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Who sparked the Montgomery boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
First Black President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
100
Which black artist won the most grammys of all time?
Who is Beyonce?
100
Which most and memorable game is always played at the family reunion?
What is Bingo?
100
Name 2 churches that have hosted our family gatherings
What is Mount Moriah Baptist Church?
What is New Light Beulah Baptist Church?
What is Brooklyn Baptist Church?
What is Bibleway Church of Atlas Road?
200
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.
Who is Patti LaBelle?
200
The Hip-Hop artist has won 84 awards over the course of their career and also headlined the Super Bowl.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
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?
Who is Harriett Tubman?
200
Name any 3 of the ORIGINAL members of the Five Singing Stars?
Who are Lawrence "Nicky" Adams, James Wells, Thomas Bellamy, Otis Jones, and Heyward Bannister.
COMPLETE HISTORY:
Heyward was the catalyst at the age of 13 for the formation of the Five Singing Stars. The original group didn't last long for as a group they were terrible. Nicky and Heyward were the original two that could carry a tune. The group pivoted with new members: Lawrence Adams, David Adams, Raymond Patterson, Nathaniel Myers, Heyward Bannister. Later, Willie T Jones, Pelham Myers Sr, Pelham Myers Jr, Selma, Joe Myers and later Jo Jo.
Here is picture of their first record.
200
What 2 ANNUAL events bring our family together?
What are Family Reunions and Christmas Concerts?
300
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?
What is Hip Hop?
300
This African-American woman is the first to be crowned US gymnastics champion with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals?
Who is Simone Biles?
300
Who said "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble."?
Who was John Lewis?
300
Bryant "Mister" Sumter portrays his famous stage character?
What is Mister I can't get my hair right?
300
Name the 4 original members who started the Smith Sims Family Reunion in 1999 & 1 in 2000.
Samual "Dee Dee" Bolton
Warren Bolton
Pelham Myrers Sr
Heyward Bannister 2000
400
This singer was known as "The Voice", regarded as one of the best singers of all time. She earned the longest reigning #1 single on the Hot 100 with "I Will Always Love You"
Who was Whitney Houston?
400
Who made the term "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) popular?
Who is Drake?
400
Who was responsible for starting Black History week?
Carter G Woodson
400
The Smith Sims Family Reunion motto or theme is:
What is That We Might Be One?
400
The "Confident Trickster"
Who is Heyward Bannister?
500
What is HBCU stand for and name one.
What is Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
SC State University
Benedict College
Claflin College
Allen University
Morris College
500
This southern soul artist from South Carolina performs a song that is a celebration anthem and has become popular for its line dance. What is his name and song?
Who is Fresh803 (Douglas Furtick) and What is Boots on the Ground?
500
This activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
THESE 2 COUSINS PERFORMED DURING 2009 SMITH SIMS FAMILY REUNION. WHO WERE THEY AND WHAT DID THEY DO?
Who are Shayla Jones and Jacob Bannister who performed Michael Jackson tribute, "I'm Bad"?
500
The Smith-Sims family genealogy starts with who, how many children?
Who are Walter Pelham Smith and Nancy Sims Smith with 12 children?