IWU
What’s the neighborly gooses’ name on campus?
Nigel
What city has the largest population of Black people?
New York City
Quinta Brunson created and starred in this mockumentary-style sitcom about teachers in Philly.
Abbott Elementary
What was Kanye West’s first album?
The College Dropout
What’s the name of the statue outside Memorial Center?
Family with a Dog
Which Disney Channel show did Zendaya make her acting debut in?
Shake It Up
This phrase, popular on Black Twitter, is said when someone delivered flawlessly: “She ___.”
ate (and left no crumbs)
Who was the first black artist to win a Grammy?
Ella Fitzgerald
He sits in the first floor of the library and there is a research conference named after him.
John Wesley Powell
Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of which brand?
Louis Vuitton
Jalaiah Harmon created this TikTok dance to K Camp’s “Lottery,” though she was often left uncredited.
Renegade
What denim brand was founded by Nelly in 2003, and was referenced in the lyrics of the hit songs by Twista, Eminem and mostly famously Flo Rida?
Apple Bottoms
IWU is celebrating how many years in 2025?
175
Where was Martin Kuther King Jr. born?
Atlanta, GA
This actress was the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Viola Davis
Who is the Queen of Soul?
Aretha Franklin
Alfred O. Coffin, a 1889 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan, was the first African-American in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D. in?
Biology
Which activist and lawyer co-founded the National Black Feminist Organization (1973) and fought for reproductive rights?
Florynce “Flo” Kennedy
This 2016 indie film, written and directed by Barry Jenkins, won Best Picture at the Oscars after a mix-up on stage.
Moonlight
Ice Cube was one of the founding members of which hip-hop group?
N.W.A.