Black History Trivia Bowl Round #1

Who wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots?

• Alex Haley

• Aretha Franklin

• Hattie McDaniel

• James Brown

Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?

• Sarah Vaughn

• Sidney Poitier

• Aretha Franklin

• The Supremes

Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award?

• Dizzy Gillespie

• Alice Walker

• Denzel Washington

• Hattie McDaniel

The Roaring Twenties introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature and music. What was this period known as?

• The Harlem Renissance

• The Great Depression

• The Holocaust

• World War II

Who wrote the famous song "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?

• James Earl Jones

• James Brown

• Gregory Hines

• James Weldon Johnson

What type of music is B.B. King noted for?

• Country

• Rap

• Blues

• Classical

What group was comprised of Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson?

• The Artist formely known as Prince

• The Backstreet Boys

• The Temptations

• The Supremes

Who was the first African American male to win an Oscar for Best Actor?

• Jamie Foxx

• Sdney Poitier

• Denzel Washington

• Martin Lawerence

What African American female took jazz vocals to a new level and was dubbed "The Divine One" by a DJ in Chicago?

• Beyonce

• Alicia Keys

• Sarah Vaughn

• Aretha Franklin

Who is the author of 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple?

• Alice Walker

• Whoopi Goldberg

• Anne Frank

• Quenn Latifah