Pop Trivia!

Question 1

Who is Terence Blanchard?

Accepted Answer

First Black composer whose work was performed by the NY Metropolitan Opera

Question 2

Who is the subject of Stevie Wonder’s Happy Birthday song?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King

Question 3

Quincy’s father from Love and Basketball played for which NBA team?

Accepted Answer

LA Clippers

Question 4

This billionaire was recently named a National Hero in her native country:

Accepted Answer

Rihanna

Question 5

Recently inducted into France's Pantheon, this activist was once the wealthiest African American woman in the world.

Accepted Answer

Josephine Baker

Question 6

This author is known for Afrofuturism in her classic novels such as Parable of the Sower and Kindred:

Accepted Answer

Octavia Butler

Question 7

This soulful band has had a spectacular run, releasing their first song in 1954 & their latest song in 2021:

Accepted Answer

The Isley Brothers

Question 8

“New Day’s Lyric” was Amanda Gorman’s:

Accepted Answer

Poem to mark the end of 2021

Question 9

The concept of the TV show, "Friends" was inspired by this hit Black 90's sitcom:

Accepted Answer

Living Single

Question 10

Who was the first African American Actor to win the Academy Award for best actor?

Accepted Answer

Sidney Poitier

Question 11

Who is the most honored woman in the history of the Grammy Awards?

Accepted Answer

Beyonce

Question 12

After turning down a record deal for $1 mil, this rap mogul went on to start his own label, accumulaing $60 mil by 1998:

Accepted Answer

Master P

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