Fun Black History Trivia

Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?

• Oprah Winfrey
• Michelle Obama
• Aretha Franklin
• Janet Jackson

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

• Hattie McDaniel

• Halle Berry

• Viola Davis

• Kerry Washington

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

• Ella Fitzgerald
• Ray Charles
• Beyonce
• James Brown

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

• Blues
• Soul
• R&B
• Rap

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

• The Vandellas
• The Marvelettes
• The Supremes
• The Hansens

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

• Sidney Poitier
• Morgan Freeman
• James Earl Jones
• Ice Cube

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

• Art Deco
• 2nd Period
• Reconstruction
• Harlem Renaissance

Who wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots?

• Aretha Franklin
• Alex Haley
• Hattie McDaniel
• James Brown

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

• Alice Walker
• Sarah Vaughan
• Sojourner Truth
• Ms. Tanksley

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

• Alice Walker
• Sarah Vaughan
• Ms. Evans
• Oprah Winfrey