Black History
What is Harriet Tubman known for?
What is freeing slaves using the underground railroad
What artist is currently on a world wide tour with her daughter making guess appearances at some of the shows?
Who is Beyonce
What term is commonly said when agreeing or saying yes when responding to a person?
What is "Bet"
What is the name of the movie that stars Nick Cannon, where he bumps heads with the leader of his new school's drum section?
What is Drumline
Who are the co-sponsors of BLU for the 2023-24 school year?
Who is Mr. Wade & Mrs. McGee
What was the first HBCU founded?
What is Cheyney University
Who was the first African American woman to win 5 Grammys in one year?
Who is Lauryn Hill
What is the term used when telling someone they need a reality check?
What is "BFFR"
What college do the students attend in A Different World?
What is Hilllman College
What school is named after the author of "The Rites for Cousin Vit?"
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks
Who were the founders of the Black Panther Party?
Who is Huey P. Newton & Bobby Seale
Who was the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize?
Who is Kendrick Lamar
What is the saying used before telling someone off, giving a compliment, or saying the truth?
What is "it's giving...."
Danial Ezra shocked Black Twitter when it came out that he was British. What popular TV show does he star in where he plays an African American high schooler.
What is All American
Who was the famous chemist who's house was firebombed the day before moving in because he was moving his family into the Oak Park neighborhood in 1950-51?
Who is Percy Julian
Black History Month first received recognition during what year? (guess has to be within 3 years of answer)
What is 1976
Aretha Franklin sung at 3 presidential inaugurations, one of those being Barack Obama. Name one of the other two presidents she performed for?
Who is Bill Clinton & Jimmy Carter
What term(s) is said when someone expresses their excitement?
What is "pur" "ate" "okkkk"
What was the longest-running TV show featuring a mostly Black cast?
What is The Jeffersons
What decade did Oak Park's Black population exceed 1%?
What is in the 1980's
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Who was Ralph Bunche
Why did Stevie Wonder write his famous version of Happy Birthday?
What is "He wanted to highlight MLK Day becoming a national holiday"
What is the old school term used when someone is being a trickster and/or liar?
What is "Jive Turkey"
What were the 2 big cliffhangers in the of the final season of Moesha?
What is "a positive pregnancy test was found in her dorm room trashcan AND her little brother Myles was kidnapped by thugs."
In 1905, 100 Black residents built the first Black Church in Oak Park. What was the name of said Church?
What is Mt. Carmel Colored Baptist Church
Fact: (many of Oak Park’s early Black residents moved to Maywood after the church was sold and demolished to make way for white business development.)