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African Americans Televised PRACTICE

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

4

b)

8

c)

11

d)

16

e)

It's still filming

2.

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?

a)

Alice Walker

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Maya Angelou

d)

Coretta Scott King

e)

Solomon Northup

3.

Roots was a 1977 drama mini-series about:

a)

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, in Harlem NY

b)

an African (Kunta Kinte) abducted from his African village, sold into slavery, and taken to America

c)

Trees planted in honor of desegregating schools

d)

the family trees of the Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Team

4.

Coming to America was a 1988 film starring Eddie Murphy, who played an prince visiting America from Zamunda, Africa. Does Zamunda actually exist?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It did in 1988 but since been renamed Republic of the Congo

d)

Zamunda exists in Wakanda

5.

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.

a)

the North

b)

the South

c)

the West

d)

British Territories

6.

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)

a)

Mahalia Jackson

b)

Louie Armstrong

c)

Stevie Wonder

d)

Dizzy Gillespie

e)

LeVar Burton

7.

How many NBA Championships did Kobe Bryant win in his 20 year career?

a)

zero

b)

2

c)

5

d)

1

e)

10

8.

Wagyu beef is a variety of cattle from the Kobe region of this country:

a)

Argentina

b)

China

c)

United States

d)

Japan

e)

Russia

9.

The African American Performers Door Contest will be judged Friday morning. (and there is a prize!)

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Rosa Parks was the first African American to refuse to give up her seat on a bus.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Dizzy Gillespie was a great American Jazz composer, singer, bandleader and played this instrument...

a)

saxophone

b)

drums

c)

cowbell

d)

trumpet

e)

trombone