Beyonce
What do Lauren and Beyonce both have in common?
a. their favorite number is 4
b. they were both born in texas
c. they are the oldest of three siblings
d. both named "World’s Most Beautiful Woman” by People Magazine
B. they were both born in texas
Willie Nelson is a trailblazer in the outlaw country music genre and is featured throughout Cowboy Carter. He also recently teamed up with Orville Peck to re-release his iconic song, "Cowboys Are Secretly Frequently ______ Of Each Other"
a. fond
b. proud
c. jealous
d. sick
a. fond
Finish the lyric from the national anthem: "O'er the ramparts we watched/_____________
Were so gallantly streaming
True or False: being a cowboy was one of the few jobs open to freed Black men after the Civil War in the South
True! White ranchers relied on enslaved Black men to herd their cattle while fighting for the Confederacy. After Emancipation, ranchers couldn't control their cattle and hired now-free skilled Black cattlehands
What age did Lauren turn this year?
28
Beyonce got her start with many different girl groups, including the most iconic one, Destiny's Child. What are the names of the other two members of Destiny's Child?
Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland
BLACKBIIRD was originally written by the Beatles after this band member was inspired by the Black girls at the forefront of school integration in the US
Paul McCartney
America's Sweetheart, Joey Chestnut, was sadly disqualified from competing in the 4th of July Nathan's Famous Coney Island hot dog eating competition this year, due to signing a brand deal with which company?
a. Oscar Meyer
b. Hebrew National
c. MorningStar
d. Impossible Foods
d. Impossible Foods
After a 2024 Grammy performance with Luke Combs, which one of Tracy Chapman’s songs got 637,000 streams the day after?
a. The Promise
b. Telling Stories
c. Give Me One Reason
d. Fast Car
d. Fast Car
True or False: Lauren had a persian cat named Chanel growing up
True!
Beyonce has 3 children - what are their names (100 for each)?
Blue Ivy, Rumi and Sir
This artist, who was the first Black woman country artist to gain commercial success, is featured on Cowboy Carter
a. Linda Martell
b. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
c. Ma Rainey
d. Toni Braxton
a. Linda Martell
In 2023, Americans spent this much on fireworks:
a. $2.7 billion
b. $700 million
c. $9.8 billion
d. $35 million
a. 2.7 billion
What central instrument in early country music was brought over by Enslaved Africans?
a. harmonica
b. banjo
c. fiddle
d. accordion
b. banjo. The banjo was created by enslaved Africans and their descendants in the Caribbean and colonial North America
What instruments can Lauren play?
a. violin
b. guitar
c. piano
d. a and c
e. all of the above
d. violin and piano
What was the first film that Beyoncé starred in?
A: Dreamgirls
B: Carmen: A Hip Hopera
C: The Lion King
D: Austin Powers in Goldmember
Back in 2001, Beyoncé starred in a modern retelling of the famous opera, Carmen. It's full of drama, love, and great hip hop.
There's speculation that CC was, in part, a response to the racist reception Beyonce received at the Country Music Awards in 2016 while performing this song (bonus if you can name who she was performing with)?
Daddy Lessons (+100 The Chicks/Dixie Chicks)
Many of the delicious foods we know and love were invented right here in America. Which of the following was NOT created in the US?
a. donuts
b. spaghetti and meatballs
c. chocolate chip cookies
d. deep dish pizza
a. donuts. The modern doughnut came to New York City through Dutch immigrants, who baked and sold olykoeks, or "oily cakes".
We often learn that a Black inventor is responsible for creating the modern peanut in school, but Black Americans invented so much more! Which of the following did a Black American NOT invent?
a. The Three-Light Traffic Signal
b. Refrigerated Trucks
c. Automatic Elevator Doors
d. Post-It Notes
d. Post-It Notes. Spencer Silver is the chemist who discovered the adhesive, and Arthur Fry is the inventor who created Post-It Notes. Both are white men
Lauren is not a very picky eater (despite what her bf might say) - what is one food that she will not eat?
a. raw fish
b. collard greens
c. mushrooms
d. black licorice
d. Black licorice - and anything that tastes like it. EW
What year did Beyonce perform at the Superbowl?
2013
Juneteenth marks the actual end of slavery - when union troops rode into this southern state, referenced multiple times in Cowboy Carter, to announce the freedom of enslaved Black people. Bonus if you can name the city, which is also referenced in a CC lyric
Texas (+200 Galveston)
Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history and has won a total of _____ Olympic gymnast medals
Seven
This singer-songwriter was the first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1973 for his album Innervisions.
Stevie Wonder
Lauren has worked many jobs in her life - which of the following 2 has she NOT worked at (+250 for each)?
a. a Chinese restaurant
b. a salon
c. Dunkin Donuts
d. The Sunglass Hut
e. a jewelry store
f. a library
c. dunkin donuts and f. a library