Life for Black Americans in the 1920s
Parts of Speech
CNN 10 02-06-26
National Library Lovers Month
Random Trivia
100
Who is the historian and author known as the "Father of Black History" for establishing "Negro History Week" in February 1926?
A) W.E.B. Du Bois
B) Carter G. Woodson
C) Booker T. Washington
D) Marcus Garvey
B) Carter G. Woodson
100
In the sentence, "The fluffy cat napped soundly on the sofa," which word is an adverb?
A) Fluffy
B) Napped
C) Soundly
D) Sofa
C) Soundly
100
In Thursday's episode, why did Japan return its last remaining giant pandas to China in early 2026?
A) Japan decided to focus its conservation efforts on native species like the Japanese Macaque instead.
B) The loan agreements for the pandas expired, and China declined to renew them or send replacements amid deteriorating diplomatic relations.
C) A new international law was passed banning the transport of giant pandas across oceanic borders.
D) The pandas reached an age where they were no longer able to adapt to Japan’s climate and required the high-altitude environment of Sichuan.
B) The loan agreements for the pandas expired, and China declined to renew them or send replacements amid deteriorating diplomatic relations.
100
Which library, founded in 1800, serves as the official research arm of the U.S. Congress and is the largest library in the world by shelf space?
A) The British Library
B) The Library of Congress
C) The New York Public Library
D) The Vatican Library
B) The Library of Congress
100
How many cervical vertebrae (neck bones) are found in a healthy adult human?
A) 5
B) 7
C) 12
D) 14
B) 7
200
What was the "Great Migration" that occurred in the United States between approximately 1916 and 1970?
A) The mass movement of European immigrants from Atlantic port cities to the Great Plains for farming opportunities.
B) The relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest, and West.
C) The government-mandated displacement of Indigenous tribes to reservations west of the Mississippi River.
D) The migration of American citizens from the "Rust Belt" to the "Sun Belt" following the decline of the manufacturing industry.
B) The relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest, and West.
200
Which part of speech is used to connect words, phrases, or clauses, such as the words "and," "but," and "or"?
A) Preposition
B) Conjunction
C) Interjection
D) Pronoun
B) Conjunction
200
In Wednesday's episode, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, 17-year-old alpine skier Tallulah "Tula" Pru made history as the youngest athlete and the first woman to ever represent which country at the Winter Games?
A) Thailand
B) The Philippines
C) Vietnam
D) Malaysia
B) The Philippines
200
What is the name of the classification system most commonly used by public and school libraries to organize books based on ten main subject groups?
A) The Library of Congress Classification
B) The Harvard System
C) The Dewey Decimal System
D) The Universal Decimal Classification
C) The Dewey Decimal System
200
What is the name of Salvador Dalí’s 1931 masterpiece featuring melting pocket watches in a landscape?
A) The Disintegration of Memory
B) The Persistence of Memory
C) Time in Motion
D) The Dream of the Clocks
B) The Persistence of Memory
300
The cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in New York City's Harlem neighborhood following World War I and into the mid-1930s is known as the:
A) Great Migration
B) Reconstruction Era
C) Harlem Renaissance
D) Civil Rights Movement
C) Harlem Renaissance
300
Identify the pronoun in the following sentence: "After Sarah finished the book, she gave it to Marcus."
A) Sarah
B) Finished
C) She
D) Gave
A) Sarah
300
In Tuesday's episode, How was history made in the "Best Children's Music Album" category at the 68th Grammy Awards in 2026?
A) The award was won by an AI-generated artist for the first time in Grammy history.
B) Beyoncé won the award for her first-ever children's narrated book and album, making her the first artist to win in 15 different genre categories.
C) The category resulted in a three-way tie for the first time since the awards began.
D) It was won by Rav, who became the youngest person at eight to win a Grammy
D) It was won by Rav, who became the youngest person at eight to win a Grammy
300
In the Middle Ages, before modern security systems existed, how did libraries physically prevent valuable books from being stolen?
A) They kept them in underground vaults
B) They chained the books to the desks or shelves
C) They only allowed monks to touch the books
D) They wrote the books in secret codes
B) They chained the books to the desks or shelves
300
Which influential director, known for his revolutionary use of slow-motion and montage editing, directed the 1969 Western "The Wild Bunch"?
A) John Ford
B) Sam Peckinpah
C) Sergio Leone
D) Howard Hawks
B) Sam Peckinpah
400
Why was Paris frequently referred to as the "black capital of the world" during the 1920s?
A) The French government passed the world’s first universal civil rights act, granting full citizenship to all people of African descent.
B) It served as a global crossroads where African American jazz musicians, Caribbean writers, and African intellectuals gathered to escape segregation and exchange radical ideas.
C) Paris was the only city in the world at the time where Black citizens were legally allowed to own property and businesses.
D) The city hosted the first "Pan-African Games," which drew millions of spectators and athletes from across the African continent.
B) It served as a global crossroads where African American jazz musicians, Caribbean writers, and African intellectuals gathered to escape segregation and exchange radical ideas.
400
In the phrase "The skyscraper is incredibly tall," what is the function of the word "incredibly"?
A) It is an adjective describing the skyscraper.
B) It is an adverb modifying the adjective "tall."
C) It is a noun acting as the subject.
D) It is a verb showing action.
B) It is an adverb modifying the adjective "tall."
400
On Monday's episode, which former NASA engineer and inventor holds over 100 patents, including the invention of the "Super Soaker" water gun and the "Nerf Blaster"?
A) Mark Rober
B) Lonnie Johnson
C) George Washington Carver
D) James West
B) Lonnie Johnson
400
The Great Library of Alexandria, one of the most significant libraries of the ancient world, was located in which modern-day country?
A) Greece
B) Italy
C) Egypt
D) Turkey
C) Egypt
400
In June 1974, a pack of which product became the first item in history to be scanned with a barcode at a supermarket?
A) Campbell's Tomato Soup
B) Coca-Cola Classic
C) Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum
D) Kellogg's Corn Flakes
C) Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum
500
Which St. Louis-born entertainer became a sensation in 1920s Paris, famously performing in a "banana skirt" at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and later receiving the Croix de Guerre for her work with the French Resistance?
A) Bessie Smith
B) Josephine Baker
C) Ethel Waters
D) Nina Simone
B) Josephine Baker
500
Which of these words is a preposition?
A) Quickly
B) Under
C) Happiness
D) Wow
B) Under
500
On Friday's episode, after retiring from professional baseball, which Hall of Famer and former home run king founded the "Chasing the Dream" foundation to provide financial assistance to children with talent in the arts and academics?
A) Willie Mays
B) Hank Aaron
C) Ken Griffey Jr.
D) Barry Bonds
B) Hank Aaron
500
What are the names of the two famous stone lions that guard the entrance of the New York Public Library’s main branch on Fifth Avenue?
A) Pride and Prejudice
B) Patience and Fortitude
C) Knowledge and Wisdom
D) Search and Discovery
B) Patience and Fortitude
500
Which video-sharing website, founded by three former PayPal employees, was acquired by Google in 2006 for $1.65 billion?
A) Vimeo
B) Dailymotion
C) YouTube
D) Metacafe
C) YouTube