HBCUs
These two universities both claim the moniker “HU”.
What are Howard University and Hampton University?
This is the definition of a scrub, coined by TLC.
What is “a scrub is a guy who can’t get no love from me. Hanging on the passenger side of his best friend’s ride, trying to holla at me”
In 2025, this former boxer defeated Canelo Alvarez, making him 42-0 with 32 wins by knockout.
Who is Terrance Crawford?
As of February 2026, this artist has become the most-awarded rapper in Grammy history with 27 total wins.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
What are the colors of the Black American Heritage Flag?
What is Red, Black and Gold?
These are the only two all-women HBCUs.
What are Spellman College and Bennett College?
This phase gave rise to a cultural movement in the 1960s with the intention to uplift the emotional and psychological well-being of Black people.
What is “Black is Beautiful.”?
One of the greatest offensive basketball players in history, this player remains the only NBA player who has ever scored 100 points in a single game, and was the first player to score over 30,000 points in his career.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
This magazine, founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, became a cornerstone of Black culture, covering politics, fashion, and entertainment.
What is Ebony magazine?
These two major figures of the Harlem Renaissance are known for their infamous beef.
Who are Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston?
This was the first fraternity founded on the campus of an HBCU and it's school.
What is Omega Psi Phi at Howard University?
This is how you refer to the children of your parent’s best friend who you’ve known since you were little.
What is play-cousin?
This 22 year old Ohio native made history by becoming the first Black American woman to win a gold medal in hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Who is Laila Edwards?
Denzel Washington famously paid for this budding actor’s tuition for a prestigious summer acting program at Oxford as they couldn't afford it.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This American political activist and prominent leader was the principal organizer of the March on Washington in 1963.
Who is Bayard Rustin?
These four schools neighbor each other, and are referred to as the “Atlanta University Center Consortium”.
What are Spelman College, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, and Morehouse School of Medicine?
This rapper was the first to go viral on Youtube.
Who is Soulja Boy?
In what years did Ashleigh Johnson win back to back gold medals for the U.S Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team?
What are 2016 and 2020?
This actor holds the record for playing the most Black characters in a movie. Name the actor and the amount of characters.
Who is Eddie Murphy, and what is 7?
This french figure skater was the first person to land a backflip on one skate in the Olympics.
Who is “Surya Bonaly”?
This school is the largest HBCU & touts the title of “Greatest Homecoming on Earth”
What is North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University?
In the viral clip, an older black woman names various foods during a sermon. Name 5 of the 10 foods that she lists.
What are greens, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, lamb, ram, hogs, dogs, chicken, turkey?
During her college career with Virginia from 1988 to 1992, this basketball star set the NCAA record for steals, the school record for points, and the ACC record for assists. She also coached the South Carolina Gamecocks into a perfect season in 2024.
Who is Dawn Staley?
The “Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll” was a pioneer in her electric guitar technique and is known for fusing traditional gospel music with blues and jazz, subsequently creating a blueprint for rock, and inspiring countless artists like Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry.
Who is Sister Rosetta Tharpe?
This American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.
Who is Claudette Colvin?