This woman, originally born into slavery, escaped, and was able to rescue more than 300 slaves through the Underground Railroad during her lifetime.
Who is Harriet Tubman
100
A popular American singer on her third studio album sings of a sublime love. She compares her love to an angel, claiming she can see this, which is also the title of the song.
What is Halo
100
This recent biopic tells the story of Solomon Northup- a freeborn African American from NY who was forced into slavery.
What is 12 Years a Slave
100
Knotty, or nice? This hairstyle is created when the hair is sectioned off into diamond, triangle, or square shapes and twisted into itself.
What are Bantu Knots
100
This political thriller series created by Shonda Rhimes is partially based off of the life of Judy Smith, a former press aide to the White House during the Bush administration.
What is Scandal
200
This former slave was the first published African American woman and the second published African American poet.
Who is Phyllis Wheatley
200
What classic song was sampled by Kanye West in his song Otis?
What is Try a Little Tenderness
200
This 1993 movie portrays Angela Bassett as Tina Turner and Laurence Fishburne as Ike Turner.
What is What’s Love Got to do with It?
200
This hair style was worn by Rihanna at at the Grammys, in which she used a slur sparkly of bobby pins. Following her arrival, the hairstyle, usually used at night to preserve bounciness, became “acceptable” in public.
What is a Wrap or Doobie
200
Howard alumnus, Phylicia Rashad, co-starred in this show as an attorney mother of five.
What is The Cosby Show
300
This woman, born Isabella Baumfree, was an abolitionist and a civil rights activist during the 19th century.
Who is Sojourner Truth
300
Aretha Franklin’s cover of this song was a landmark for the feminist movement. She sings a declaration from a strong, confident woman. She never does him wrong and demands this.
What is Respect
300
Name the movie that this quote comes from: All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my uncles. I had to fight my brothers. A girl child ain’t safe in a family of men, but I ain’t never thought I’d have to fight in my own house!
What is The Color Purple
300
This hairstyle is used after washing one’s hair and then putting some product on it. The hair air dries, leaving a free-looking and low commitment glam look.
What is a Wash and Go
300
In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will Smith plays a street smart teen from what former U.S. capitol?
What is Philadelphia
400
This woman was a civic leader in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and headmistress of the Agassiz school for forty years.
Who is Mary Louise Baldwin
400
This late American singer released the third single from his seventh studio album Bad, where he sings to a “pretty baby with the high heels on.”
Who is Michael Jackson
400
A rose that grew from the concrete starred in this movie, named after the pursuit of power and respect.
What is Juice
400
This traditional African hairstyle of hair grooming created by braiding the hair very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to produce simple, straight lines, that can also be formed into complicated geometric or linear designs.
What are Corn Rolls
400
This TV spin-off, starring one of our favorite Huxtables, centered around Hillman College, a school thought to resemble Howard.
What is A Different World
500
This schoolteacher, who was raised as a Quaker, started controversy with her education of African American girls in Canterbury, CT.
Who is Prudence Crandall
500
Don’t push him! He’s too close to the edge… This rap artist’s song is considered to be one of the greatest rap songs of all time (Grandmaster Flash)
Who is Grandmaster Flash
500
Dorothy Daindridge was the first African American woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, due to her title role in this movie.
What is Carmen Jones
500
The lye in lye relaxers is actually what chemical compound?
What is NaOH or sodium hydroxide
500
This sketch comedy show, created by Keenan Ivory Wayans, launched the careers of many stars including Shawn and Marlon Wayans Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx,and David Alan Grier.