70’s TV Shows
What was the name of the housing project where the Evans family lived in Good Times?
Cabrini-Green
Which R&B group released the hit song "End of the Road" in 1992?
Boyz II Men
What did Regina King use to get back at her cheating husband in This Christmas?
Belt and Baby Oil
What does a Black mom say when you’re crying for no reason?
"You better stop all that crying before I give you something to cry about!"
Who invented the three-light traffic signal in 1923, and was credited with inventing the first gas mask in 1914?
Garrett Morgan
Which comedian starred as Fred Sanford in Sanford and Son?
Redd Foxx
Which artist released the 1994 hit "You Mean the World to Me"?
Toni Braxton
Which 2000 sports drama starred Denzel Washington as a football coach fighting racial integration?
Remember the Titans
If you ask your Black mom to stop at McDonald's, what might she say?
"You got McDonald's money?"
Which Black scientist developed a process to turn peanuts into over 300 different products?
George Washington Carver
What was the name of the character played by Diahann Carroll in Julia, one of the first TV shows to feature a Black woman in a non-stereotypical role?
Julia Baker
Brandy and Monica collaborated on which 1998 hit song about a love rivalry?
"The Boy Is Mine"
Which 2016 film directed by Barry Jenkins won the Academy Award for Best Picture?
Moonlight
What does a Black mom say when you leave all the lights on in the house?
"Do you think I’m made of money? Turn off my lights!"
Which Black scientist co-invented touch-tone telephone technology and fiber optic communication?
Jesse Russell
Which 70’s sitcom featured a family running a Chicago-based dry cleaning business?
That's My Mama
Which song did Montell Jordan release in 1995 that became an instant party anthem?
"This Is How We Do It"
What is the name of the 2002 film about a group of barbers in Chicago, starring Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer?
Barbershop
What does a Black mom say when you don’t like what she cooked?
"This ain’t no restaurant. You gon’ eat what I made."
Which Black chemist revolutionized hair care with chemical relaxers?
Garrett Augustus Morgan
What was the name of J.J.’s catchphrase in Good Times?
"Dy-no-mite!"
Which female R&B duo had the hit "G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T." in 1997?
Changing Faces
Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball, 2002)
What does a Black mom say when you’re looking for something and can’t find it?
"If I come in there and find it, I’m whoopin’ you!"
Which Black inventor created a railway telegraph system that helped prevent train collisions?
Granville T. Woods