Movies
Name this movie: "I loves Harpo. Lord Knows I do. But I'll kill him dead 'fo I let him beat me."
What is The Color Purple?
In The Office, Michael thought this classic cookout food was named after "colored" people.
What are collard greens?
This person sang these lyrics: "Reading and writing arithmetic/ Are the branches of the learning tree/ But listen without the roots of love every day, girl/ Your education ain't complete "
Who is Michael Jackson
Also acceptable: Jackson 5
He brought NBA championships to Miami, Cleveland and Los Angeles
Who is Le Bron James?
This is a recent activist movement that fights against institutional violence and racism.
What is Black Lives Matter?
This movie featured Keke Palmer as an inspiring young girl who never gave up on her dreams of making it to the National Spelling Bee.
What is Akeelah and the Bee?
This is the pie that everyone is expecting at Thanksgiving.
What is sweet potato pie?
They invited everyone to "Dance to the Music"
Who Were Sly and the Family Stone?
She has won more championships and Olympic gold medals than any other gymnast
Who is Simone Biles?
This person is the U.S.'s first African-American justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This collection of (at least 13) movies always has a cookout or family reunion in each film?
What are the Madea movies?
What food will you always see at the cookout that is also a symbol of Black people's economic freedom in America?
What is watermelon?
This person hosts their own TV show, on which he often gets roasted about his music career.
Who is Nick Cannon?
The most famous basketball player ever to graduate from UNC Chapel Hill
Who is Michael Jordan?
This person wrote the best-selling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".
Who is Maya Angelou?
This 2018 film depicts Wakanda, a fictional east African country that is one of the most technologically advanced societies in the world
What is Black Panther?
This is the main character's occupation in the movie "The Cookout".
What is professional basketball player?
This song was a hit for both Ben E. King and Aretha Franklin
What is Spanish Harlem?
Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play major league baseball for this team
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This person was a Civil Rights pioneer and the "original" Rosa Parks.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This beloved actor and voice-actor recently passed away. They starred in Friday and Boondocks.
Who is John Witherspoon?
This is the most essential condiment at a cookout.
What is hot sauce?
Also acceptable: Barbecue Sauce
Jay Z's real name
What is Shaun Carter ?
The quarterback and team name of last year's Super Bowl Champs
Who is Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs?
This person famously and recently coined and defined the term intersectionality.
Who is Kimberle Crenshaw?