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WorksheetsBlack History Bowl - Arts and Entertainment
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
a)
Oprah Winfrey
b)
Michelle Obama
c)
Aretha Franklin
d)
Janet Jackson
2.
Who was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award?
a)
Hattie McDaniel
b)
Halle Berry
c)
Viola Davis
d)
Kerry Washington
3.
Who wrote the famous song "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?
a)
Ella Fitzgerald
b)
Ray Charles
c)
Beyonce
d)
James Brown
4.
What type of music is B.B. King noted for?
a)
Blues
b)
Soul
c)
R&B
d)
Rap
5.
What group was comprised of Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson?
a)
The Vandellas
b)
The Marvelettes
c)
The Supremes
d)
The Hansens
6.
Who was the first African American male to win an Oscar for Best Actor?
a)
Sidney Poitier
b)
Morgan Freeman
c)
James Earl Jones
d)
Ice Cube
7.
The Roaring Twenties introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature and music. What was this period known as?
a)
Art Deco
b)
2nd Period
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Harlem Renaissance
8.
Who wrote The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Roots?
a)
Aretha Franklin
b)
Alex Haley
c)
Hattie McDaniel
d)
James Brown
9.
What African American female took jazz vocals to a new level and was dubbed "The Divine One" by a DJ in Chicago?
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Sarah Vaughan
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Ms. Tanksley
10.
Who is the author of 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple?
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Sarah Vaughan
c)
Ms. Evans
d)
Oprah Winfrey
11.
Who won a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway musical Jelly's Last Jam?
a)
Sidney Poitier
b)
B. B. King
c)
Gregory Hines
d)
M. C. Hammer
12.
Who sold more than 20 million albums and collected more than 700,000 pounds of food for charity during the 1992 "Too Legit to Quit" tour?
a)
Dizzy Gillespie
b)
M.C. Hammer
c)
Denzel Washington
d)
Mr. Joseph
13.
What famous musician's trademark was puffing cheeks and a trumpet bell that pointed skyward?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Miles Davis
d)
Dizzie Gillespie
14.
Who won an Oscar for his role in the 1989 film Glory?
a)
Denzel Washington
b)
Nick Cannon
c)
James Earl Jones
d)
Ice Cube
15.
What is the name of the record label started by Berry Gordy, Jr.?
a)
Motown
b)
Stax
c)
Island
d)
Def Jam
16.
Who was the first African American recipient of the "Miss America" title?
a)
Alice Walker
b)
Vanessa Williams
c)
Sarah Vaughan
d)
Queen Latifah
17.
Who provided the voice for Darth Vader in the original Star Wars movie?
a)
Denzel Washington
b)
Kevin Hart
c)
James Earl Jones
d)
Dizzy Gillespie
18.
What occupation do Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Naomi Campbell have in common?
a)
TV Actress
b)
State Senator
c)
School Principal
d)
Fashion model
19.
Who wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
a)
James Weldon Johnson
b)
Mike Tyson
c)
James Earl Jones
d)
Kanye West
20.
What Harlem theater is a showcase for African American talent?
a)
The Tiger
b)
The Apollo
c)
The Harlem
d)
The United Center
21.
What is the stage name of female rapper, actress, and producer Dana Owens?
a)
Niki Minaj
b)
Missy Elliot
c)
Queen Latifah
d)
Dr. Spaulding
22.
What is Jay-Z’s real name
a)
John H. Johnson
b)
Sean Combs
c)
James Earl Jones
d)
Shawn Corey Carter
23.
The Four Tops, The Temptations, Martha and The Vandellas, and Mary Wells came from what major city?
a)
Detroit
b)
Chicago
c)
Broadview
d)
New York
24.
What city and state is Chance the Rapper from?
a)
Chicago
b)
Detroit
c)
Broadview
d)
Los Angeles
25.
Which is NOT a name Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s children?
a)
Blue Ivy Carter
b)
Sir Carter
c)
Coach Carter
d)
Rumi Carter
26.
Who was the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1950?
a)
Gwendolyn Brooks
b)
Oprah Winfrey
c)
Vanessa Williams
d)
Alice Walker
27.
Who is the African American businessman that founded the Ebony and Jet magazines?
a)
Edmund F. Lindop
b)
Sherman Hemsley
c)
Shawn Corey Carter
d)
John H. Johnson
28.
Who was the first African American woman to own a Cable network?
a)
Ella Fitzgerald
b)
Dr. Spaulding
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Oprah Winfrey
29.
Who was the first African American to become a leading artist at the Metropolitan Opera?
a)
Mary Leontyne Price
b)
Ella Fitzgerald
c)
Gwendolyn Brooks
d)
Naomi Campbell
30.
What African American male starred in the TV series "The Jeffersons"?
a)
John H. Johnson
b)
Sherman Hemsley
c)
Denzel Washington
d)
Shawn Corey Carter
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