This four-octave contralto guitarist sang "Never Letting Go" and "Love Makes a Woman"
Who is Phoebe Snow?
100
Until recently, this restaurant was known as Shanghai Reds.
What is Whiskey Reds?
100
This man was the first director of the Black Studies Center at UCLA.
Who is Bob Singleton? (aka Robert Singleton Sr.)
100
Built on 118 islands, this ancient, wealthy city in Italy is renowned for its unique system of canals.
What is Venice?
100
This song contains the lyrics, "I can dig it you can dig it he can dig it she can dig it they can dig it can you dig it oop! can you dig it?"
What is "Grazing in the Grass?"
200
This native of Los Angeles recorded albums entitled "Jump for Joy" and "Soul Proprietor"
Who is Ernie Andrews?
200
This movie starred Alan Rickman, Oprah Winfrey, Forrest Whitaker, Mariah Carey, Robin Williams, John Cusack and Lenny Kravitz. It should have won all kinds of awards!
What is The Butler? (or Lee Daniels' The Butler?)
200
This scholar-athlete-vocalist has won art contests, engineering contests and writing contests, and now aspires to attend college in the city of Los Angeles.
Who is Mekhi Robert Singleton?
200
This ancient city is the former capital of Bohemia, Czechoslovakia and the Holy Roman Empire.
What is Prague?
200
This song begins with "When the Moon is in the Seventh house, and Jupiter Aligns with Mars..."
What is the Age of Aquarius?
300
This jazz guitarist collaborated with Ernie Andrews and numerous other artists. He now teaches a course in Ellingtonia at UCLA.
Who is Kenny Burrell?
300
This movie featured Brad Pitt and Lupita Nyong'o. Based on a true story, it portrayed slavery in the United States with unprecedented realism.
What is 12 Years a Slave?
300
DAILY DOUBLE! This scholar-vocalist-violinist has won numerous speech contests, loves to swim, was named after her grandmother, and has inherited her father's knack for mathematics.
Who is Helena Singleton?
300
The birthplace of President Barack Obama
What is Honolulu, Hawaii?
300
This song contains the words "Still I know all eyes are for me, I feel tingles down to my feet..."
What is "Take Five?"
400
This jazz trumpeter plays music in many other genres, and produced three Michael Jackson albums: Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.
Who is Quincy Jones?
400
This movie features Denzel Washington, Jurnee Smollett, and Forest Whitaker as a team that travels from Wiley College to compete and win at Harvard University during the Jim Crow period.
What is The Great Debaters?
400
This dedicated mother finds time to involve the grandchildren of Bob and Helen Singleton in affordable, educational activities throughout the year. She inspires them to put in the time and effort necessary to win awards and certificates that are likely to help them win acceptance to universities.
Who is Dina Singleton?
400
The state where Elizabeth Warren is a senator
What is Massachusetts?
400
This song contains the words "And do respect the women of the world, remember we all have mothers!"
What is "Yes We Can Can?"
500
This jazz composer/pianist/bandleader is known for his signature tune, "The One O'clock Jump."
Who is Count Basie?
500
This movie featured Clint Eastwood as a second-story burglar and E.G. Marshall and Gene Hackman as high-level political operators. Dennis Haysbert played a minor role as a secret serviceman involved in covering up a manslaughter.
What is Absolute Power?
500
DAILY DOUBLE DOUBLE!! This woman is the World's Greatest Mom!
Who is Helen Singleton?
500
The city where the Inglewood Renaissance is located.
What is Inglewood?
500
This song contains the lyrics "I had someone, yes I did, to call my honey..."