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How well do you know the background and people who impacted the culture of Black Art?
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1
Louis Armstrong served as a “musical ambassador” for the U.S. State Department
False
True
2
Master Juba is known as
The Father of Tap
The originator of Jazz
One of the first African American poets
None of the above
3
What Michael Jackson album is the second best-selling album ever?
Dangerous
Bad
Off the Wall
Thriller
4
Beyoncé has won only 16 Grammy Awards throughout her career
True
False
5
Cicely Tyson was nominated for ___ Emmy Award and has won ___.
14, 1
6, 3
3, 14
14, 3
6
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday?
January 13, 1929
November 28, 1928
January 15, 1929
December 24, 1934
7
How many fights did the Fresh Prince get into before his mom got scared?
1
5
3
2
8
What community of Black artists did Langston Huges become apart of after he left college?
Harlem Renaissance
Harem Renaissance
The Lost Generation
Black Arts Movement
9
Who is known as the “ Mother of Blues”?
Etta James
Bessie Smith
Aretha Franklin
Ma Rainey
10
Richard Pryor used white experiences to effectively express its complexities instead of black experiences
False
True
11
Which HBCU did Zora Neale Hurston attend?
Spelman College
Benedict College
Bethune-Cookman University
Howard University
12
Aretha Franklin taught herself to play piano without knowing how to read music
True
False
13
What amendment abolished slavery?
14th
9th
13th
10th
14
If Young Metro don’t trust you, what might Future do?
None of the above
Beat you
Shoot you
Fight you
15
Jacob Lawrence’s work often portrayed...
Important periods in African American History
Greek Mythology
Important Black Musicians
Slavery
16
What might your momma tell you before going into any store?
Don’t look at Nothin
Don’t touch Nothin
Don’t ask for Nothin
All of the above
17
Which artist is one of the 5 Black honorees at the first annual induction ceremony at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame?
B.B King
Jimi Hendrix
Ray Charles
Prince
18
Who founded their own dance company with unique choreographies that were inspired by spirituals, gospels, and blues?
Gregory Hines
Josephine Baker
Misty Copeland
Alvin Ailey
19
What artist has a song called “Pretty Wings”?
Maxwell
Life Jennings
Kim
Usher
20
How long did Sophia have to fight?
Never
All night long
All her life
5 hours
21
Which time period(s) was the Black Arts Movement active?
1980s
1950s and 1960s
1920s
1960s and 1970s
22
Who taught you how to spell independent?
A teacher
Lil Boosie
Lil Webbie
Destiny’s Child
23
Angela Bassett got her Bachelor’s degree in African- American studies and has her Master’s degree in Fine Arts.
False
True
24
Which artist created this painting?
Charles White
Kehinde Wiley
Kara Walker
Amy Sherald
25
When Erykah’s man comes around, he brings all of the following friends except?
John
Tyrone
Jim
Paul
26
This term was first used by Billboard magazine in the late 1940’s. What does the term R&B music represent?
Rhythm and Bop
Rhythm and Blues
Reggae and Blues
Rock and Blues
27
Who founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to train black teachers?
Booker T. Washington
W.E.B DuBois
Fredrick Douglas
Rosa Parks
28
Chadwick Boseman never wrote or directed a play
False
True
29
This pop star comes from a famous musical family and held a recurring role in the 1970’s TV sitcom, “Good Times”.
Diana Ross
Donna Summer
Janet Jackson
Debbie Jackson
30
Ernest Withers, a black photographer, was one of the first nine African-American police officers in Memphis.
False
True
31
What year was interracial marriage legalized in the U.S?
1973
1952
1967
1964
32
In 1969, Jimi Hendrix refused to sing the Star Spangled Banner because....
He would rather sing Lift Every Voice and Sing
Of his concerns about America’s involvement with the Vietnam War
He wanted to express being rebellious
Of the racial discrimination in Woodstock
33
City Girls made this word Iconic...
305
Bag
Flexed
Period
34
Whitney Houston was not only a singer but, she also was a...
Model
Actress
All of the Above
Producer
35
What song did James Weldon Johnson help compose?
The Star Spangled Banner
We Shall Overcome
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Wade in the Water
36
Maya Angelou wrote poems for the inaugurations of which two presidents?
Barack Obama & George W. Bush
John F. Kennedy & Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter & Bill Clinton
Harry S. Truman & John F. Kennedy
37
Jerome from “Martin” is a playa from?
Atlanta
The Himalayas
Heaven
Detroit
38
Who claimed they had the greatest comeback?
Soulja Boy
Kanye West
Usher
Rihanna
39
Michael Jackson did not own the rights to The Beatles’ music
True
False
40
Spike Lee’s production company is called 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
True
False
41
Who is Steve Urkle’s cool alter ego?
Stefan
Shawn
Scotty
Stan
42
Jean- Michel Basquiat became the youngest artist to exhibit at Documenta in Germany with his paintings featured at
18
19
25
21
43
What year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?
1863
1156
1824
1544
44
What Public Enemy rapper made wearing a necklace consisting of clocks and timepieces a fashion statement in the 1980’s?
Terminator X
Chuck D
Flavor Flav
Davy DMX
45
What year was the NAACP founded?
1749
1887
1909
1963
46
Many of Africa’s most skilled slave artisans were hired out by slave owners
True
False
