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