Black History Trivia

What is one of the most famous lines for the movie Color purple?

• "You sholl is ugly?"

• "l is married now"

• "All my life I had to fight"

• "See you when you all grown up"

What black singer won 6 Grammy awards in 2010 – the most wins in a single night by a female in the history of the awards show?

• LADY GAGA

• BEYONCE

• NICKI MINAJ

• TINA TURNER

Who became the first-ever African-American on the cover of the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalog?

• NICKI MINAJ

• DIANA ROSS

• NAOMI CAMPBELL

• TRYA BANKS

According to the Forbes Magazine, who was the richest Hip-Hop Mogul of 2013?

• KANYE WEST

• DONALD TRUMP

• SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS

• BILL GATES

What two actors where nominated but DID NOT win a academy award (Oscar) for their 1993 portrayal of a famous musical couple?

• NICK CANNON AND MARIAH CAREY

• DONNIE AND MARIE KING

• ASHFORD AND SIMPSON

• ANGELA BASSETT AND LAURENCE FISHBURNE

School Daze, He Got Game, Crooklyn, and Bamboozled where famous films of what director/actor?

• JOHN SINGLETON

• SPIKE LEE

• TYLER PERRY

• DENZEL WASHINGTON

Who is the godfather of soul?

• STEVE McQUEEN

• QUENTIN TARANTINO

• JAMES BROWN

• AL PACINO

What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?

• Atlanta Southern Baptist

• Atlanta Tabernacle

• Ebenezer Baptist

• Southern Church of the People

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

• SCLC-Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union

• SNCC-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• CORE - Congress of Racial Equality

At the time of her historic bus incident, what was Rosa Parks' occupation?

• Department store seamstress

• Hospital orderly

• High school cafeteria worker

• Drugstore clerk