Arts
Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss America?
a. Tyra Banks
b. Iman
c. Vanessa Williams
d. Whitney Houston
Who is C. Vanessa Williams
Between 1915 and the mid-1920s approximately how many blacks left the rural South to urban areas of the North and the West as part of the Great Migration?
a. 1 million
b. 100,000
c. 500,000
d. 1 billion
What is A. one million
What Black actress won a Academy Award for her supporting role in the movie Ghost?
a. Fantasia
b. Whoopi Goldberg
c. Oprah Winfrey
d. Taraji P. Henson
Who is B. Whoopi Goldberg
In 1991, what became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange?
a. BET
b. MTV
c. OWN
d. Tyler Perry Studios
What is A. BET
During the Civil War, Frederick Douglass served as an adviser to what US President?
a. Joe Biden
b. Barak Obama
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. George Bush
Who is Abraham Lincoln
What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers?
A. Cotton Club
B. The Harlem Night Club
C. A Night in Harlem
D. Club D'Vine
What is A. Cotton Club
What ancient statue in Egypt has the head of a human and the body of a lion?
a. Sphinx
b. Horse
c. Triton
d. Manion
d.
What is A. Sphinx
In 2001, for what film did Denzel Washington become the second African American man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
a. American Gangster
b. Man in fire
c. Equalizer
d. Training Day
What is D.Training Day
Who became the first African American female billionaire in 2004?
a. Whitney Houston
b. Beyonce
c. Oprah Winfrey
d. Yandi
Who is C. Oprah Winfrey
In his speech at the Democratic Convention in 1984, Rev. Jesse Jackson‟s dramatic call was to do what?
a. Keep Hope Alive
b. Stay Strong
c. Stand Up
d. Keep It Movin
What is A. Keep Hope Alive
Kunta Kinte was one the characters in what Alex Haley book?
a. The Color Purple
b. Roots
c. Le Amistad
d. Black Roots
What is B. Roots
What was the amount of the first royalty check for Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records?
a. $8.20
b. $1.50
c. $5.60
d. $3.40
What is D. $3.40
Who was the star of the 1977 movie The Greatest?
A. Malcolm X
B. Muhammad Ali
C. Micheal B Jordan
D. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is B. Muhammad Ali
What 1915 natural disaster ruined crops and homes of many farmers in the Mississippi Valley region?
A. Flooding
B. Fire
C. Tornado
D. Hurricane
What is A. Flooding
In 1983 who became the first black mayor of Chicago, Illinois?
Who is Harold Washington
This multifaceted author started her career as an entertainer. She is also a poet who delivered her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at President Bill Clinton‟s inauguration in 1993. What is her name?
Who is Maya Angelou
What was the name of the system in which Black Americans farmed someone else‟s land and received a split of the season‟s crop?
What is Sharecropping
The Guinness Book of World Records lists what Michael Jackson album as the best selling album of all times?
What is Thriller
Whose sales of innovative beauty products sold throughout the United States and the Caribbean led her to become the first African American female millionaire?
Who is Madam C.J. Walker
Who was the first Black American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
This director, screenwriter and actor was born in Atlanta but relocated to Brooklyn, where he later established a film company. Whether working with a low-budget and unknown actors or Hollywood heavyweights, his films continue to be controversial and push racial boundaries. Name him.
Who is Spike Lee
Who sang spiritual songs to communicate with slaves she intended to take north to freedom on the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who was the first black entertainer to sleep in the White House?
Who is Sammy Davis Jr
What company was founded in Harlem in 1940 to provide opportunities for black actors, writers and directors as well as technicians?
What is American Negro Theatre
Inaugurated as the 44th president on January 20, 2009, who became the first African American president of the United States?
Who is Barak Obama, II