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Black History Music Quiz
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1
Which Motown group had hits like "My Girl" and "Aint Too Proud to Beg"?
The Supremes
Fourtops
The Jackson 5
The Temptations
2
What was the first African American owned record company?
Capital Hill Music
Motown
Black Swan
Bad Boy Records
3
Name the rapper whose first album was entitled All Hail the Queen
Missy Elliott
Lauryn Hill
Queen Latifah
Lil' Kim
4
Which artist is known for her powerful voice and hits like “Respect”?
Tina Turner
Natalie Cole
Gladys Knight
Aretha Franklin
5
Who was the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for music?
Dr Dre
Kendrick Lamar
Ludacris
Jay-Z
6
Known as the "Empress of Blues" she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s & 1930s
Bessie Smith
Aretha Franklin
Big Mama Thornton
Etta James
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Which artist is remembered as the "Queen of Jazz"?
Ma Rainey
Ella Fitzgerald
Aretha Franklin
Mahalia Jackson
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This artist is credited with the creation of hip hop
Kool and the Gang
DJ Kool Herc
The Sugarhill Gang
Grandmaster Flash
9
Who was the first black female artist to headline Coachella?
Nicki Minaj
Beyonce
Megan Thee Stallion
Janelle Monae
10
Who is known for pioneering the “Minneapolis Sound” and hits like “Little Red Corvette”?
Prince
Akon
Seal
Cage
11
Which artist, known for his activism, released the hit “Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud”?
James Brown
Lou Rawls
Otis Redding
Harry Belafonte
12
Which rapper holds the record for the most number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart?
Snoop Dog
Drake
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
13
A pioneer in the genre of soul music, he integrated country and pop in the 1960s
Charlie Wilson
Ray Charles
Barry White
Nat King Cole
14
Which rap group released the influential album “Straight Outta Compton” in 1988?
Public Enemy
A Tribe Called Quest
N.W.A
Run D.M.C.
15
What famous singer/songwriter wrote a song to honor Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday?
Stevie Wonder
Charlie Wilson
Jay -Z
Barry White
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This Billie Holiday song is considered to be one of the first protest songs of the Civil Rights movement.
Strange Fruit
Aint Nobody's Business
Travlin' Light
That's Life I Guess
17
Who is the master of 'cool jazz'?
Nat King Cole
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Sam Cook
18
Which musician is considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time?
Bo Didley
Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry
B.B. King
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Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul”?
Doja Cat
Eve
Mary J Blige
Alicia Keys
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According to the Guinness Book of World Records, who is the most decorated female artist of all time?
Tina Turner
Whitney Houston
Diana Ross
Janet Jackson
