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WorksheetsAfrican Americans Televised PRACTICE
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Cosby Show aired in 1984 and featured an upper middle class African American family. How many years did it run? HINT: 10+x=18
4
8
11
16
It's still filming
The Color Purple is a 1982 which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction . It was later adapted into a film and musical of the same name. Who wrote it?
Alice Walker
Oprah Winfrey
Maya Angelou
Coretta Scott King
Solomon Northup
Roots was a 1977 drama mini-series about:
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, in Harlem NY
an African (Kunta Kinte) abducted from his African village, sold into slavery, and taken to America
Trees planted in honor of desegregating schools
the family trees of the Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Team
Coming to America was a 1988 film starring Eddie Murphy, who played an prince visiting America from Zamunda, Africa. Does Zamunda actually exist?
Yes
No
It did in 1988 but since been renamed Republic of the Congo
Zamunda exists in Wakanda
Gospel music is deeply rooted in the rich traditions of the African-American church. During the late 1800s, African-American churches in this US region fused this type of music into their church services.
the North
the South
the West
British Territories
Rhythm and Blue (R&B 1940) is the product of JAZZ, BLUES, & GOSPEL music from African American Communities. Which artist represents an R&B artist? (pop music of African-American origin with a soulful vocal style)
Mahalia Jackson
Louie Armstrong
Stevie Wonder
Dizzy Gillespie
LeVar Burton
How many NBA Championships did Kobe Bryant win in his 20 year career?
zero
2
5
1
10
Wagyu beef is a variety of cattle from the Kobe region of this country:
Argentina
China
United States
Japan
Russia
The African American Performers Door Contest will be judged Friday morning. (and there is a prize!)
True
False
Rosa Parks was the first African American to refuse to give up her seat on a bus.
True
False
Dizzy Gillespie was a great American Jazz composer, singer, bandleader and played this instrument...
saxophone
drums
cowbell
trumpet
trombone
