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100

This jazz artist was known as the "glamour girl."

Who is Abbey Lincoln?

100

This genre has been described as "Holy Ghost filled jazz" and emphasizes call and response.

What is Hard Bop?

100

Jazz ambassadors were primarily sent to these two continents.

What are Africa and South America?

100

This artist wrote the song "Young, Gifted, and Black."

Who is Nina Simone?

100

Whose dream job is to work on a cruise ship?

Who is Sydney

200

This artist developed his own form of music, founded a label, and created an app called "Stretch Music."

Who is Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah?

200

Which genre was intended to be a source of liberation for black Americans but instead garnered a white audience?

What is Avant Garde?

200

This university was the first to implement a black studies student movement.

What is SF State?

200

Which week of listening is this song from? 

What is Jazz and African Roots?

200

Who loves flannel pants?

Who is Nick

300

Artists in this jazz genre were once described as "turned in from love and away from God."

What is Avant-Garde?

300

Which genre served as an avenue for African Americans to assimilate rather than create something new?

What is Bebop?

300

Who was Nina Simone's political catalyst (hint: wrote Raisin in the Sun)?

Who is Lorraine Hansberry?

300

This song was a byproduct of jazz diplomacy.

What is Cultural Exchange?

300

Who asked us to pray for their math test?

Who is Demetri

400

This pejorative term is often used interchangeably with the term "Uncle Tom" to describe black Americans who assimilate into white culture.

What are Moldy figs?

400

What was the name of Charles Mingus' "collective enterprise" in commercial jazz?

What is The Jazz Workshop?

400

This civil rights activist group went into rural, black communities where they bonded with/educated residents and helped them vote.

What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?

400

These three subsections are the components of Max Roach's Triptych

What are Prayer, Protest, and Peace?

400

Whose parents recently performed in a play?

Who is Joey

500

This jazz genre is typically played in 2/4 or 4/4 time.

What is Samba?

500

What is the cover of "We Insist!," the recreation of?

What is a sit-in?

500

Who was the first artist to write a song that outrightly condemned the actions of white politicians?

Who is Charles Mingus

500

Is this song characterized as Samba or Bossa Nova?

What is Bossa Nova

500

Whose piano teacher has one black and one white dog (like the keys of a piano)

Who is Cynea