General Knowledge
Black History
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ENGL 102
100

The longest river in the world 

The Nile

100

The rhetor behind the famous 1963 speech entitled, "I Have a Dream." 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

100

The fictional Indiana town in which the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” takes place. 

Hawkins

100

The place that Val's favorite artist is from (hint: he just performed at the Super Bowl)

Puerto Rico 

100

The form of engagement that Val encourages during class

Participation

200

The capitol of Japan 

Tokyo

200

The first Black woman to host her own nationally syndicated talk show in 1986. 

Oprah Winfrey 

200

The first Black artist to headline Coachella in 2018, delivering a historically Afrocentric performance

Beyoncé

200

The rapper who recently visited NSU 

J. Cole

200

The 5 components of the rhetorical situation 

Genre, Audience, Context, Purpose, and Stance

300

The best-selling book of all time, according to Guinness World Records

The Bible

300

The first HBCU, which was founded in 1837

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

300

The clothing brand that faced backlash for a 2025 denim campaign starring actress Sydney Sweeney

American Eagle

300

The U.S. state that character Sandy Cheeks hails from in the TV show, SpongeBob SquarePants

Texas

300

The critical lens that examines how social class and status is at play within a given work

Marxist Theory/Lens

400

The first film to gross over $2 billion in the box office

Avatar (2009)

400

The Civil Rights activist, lawyer, and co-founder of the NAACP. 

W.E.B. DuBois

400

The basketball legend that appeared alongside the Looney Tunes characters in Space Jam

Michael Jordan

400

The popular reality TV dating show known for it's relatable or insufferable cast, depending on the season

Love Island

400
A narrative technique used to draw a comparison between two things

Metaphor 

500

The country in which the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world is located 

Palestine 
500

The Black novelist who is frequently cited as the greatest American author, and the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.

Toni Morrison

500

The song that has spent the most weeks atop the Billboard 100

"Old Town Road," by Lil Nas X

500

The year that is currently romanticized due to a social media-driven nostalgia trend

2016

500
A narrative, cinematic technique that involves editing several scenes together in order to condense long periods of time

Montage