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Our 2024 Black History Trivia Program is sponsored by the Theta Chapter and the Pi Chapter
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1
Who is the renowned choreographer often called the "Queen of Dance" for her contributions to modern dance?
Judith Jamison
Janet Collins
Camille A. Brown
Katherine Dunham
2
Alvin Ailey's choreographic masterpiece _____ is recognized as one of the most popular and performed ballets worldwide.
Psalms
Genesis
Revelations
Exodus
3
Who is the pioneering Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist, known as "The King of the Congas"?
Mongo Santamaria
Chano Pozo
Arturo O'Farrill
Candido Camero
4
This tap dancer earned a Tony in 1996 for
Bring In 'da Noise, Bring In 'da Funk
...?
Gregory Hines
Savion Glover
Bill Robinson
Harold Nicholas
5
Which artist is a painter and sculptor, but is best known for her story quilts?
Faith Ringgold
Alma Woodsey Thomas
Kara Walker
Elizabeth Catlett
6
Which novel was
NOT
written by James Baldwin?
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
Native Son
Over My Head
Go Tell It on the Mountain
7
What
Orange is the New Black
star is an EGOT nominee?
Uzo Aduba
Laverne Cox
Danielle Brooks
Samira Wiley
8
The lead role in
The Josephine Baker Story
was played by...?
Angela Bassett
Vanessa Williams
Lynn Whitfield
Halle Berry
9
Which African American artist created vibrant, geometric works in the Black Arts Movement?
Alma Thomas
Jacob Lawrence
Elizabeth Catlett
Wadsworth Jarrell
10
Which choreographer and dancer brought African and Caribbean influences to modern dance?
Pearl Primus
Arthur Mitchell
Ronald K. Brown
Carmen de Lavallade
11
Which of the following films was costume designer Ruth Carter
NOT
nominated for an Oscar?
Malcolm X
Black Panther
Ray
Amistad
12
How old was Lorraine Hansberry when her play,
A Raisin in the Sun
, appeared on Broadway in 1959?
33
25
29
37
13
Who created the iconic "Freedom Now Suite," blending jazz and civil rights activism?
Abbey Lincoln
Max Roach
Alice Coltrane
Sun Ra
14
Which poet's "Cane" influenced the Harlem Renaissance, exploring Southern Black life?
Gwendolyn Brooks
Zora Neale Hurston
Jean Toomer
Langston Hughes
15
Harlem Renaissance artist most famous for his paintings
Brown Girl After the Bath
,
Mending Socks
, and
Saturday Night
?
Winold Reiss
Norman Lewis
Aaron Douglas
Archibald Motley
16
Which novel was Toni Morrison's last novel?
Home
God Help the Child
Paradise
Love
17
What Oscar Micheaux movie was remade as a 1981 sports drama movie starring Leon and Jayne Kennedy?
Harlem After Midnight
Body and Soul
The Girl from Chicago
Murder in Harlem
18
Which of the following artists did
NOT
win an Oscar for Best Original Song?
H.E.R.
Eminem
S.Z.A.
Common
19
Who has a discography including
For You, Around the World in a Day, Parade,
and
Chaos and Disorder?
Little Richard
Sheila E.
Morris Day and the Time
Prince
20
Harlem's most prominent studio photographer who produced the most comprehensive documentation of the Harlem Renaissance?
James VanDerZee
Ernest Withers
Gordon Parks
Carrie Mae Weems
21
The illustrator who just won the prestigious 2024 Randolph Caldecott Medal for her children's picture book,
Big
?
Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Nina Crews
Oge Mora
Vashti Harrison
22
Which poet wrote poetry volumes titled
Undersong, Our Dead Behind Us,
and
The Black Unicorn
?
Rita Dove
Alice Walker
Audre Lorde
Lucille Clifton
23
This pitchman for 7-Up and Bond villain also performed as a principal dancer for the Metropolitan Opera Ballet...?
Arthur Mitchell
Godfrey Cambridge
Bill T. Jones
Geoffrey Holder
24
Which writer was born
FIRST
?
Octavia Butler
Audre Lorde
Toni Morrison
Alice Walker
25
Who directed the visually stunning film "
Daughters of the Dust,"
exploring Gullah culture?
Dee Rees
Kasi Lemmons
Ava DuVernay
Julie Dash
26
Artist commissioned to paint former President Barack Obama's portrait for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery?
Kehinde Wiley
Amy Sherald
Rashid Johnson
Carrie Mae Weems
27
How many Grammys did
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
win?
7 Grammys
9 Grammys
10 Grammys
8 Grammys
28
This man is considered to be the Father of Gospel Music...?
Thomas A. Dorsey
Andrea Crouch
Kirk Franklin
James Cleveland
29
Jazz pianist and composer was a key figure in the development of bebop and known for his improvisational greatness...?
Duke Ellington
Earl Hines
Thelonious Monk
Count Basie
30
How many plays make up August Wilson's
Pittsburgh
cycle?
12 plays
10 plays
9 plays
7 plays
