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1
When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
November 1955
January 1958
September 1955
December 1955
2
Lionel Ritchie was a member of this famous funk band in the late 1970's through the mid 1980's
The Temptations
The Spinners
The Gap Band
The Commodores
3
What black artist won season 3 of American Idol?
Jordin Sparks
Jennifer Hudson
Ruben Studdard
Fantasia
4
What hymn did Barak Obama sing at a funeral?
Blessed Assurance
Amazing Grace
A Charge to Keep I Have
5
What case coined the term “separate but equal”?
Roe vs. Wade
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Loving vs. Virginia
Brown vs. Board of Education
6
What is the name of the radio station Martin Payne worked in on the TV Show "Martin"?
HOOD
WZUP
WNWA
WNBC
7
This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.
Marvin Gaye
Al Green
Usher
8
Huey Newton was a founding father of the Black Panther Party?
True
False
9
Diana Ross used to sing with what hit group?
Pips
Temptations
Supremes
Commodores
10
This R&B/soul singer/songwriter first rose to fame as lead singer of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in the 1970's
Teddy Pendergrass
Marvin Gaye
Ronald Isley
Gerald Levert
11
Where did MLK say his famous speech, “I Have A Dream”?
Tuskegee
Selma
Washington
Montgomery
12
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution made slavery illegal?
15th
14th
13th
12th
13
Who is known as the "King of Pop"?
Prince
Michael Jackson
14
Taraji P. Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie
Hidden Figures
. What was Johnson known for?
Hercalculations helped NASA’s space program
She was the first black female astronaut
Invented America’s first clock
Secretary for the Department of Defense
15
What singer recorded Age Ain't Nothing But a Number and One in A Million?
Aaliyah
Mary J. Blidge
Alicia Keys
Brandy
16
He's the former lead singer of the popular group B2K, who were featured in a 2004 Dr. Pepper commercial
J-Boog
Raz-B
Omarion
Lil Fizz
17
What black American Idol winner made the song "When I See You"?
Fantasia
Ruben Studdard
Jordin Sparks
Jennifer Hudson
18
What does the term R&B music represent? This term was first used by Billboard magazine in the late 1940's.
Rhyme and Bass
Rhythm and Blues
I do not know!!
Rhythmic Blues
19
Which of the following songs is NOT a song by TLC?
Waterfalls
No Scrubs
Creep
Say MyName
20
Which great jazz musician was nicknamed Satchmo?
Dizzy Gillespie
Duke Ellington
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
21
In which year did President Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
1865
1863
1776
I am not sure to be honest
22
This multi-platinum selling gospel artist is a pioneer in uniting audiences across gospel, hip-hop, pop and R&B
Fred Hammond
John P. Kee
James Fortune
Kirk Franklin
23
Who said "Get in trouble. Good trouble. Necessary trouble."?
Malcom X
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
Huey Newton
24
Who is not one of the original Kings of Comedy?
D.L. Hugley
Bernie Mac (RIP)
Richard Pryor
Steve Harvey
25
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche
Nelson Mandela
WangariMaathai
DesmondTutu
26
Which of the following IS NOT a HBCU?
Fisk
University of Houston
Fayetteville State University
Clark Atlanta
27
What year started "Juneteenth"?
1776
1863
1865
28
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Ronald Reagan
President Jimmy Carter
President Richard Nixon
President Gerald Ford
29
"Uncle" Charlie Wilson was the lead singer in this award-winning band.
The Isley Brothers
Zapp
Sly and the Family Stone
The Gap Band
30
Name one of the two head coaches that became the first African Americans to lead their teams to the Super Bowl.
Lovie Smith
Mike Tomlin
Tony Dungy
31
What hip-hop artist made his film debut in Stomp the Yard?
Mario
Tyrese
Chris Brown
Tank
32
What is Jay-Z's real name?
Jayson Carter
Jaysean Carter
Shawn Carter
Jonathan Carter
33
Which song is played multiple times at the cookout?
Cha Cha Slide - Mr. C The Slide Man
BeforeI Let Go - Frankie Beverly & Maze
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
34
Finish the lyrics. Diamond in the back, chrome drop top, diggin' the scene with a ______
Gangster Lean
Stack of Green
Pimped out Beam
Whip that's clean
35
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year
?
Da Brat
Missy Elliott
Foxy Brown
LaurynHill
36
Mae Jemison was the first African American women in space.
True
False
37
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?
Atlanta, Georgia
Detroit, Michigan
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bronx, New York
38
Who was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Mae Jemison
Ruby Bridges
Shirley Chisolm
Madam C.J. Walker
39
Who became the first African-American female to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Cicely Tyson
Whoopi Goldberg
40
Bobby Brown was originally apart of what teenage boy band?
Soul 4 Real
Bel Biv Devoe
New Edition
Immature
41
What artist has a song called "Pretty Wings"?
Maxwell
Babyface
Anthony Hamilton
Jeffrey Osborne
42
What is Fred Sanford's son's name on the TV Show "Sanford and Son"?
Jamal
Raheem
Lamont
Jermaine
43
Aretha Franklin performed at President Barak Obama's first presidential inauguration in 2009.
True
False
44
What do you call your mom's best friend?
Goddie
Ma
Auntie
45
In the movie "Friday", what DOESN'T Ezal do?
Steal
Kill
Smoke weed
Snitch
46
What is the last name of the starring Family from the TV Show "Good Times"?
Jones
Johnson
Smith
Evans
47
Who was the original host of the TV Show, "Soul Train"?
Sam "Soul Man" Spade
Clyde Cameroon
Rudy Ray Moore
Don Cornelius
48
What was the former name of FAMU?
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes
State Normal and Industrial College for Colored Students
State Normal College for Colored Students
49
What movie did the members from B2K star in?
Stomp the Yard
You Got Served
Stomp the Yard 2
Honey
50
What was the first historically black college in America?
CheyneyUniv
Howard Univ
Wiley College
Lincoln Univ
51
Who is the "Queen of Hip Hop"?
Queen Latifah
Mary J. Blidge
Nicki Minaj
Lil' Kim
52
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
Mayorof Chicago
Governorof Illinois
U.S.House of Representative
U.S. Senator
53
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
ErnieBanks
Jackie Robinson
FrankRobinson
LarryDoby
54
What black woman married Prince Harry?
Sophia Charlotte
Meghan Markle
Queen Elizabeth
55
In 2008 the first African American male become president.
True
False
56
In what year was Bethune Cookman University founded?
1904
1906
1887
1804
57
What is James St. Patrick's nickname on the show Power?
Ghost
Blue
Spirit
Nino
58
Aretha Franklin is known as the "Queen of Soul"
False
True
59
As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes...
Hip-hop and poetry
Music appreciation and film
Balletand poetry
Theater and modern dance
60
What is the name of this sibling gospel-duo whose real names are Erica and Tina Campbell?
Mary Mary
E & T
Winans
The Clark Sisters
61
Beyoncé Knowles formerly belonged to Destiny's Child
True
False
62
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
CorettaScott King
MichelleObama
Maya Angelou
Toni Morrison
63
Who said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
64
These two historically black colleges played in the first college football game between black schools in 1892.
Fisk University vs Tennessee State University
BiddleUniversity vs Livingstone College
Morehouse College vs Clark College
Howard University vs Hampton Institute
65
Maxine Shaw attorney at law is a character on what famous 90s sitcom?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Sister Sister
Martin
Living Single
66
What's Squeak's real name from The Color Purple?
Mary Clarence
Celie
Mary Alice
Mary Agnes
67
Thomas DeSaille Tucker, an attorney from Pensacola, was chosen to be the first president of FAMU
True
False
68
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?
Jan.19, 1963
Dec.21, 1962
Aug.28, 1963
Sept. 9, 1965
69
Whitley Gilbert, a pop star, held a recurring role in the 1970's TV sitcom, "Good Times".
True
False
70
What tv show intro song begins with: "It's a rare condition, this day and age,……"
Parenthood
227
Family Matters
Thea
71
Who is the father of Black History?
Garret Morgan
George Washington Carver
Carter G. Woodson
72
Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator?
Blanche Bruce
Hiram RhodesRevels
Colin Powell
Thurgood Marshall
73
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?
GarrettMorgan
J.P. Knight
Morgan Freeman
Benjamin Franklin
