Trivia for the Culture

What year was Georgia Tech integrated?

At a time when universities didn't offer scholarships to Black athletes, how many offers did Ernie Davis receive?

Before becoming a renowned artist, Romare Bearden was recruited to play which professional sport?

Before lawyer Johnnie Cochran became famous for the O.J. Simpson trial, which actor interviewed him for a film?

What former Atlanta Braves baseball star holds the record for most career RBIs?

Who wrote the poem "A Dream Deferred"?

Who is the author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

What year was the NAACP founded?

In which state did Nat Turner's rebellion take place?

Which Black celebrity couple has the highest net worth?

What music group was Diana Ross a part of?

Scientist and mathematician Benjamin Banneker is credited with helping to design the blueprints for which American city?

What did Sarah Boone invent to be awarded a patent in 1892?

How many years after the emancipation proclamation was signed, did it take for all slaves to be freed?

This movie clip is from what classic movie?

What year was the Black Panther Party founded?

Which country is Barack Obama's father from?

How old was Martin Luther King Jr. when he started college?

Beyoncé's daughter, Blue Ivy, became the youngest ever Grammy nominee for her feature on which song?

Guy Bluford was the first black astronaut, but which black astronaut got passed up for the job 10 years earlier?

Jazz music was born out of all of the which, EXCEPT:

1994 TV series Friends is believed to have been based off of 1993 series Living Single

Who is the fastest woman of all time?

What was the name of the first hospital for African Americans?

What song is often called "The Negro National Anthem"?

What is the theme of Black History Month 2021?

The Best Man movie features an all-star cast featuring all EXCEPT which of these actors?

Which "Lil" rapper released the song "The Bigger Picture" in response to protests after George Floyd's death?

Teddy Riley was in all of these music groups, except:

Where did Michelle Obama go for undergrad?

Dorothy Brown was the first African-American surgeon, where did she earn her medical degree?

Which film school did Ava DuVernay attend?

Which popular rap artist's real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?

What year was the ban on interracial marriage overturned in the US?

The song "Hound Dog", made famous by Elvis Presley, was originally released by which blues singer?

Which singer is given credit for preventing further riots by performing the day after MLK Jr. was assassinated?

Of the 12.5 million Africans shipped to the New World during the Transatlantic Slave Trade, how many made it to the US?

Who was the first African American senator?

Who was the first licensed African American female pilot?

This scene is from what show that highlights New York City's African-American and Latino LGBTQ drag ball culture scene?

What was Harriet Tubman's birth name?

In which movie did Halle Berry have her first role?

The iconic cartoon character Betty Boop, was inspired by which Black jazz singer in Harlem?

Who was the first woman to dunk in the WNBA?

Who was the first Black World Heavyweight Boxing champion?

What year did Michael Jackson go solo?

What was the title of Beyoncé's Netflix documentary based off her 2018 Coachella performance?

When the Civil War ended what percentage of cowboys were African American?

Who gave this world famous speech?

Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

How old was Ruby Bridges when she became the first African American to integrate an elementary school?

What civil rights activist is this?

What do Black couples do to finalize their marriage?

George Washington Carver was known for agricultural scientist best known for which food?

What was Tupac's breakout movie role?

What was the first historically Black college in America?

Which group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

Who was the voice of, Joe Gardner, the first Black lead in a Pixar animated movie?

How many times have Serena and Venus Williams played against each other in a professional tournament?

Who said the famous quote, "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us"?

The movie "Get Out" was inspired by a routine performed by which famous comedian?

Who wrote this single in hopes of raising money for famine relief in Africa?

Who was elected chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in 1966?

What is Whitney Houston's most played record?

Who received a patent on his invention of a longer-lasting light bulb?

What is the real name of the man that created "Famous Amos" cookies?

Which sorority is Vice President Kamala Harris a member of?

Who was the first female self-made millionaire?

What year did the Black Lives Matter Movement start?