", in particular, is one of the most sampled songs in music history.
a) Biz Markie
b) Michael Bivens
c) Doug E. Fresh
who is c) Doug E. Fresh
What 2017 film, directed by Jordan Peele, addresses issues of race in America through a horror-thriller narrative?
a) The Matrix
b) Get Out
c) Men in Black
Who is b) Get Out
Winston Salem, NC native and former Wake Forest University graduate that was drafted 29th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
a) Timothy Duncan
b) Josh Howard
c) Chris Paul
who is b) Josh Howard
What Black American woman became the first woman to sue for her freedom in court and won her case, setting an important legal precedent in Massachusetts in 1781?
a) Elizabeth Freeman
b) Ida B. Wells
c) Shirley Chisolm
c)
Who is a) Elizabeth Freeman
North Carolina Native, singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist also known as the “High Priestess of Soul,” and is famous for her unique blend of jazz, blues and gospel music?
a) Nina Simone
b) Janelle Monae
c) Erykah Badu
who is a) Nina Simone
What influential filmmaker directed the 2016 Netflix documentary “13th,” which explores the impact of the 13th Amendment on mass incarceration in the United States?
a) Ava DuVernay
b) Mara Brock
c) Issa Rae
who is a) Ava DuVernay
He achieved significant notoriety in 2021 when he became only the second Black driver in NASCAR history to win a Cup race.
a) Richard Childress
b) Bubba Wallace
c) Wendell Scott
who is b) Bubba Wallace
As a 6-year-old, she entered an all-white school as a symbol of the civil rights movement and the end of segregation
a) Bessie Coleman
b) Ruby Bridges
c) Madam C.J. Walker
Who is b) Ruby Bridges
Which Black American woman is celebrated as a pioneering electric blues guitarist and singer, known for her powerful voice and emotive guitar playing?
a) Patti Labelle
b) Mahalia Jackson
c) Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Who is c) Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Which Black American actress starred in the popular 1970s television series “The Jeffersons” and became the first Black woman to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series?
a) Isabel Sanford
b) Florence
c) Cecily Tyson
Who is a) Isabel Sanford
Former U.S. soccer midfielder. In 1984, he became the first native-born black player to appear with the United States men's national soccer team (USMNT).
a) Eddie Hawkins
b) Tim Howard
c) DaMarcus Beasley
who is a) Eddie Hawkins
What act, passed by Congress in 1850, required that escaped enslaved individuals be returned to their owners, even if they were found in free states?
a) Emancipation Proclamation
b) Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
c) The Second Amendment
What is b) Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The only artist in GRAMMY history to win Album Of The Year with three consecutive studio albums. He achieved this extraordinary three-peat with Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs In The Key Of Life (1976).
a) Stevie Wonder
b) Ray Charles
c) Michael Jackson
Who is a) Stevie Wonder
What groundbreaking television miniseries, based on Alex Haley’s book, traced the journey of an Black American family from slavery to the 20th century?
a) The Help
b) Roots
c) The Color Purple
What is b) Roots