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100
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Tripple points
Hip Hop
100
This 1984 movie features Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd fighting supernatural beings.
What is Ghostbusters?
100
This girl group, known for songs like Wannabe, took the world by storm in the late '90s.
5X points
Who are the Spice Girls?
100
This 2007 song by Alicia Keys talks about a city that never sleeps.
Tripple points
What is Empire State of Mind?
Acceptable answers:
New York
New York, A Place Where Dreams Are Made Of
100
I sang of a lady who rang like a bell,
🔹 My pies in the store, they sure do sell.
🔹 My voice is strong, my notes soar high,
🔹 In soul and pies, I touch the sky.
Tripple Points
Who is Patti LaBelle! 🎤🥧 ?
100
Double the points!! This 2009 James Cameron film, set on the planet Pandora, became the highest-grossing movie at the time.
What is Avatar?
200
This competition show, where singers perform in disguise, premiered in 2019.
Triple the points!
What is The Masked Singer?
200
This 2003 Beyoncé song told men to "put a ring on it" if they liked it.
What is Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)?
Acceptable Answers:
All The Single Ladies
200
This rapper made history as the first openly gay artist to have a #1 hit with Industry Baby in 2021.
Who is Lil Nas X?
200
This 1986 comedy starring Eddie Murphy is about a street hustler switching places with a stockbroker.
Double Points!!
What is Trading Places?
200
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
200
Triple the Points! An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
A. Chips Ahoy
B. Famous Amos
C. Oreo
Famous Amos
300
This long-running crime drama, which started in 1990, is known for its "dun dun" sound effect.
Double Points
What is Law & Order?
300
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
300
Double the Points!!
This social media platform, launched in 2004, changed the way people connect online.
What is Facebook?
300
Triple the points! This R&B legend was killed by their father over a dispute about money.
A. Wilson Pickett
B. Sam Cooke
C. Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
300
In 2012, this restaurant chain removed the famous "pink slime" from its beef products after public backlash.
What is McDonald's?
300
This sci-fi movie franchise, starring Keanu Reeves, features characters dodging bullets in slow motion.
What is The Matrix?
400
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary?"
Double Points
Who is Malcolm X?
400
This black hair entrepreneur improved the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
But the story of the hot comb begins in the hair straightening period of the 19th century. It was “invented in France by a hairdresser named Francois Marcel Grateau. Grateau realized many of his Parisian clients wished to emulate the fine, straight hair often seen in old portraits of the ancient Egypt.
400
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
1. Telfar
2. BET Black Entertainment Television
3. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
400
This rap duo, André 3000 and Big Boi, released Ms. Jackson in 2000.
Who is OutKast?
400
This "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" made history as the first person nominated for both acting and songwriting Oscars in the same year for Mudbound. She also played the ruthless Monet Tejada on Power Book II: Ghost.
Who is Mary J. Blige? 🎤👑
400
Who played Uncle Phil in The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air?
Will Smith
Joseph Marcell
James Avery
James Avery
500
This is what HBCU stand for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
500
What record label was ...“taking over for the ‘99 and the two thousand”
Double Points
Who is Cash Money Records?
500
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
500
What was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit?
1. The Greatest Love of All
2. I will Always Love You
3. I wanna Dance With Somebody
4. How Will I Know
I Will Always Love You
500
This group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II, escorting bombers with remarkable skill. Known as the "Red Tails" because of the distinctive markings on their aircraft, they proved instrumental in breaking racial barriers in the U.S. military.
The Tuskegee Airmen.
500
This dance craze took over in 2012 with a South Korean singer’s viral music video.
Double points
What is Gangnam Style?
600
He said, "They not like us."
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
600
This black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also wrote and directed the famous STARZ television shows Power, Ghost and Force.
Who is 50 Cent?
600
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Who is she?
Simone Biles
600
Double Points!!
Which teen movie did Gabrielle Union get her breakthrough role in?
She’s The Man
Bring It On
Love & Basketball
Bring It On
600
Which comedian played Prince Akeem of Zamuda in the movie Coming To America?
A. Eddie Murphy
B. Martin Lawrence
C. Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy
600
What rap group hit the popular music charts in 1987 with “My Mike Sounds Nice?”
Double The Points!!
Salt-N-Pepa
700
All Eyez On Me is an album by which notorious rapper?
Tupac Shakur
Snoop Dogg
Dr. Dre
Tupac Shakur
700
This pop superstar released Anti-Hero in 2022, with the famous lyric, It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me.
Who is Taylor Swift?
700
This 1999 hit by Britney Spears started with the lyrics, Oh baby, baby...
What is ...Baby One More Time?
Acceptable answers: Hit Me Baby One More Time
Oh Baby Baby
700
This TV show about a chemistry teacher-turned-drug kingpin aired from 2008 to 2013.
Double Points!!
What is Breaking Bad?
700
Double the points!!
This animated show follows a family that includes a dad named Peter, a talking dog, and a baby named Stewie.
What is Family Guy?
700
Who wrote these lyrics: "Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying?
Marvin Gaye
800
What was Beyoncé’s first solo album called?
Dangerously In Love
Crazy In Love
Forever Love
Dangerously In Love
800
This staple item is found in every black household and sometimes in Beyonce's, Brooklyn Beckham and Miss Dominique's bag.
A. Salt and Peppa
B. Fried Chicken
C. Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce
800
Quadruple the points. The first Black woman to perform at a Super Bowl with her appearance at SB VI in 1972. She sang "Mack the Knife" with Hirt and other New Orleans veterans as part of that year's "Salute to Louis Armstrong,” honoring the jazz icon who had passed away the previous year.
Ella Fitzgerald
800
This 1991 song by Nirvana helped bring grunge music into the mainstream.
What is Smells Like Teen Spirit?
Acceptable answers:
Hello (4x)
800
Who had the biggest half time show watched from the Super Bowl
Kendrick Lamar
800
Triple the points!! What late night television program was the first to be hosted by an African American?
The Arsenio Hall Show
900
This hip-hop group released the song Fight the Power in 1989, which became an anthem for social justice.
Double Points
Who is Public Enemy?
900
Quadruple the points!
This spicy snack, invented in the late '80s by a janitor at Frito-Lay, became a cultural phenomenon.
What are Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?
900
Double the points.
This athlete holds the most Tennis Championships in Women's tennis History
Serena Williams
900
Who was the first Black superhero in mainstream comic books?
Black Panther
900
This famous couple, both of whom are famous artists in hip-hop, has given over 150 million to black-owned small businesses and criminal justice reform.
Jay-Z and Beyonce
900
This rapper broke records in 2018 with God's Plan and In My Feelings.
Who is Drake?
1000
This show, starring Bryan Cranston, follows a high school chemistry teacher turned drug lord.
What is Breaking Bad?
1000
This animated series, created by Matt Groening, is the longest-running sitcom in history.
What is The Simpsons?
1000
This Netflix series, featuring Eleven and the Upside Down, became a huge hit in 2016.
What is Stranger Things?
1000
This 1985 movie follows a group of misfit kids searching for pirate treasure.
What is The Goonies?
1000
This 1990 Christmas classic stars a young boy who defends his house from burglars.
What is Home Alone?
1000
This medical drama, starring Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey, premiered in 2005.
Double Points!!
What is Grey’s Anatomy?