Pop Culture
This actress became the first African-American woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
Under which president was the first African American appointed to serve as the Surgeon General of the United States. 100 bonus points for their name.
Who is Bill Clinton?
(Joycelyn Elders)
This person was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
She didn't want "no hateration, holleration in this dancerie.”
Who is Mary J. Blige?
"I'm rooting for everybody Black"
Who is Issa Rae?
The famous line “"King Kong ain't got sh*t on me!" comes from this popular film.
What is Training Day?
Alexa Irene Canady was the first ______________ in 1981.
a. African American woman doctor.
b. African American woman cardiologist.
c. African American OBGYN.
d. African American woman neurosurgeon.
D. African American woman neurosurgeon.
This is what the NAACP stands for.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
This is where hip-hop was created.
What is The Bronx, New York?
"I was rooting for you! We were all rooting for you! How dare you! Learn something from this!"
Who is Tyra Banks?
This Black artist was the first woman to land three number-one songs on Billboard’s streaming charts in a single year.
Who is Megan The Stallion?
This school is the only HBCU with a veterinary program.
What is Tuskegee University?
This person was the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This lyric, “And babe I'm fist-fighting with fire just to get close to you. Can we burn something babe? And I run for miles just to get a taste” was sung in this song by this Black artist (Say the artist and song name).
What is Love on the Brain by Rihanna?
“When they go low, we go high.”
Who is Michelle Obama?
Serena Williams was this age when she won her first U.S. Open
What is at 17 years old?
This Black doctor performed the world's first open heart surgery.
Who is Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
Why was Black History Month placed in February?
It was the same month of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass.
This rap artist’s real name is Nayvadius Wilburn.
Who is Future?
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."
Who is Malcolm X?
This Black comedian became famous for his “Kings of Comedy” stand up tour.
Who is Bernie Mac?
In 1721, this enslaved African, describes an African inoculation against smallpox, a technique later used to protect American Revolutionary War soldiers.
Who is Onesimus?
The first African American senator was elected in 1870. What state did they represent?
What is Mississippi?
(Hiram Rhodes Revels)
According to the WU-TANG Clan, the acronym C.R.E.A.M means?
Cash Rules Everything Around Me
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
Who is Frederick Douglass?