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1
Which music artist has the most Grammys of all time?
Beyonce Knowles
Chaka Khan
Ella Fitzgerald
Mary J. Blige
2
Who is the only MLB player to hit 60 or more homers in a season three times?
Barry Bonds
David Ortiz
Hank Aaron
Sammy Sosa
3
The play "A Raisin in the Sun" written about a family on Chicago's south side was written by which playwright?
Suzan-Lori Parks
August Wilson
Langston Hughes
Lorraine Hansberry
4
Who holds the NFL record for most career rushing yards?
Walter Payton
Jerome Bettis
Barry Sander
Emmitt Smith
5
Who is the only athlete that has ever been named both an MLB All-Star and an NFL Pro Bowler?
Deion Sanders
Michael Jordan
Bo Jackson
Frank Thomas
6
Which Chicago neighborhood was regarded as a 2nd downtown and nicknamed "Black Metropolis"?
Bronzeville
Hyde Park
Garfield Park
Englewood
7
What kind of party was Hip Hop music first played at?
Bachelor Party
Back to School Bash
Homecoming Dance
Wedding Reception
8
Although he did not invent peanut butter, which scientist is credited with saving the agricultural economy of the South?
George Washington Carver
Percy Julian
Edward Bouchet
William Warrick Cardozo
9
Who is the NBA's all-time leader in points scored?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Kobe Bryant
10
Which tennis player has the most grand slam titles?
Serena Williams
Naomi Osaka
Venus Williams
Althea Gibson
11
Which runner won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?
Jim Thorpe
Jesse Owens
Usain Bolt
Jasmine Camacho Quinn
12
Who was the first African American to be mayor of Chicago?
Harold Washington
Brandon Johnson
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Lori Lightfoot
13
Which fictional TV family was based in Chicago?
The Evans from "Good Times"
The Jeffersons from "The Jeffersons"
The Wayans from "The Wayans Bros."
The Huxtables from "The Cosby Show"
14
Which musician was known as the "Architect of Rock and Roll"?
Little Richard
Lenny Kravitz
Jimi Hendrix
Tom Morello
15
Who was the first African-American member of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Thurgood Marshall
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Clarence Thomas
16
Which band director is one of the originators of Latin Jazz?
John "Dizzy" Gillespie
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson
Max "Mighty Max" Weinberg
Kevin Eubanks
17
Which of these Black authors has the most titles that have made the New York Times Best Sellers List?
Malcolm Gladwell
Rachel Renee Russell
Angie Thomas
Toni Morrison
18
Which Boxer was the first Black heavyweight champion of the world?
Lennox Lewis
Mike Tyson
Jack Johnson
Muhammad Ali
19
Who was the first Black poet to recite a poem for the U.S. presidential inauguration?
Gwendolyn Brooks
Amiri Baraka
Amanda Gorman
Maya Angelou
20
Which MLB player is the all-time leader in stolen bases?
Lou Brock
Tim "Rock" Raines
Rickey Henderson
Billy Hamilton
21
Who was the first Black winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor?
Isaac Hayes
Denzel Washington
Sidney Poitier
Will Smith
22
Who was first featured during the Super Bowl singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in a pre-recorded rendition?
Alicia Keys
Whitney Houston
Mary Mary
Andra Day
23
Where was President Obama's father from?
Kenya
Indonesia
Hawaii
Nigeria
24
Which famous author was served as the U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic?
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
Federick Douglass
W. E. B. Du Bois
James Baldwin
25
Which blues musician was honored with a 9-story tall mural in downtown Chicago?
B.B. King
Howlin' Wolf
Muddy Waters
Bo Diddley
26
Who was the first Black writer of the "Black Panther" comic for Marvel?
Eve Ewing
Stan Lee
Christopher Priest
Reginald Hudlin
27
Who is the only NBA player to win the scoring title, MVP, Championship, Finals MVP in a single season?
Michael Jordan
Kobe Bryant
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
28
Who was the first, and so far only, MLB player to have his number retired league wide?
Ken Griffey Jr.
Roberto Clemente
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
29
Which artist was dubbed the "First Lady of Song"?
Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday
Nina Simone
Bessie Smith
30
Who is the civil rights leader picture here?
Roy Wilkins
Malik El-Shabazz
Bayard Rustin
John Lewis
31
William Foster was the first Black film producer during the silent film era. In which city did he produce his films?
Atlanta
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
32
Prior to being elected President, Barack Obama served as a U.S. Senator from which state?
Hawaii
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
33
Who invented Quick Mix Theory using vinyl records to give break dancers and rappers elongated drum breaks?
Grandmaster Flash
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Flavor Flav
Funkmaster Flex
34
Juneteenth commemorates news of the "Emancipation Proclamation" reaching which location?
Miami, FL
Kansas City, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Galveston, TX
35
Which rapper is named after an Inca prince and starred in the movie "Gang Related" opposite Jim Belushi?
Biggie Smalls
Tupac Shakur
LL Cool J
DMX
36
Who was the first baseball player never to play in MLB to be inducted in the Cooperstown Hall of Fame?
Josh Gibson
Satchel Paige
Rube Foster
Cristobal Torriente
37
Which rapper is also the founder of Aftermath Entertainment?
Method Man
Busta Rhymes
Jay-Z
Dr. Dre
38
Who designed the Pan-African flag?
Whitney Young
Marcus Garvey
Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
39
True or False: The National Football League was racially segregated when it first began.
False
True
40
The portion of the I-290 in Chicago formerly known as Congress Parkway was renamed for which famous journalist?
Yamiche Alcindor
Ida B. Wells
Ethel L. Payne
Gwen Ifill
41
Who was the first comedian to win the Mark Twain Prize?
Richard Pryor
Eddie Murphy
Chris Rock
Dave Chappelle
42
The original "Rainbow Coalition" was brought together in Chicago by which Black Panther Party leader?
Bobby Seale
Huey Newton
Fred Hampton
Chadwick Boseman
43
Which sitcom featured the Winslow family and their neighbor Steve Urkel?
Everybody Hates Chris
Family Matters
Webster
Sanford and Son
44
Who wrote "The Color Purple"?
Alice Walker
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jennifer Marie Brissett
Octavia Butler
45
Who is known for saying "As one becomes conscious, one begins to examine the society in which they are educated"?
Richard Wright
James Baldwin
Ralph Ellison
Langston Hughes