Entertainment 1
What Black actress won an Academy Award for her supporting role in the movie: Ghost
Whoopi Goldberg
What was the first record company to market rap music to the national audience?
Sugar Hill Records
Originally dubbed Tamla Records in 1959, what highly successful record company did Berry Gordy, Jr. incorporate in 1960?
Motown Records
Eartha Kitt played what role in the Batman series?
Cat Woman
The “old school” rap group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was formed in what year?
1977
What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You”, “The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”?
Whitney Houston
Born in 1957, what is the full name of the director of the movie Do the Right Thing?
Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee
Who played the role of the Scarecrow in the movie version of The Wiz?
Michael Jackson
In 1991 there were eight inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame including a husband and wife duo who sang “Proud Mary” in 1969. Who are they?
Ike and Tina Turner
Robert “Bob” Johnson founded Black Entertainment Television Cable Network (BET) in what year?
1979
What television program has received over 25 Emmy Awards and has been the highest-rated talk show in television history?
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Who was the first black entertainer to sleep in the White House?
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Who was regarded as a master guitar player and developed a program for learning the guitar?
Justin Howard
The television production of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman starred what actress who traced her family history from slavery to the Civil Rights era?
Cicely Tyson
Who was regarded as a master guitar player and developed a program for learning the guitar?
Justin Howard
In what TV series was a character named “Buckwheat” one of the starts?
The Little Rascals
This hip-hop mogul has a record label, clothing line, beverage and movie production companies. He initiated the careers of LL Cool J and Will Smith. Who is he?
Russell Simmons
What was the given name of comedian Redd Foxx?
John Elroy Sanford
Robert “Bob” Johnson founded Black Entertainment Television Cable Network (BET) in what year?
1979
In what 1984 movie did artist Prince have a starring role?
Purple Rain
In what motion picture did Bill “Bo Jangles” Robinson teach Shirley Temple the famous Stair Dance?
The Little Colonel
In what 1984 movie did artist Prince have a starring role?
Purple Rain
Keenan Ivory Wayans is the producer of what TV comedy show?
In Living Color
The “old school” rap group Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was formed in what year?
1977
In what TV series was a character named “Buckwheat” one of the starts?
The Little Rascals