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Black Trivia Night!

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Juneteenth, which became an official Federal holiday in 2021, commemorates what?

a)

The emancipation of the US from Britain

b)

The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the US

2.

What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?

a)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

b)

Negro Alliance for Rights (NAR)

c)

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

d)

Black Panther Party

3.

What was Rosa Parks' occupation at the time of her historic bus incident?

a)

A house cook and nanny

b)

A department store seamstress

c)

A newspaper editor

d)

A sales clerk

4.

Before he was elected president of the United States, Barack Obama served as a US senator for which state?

a)

Illinois

b)

Kentucky

c)

Delaware

d)

Wyoming

5.

In 1968, who became the first African American woman elected to Congress?

a)

Eleanor Holmes-Norton

b)

Shirley Chisholm

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

Stacey Plaskett

6.

Who was elected the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Rudy Lombard

c)

Stokely Carmichael

d)

John Lewis

7.

Who was the firsrt colonist killed in the Boston Massacre?

a)

Patrick Carr

b)

Samuel Gray

c)

James Caldwell

d)

Crispus Attucks

8.

Who was the man widely credited for inventing peanut butter and a grand promoter of peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans?

a)

George Washington

b)

George Washington Carver

c)

George W. Bush

9.

Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Toni Morrison

d)

Bell Hooks

10.

What year did the Zoot Suit Riots take place?

a)

1960

b)

1954

c)

1950

d)

1943

11.

Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God"?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Zora Neale Hurston

c)

Dorothy Roberts

d)

Yaa Gyasi

12.

Who was the first Black astronaut to go to space?

a)

Ronald McNair

b)

Michael P. Anderson

c)

Mae C. Jemison

d)

Guion S. Bluford

13.

What college did Martin Luther King Jr. graduate from?

a)

Hampton

b)

Morehouse

c)

Spelman

d)

Howard

14.

What militant group coined the term "Black Power"?

a)

Black Lives Matter

b)

Black Panther Party

c)

Black Urban Growers Association

d)

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

15.

Who sang the song "Respect"?

a)

Whitney Houston

b)

Aretha Franklin

c)

Mariah Carey

d)

Beyonce

16.

What was the name of Stevie Wonder's first song?

a)

Superstition

b)

Part-Time Lover

c)

Happy Birthday

d)

Fingertips

17.

What city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

a)

Bronx, NY

b)

Los Angeles, CA

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Houston, TX

18.

Which R&B star won "Best International Male Solo Artist" at the 2009 Brit Awards?

a)

Travis Scott

b)

Jay Z

c)

Kanye West

d)

John Legend

19.

Lauryn Hill was once part of which group?

a)

The Bee Gees

b)

The Fugees

20.

The album "Songs in A Minor" was recorded by which artist?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Rihanna

c)

Alicia Keys

d)

Jhene Aiko

21.

What decade is Destiny's Child's hit single "Jumpin', Jumpin;" from?

a)

1990s

b)

2000s

c)

2010s

22.

Whose "Miss Independent" won the 2008 Best R&B Male Vocal Grammy Award?

a)

Pitbull

b)

Ne-Yo

c)

John Legend

d)

Bobby Valentino

23.

Rihanna banned fans from bringing what items to her UK concerts in 2008?

a)

Passports

b)

Umbrellas

c)

Water

d)

Portable Fans

24.

Who is dubbed the "King of Pop"?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Chris Brown

c)

Lil Nas X

d)

Prince

25.

Which girl was kicked out of The Dreams in Dreamgirls?

a)

Effie

b)

Deena

c)

Lorrell

26.

What was Mookie's job in "Do The Right Thing"?

a)

Author

b)

Macy's Associate

c)

Janitor

d)

Pizza Delivery Guy

27.

In "Girls Trip", what fruit did Dina use to give her friends sex advice?

a)

Banana

b)

Grapefruit

c)

Avocado

d)

Strawberry

28.

Quincy's father from Love & Basketball played for which NBA team?

a)

Cleveland Cavaliers

b)

New York Knicks

c)

Golden State Warriors

d)

Los Angeles Clippers

29.

In Get Out, what was the name of the otherworld state Black people were trapped in when their bodies were taken over?

a)

Slavery

b)

The Sunken Place

c)

The Dark Zone

d)

MindLock

30.

Where were Lucky and Justice taking a road trip to in Poetic Justice?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

San Diego

c)

Oakland

d)

Fresno

31.

In Moonlight, what was Chiron's nickname when he was a child?

a)

Big

b)

Black

c)

Little

d)

Kidd

32.

Which of these actors plays Cleo in "Set It Off"?

a)

Jada Pinkett Smith

b)

Queen Latifah

c)

Kimberly Elise

d)

Vivica A. Fox

33.

The Phrase "Bye Felicia" came from which movie?

a)

Bad Boys

b)

Friday

c)

Friday After Next

d)

Love Jones

34.

What is the name of the director of the movie Do The Right Thing?

a)

Ava DuVernay

b)

John Singleton

c)

Barry Jenkins

d)

Spike Lee

35.

Which of these is not a Spike Lee joint?

a)

Chiraq

b)

Da 5 Bloods

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Moonlight

36.

NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal began his career with which team?

a)

Philadelphia 76ers

b)

Orlando Magic

c)

Atlanta Hawks

d)

Boston Celtics

37.

The hit TV show "Girlfriends" produced which of these shows as its spin-off?

a)

A Different World

b)

The Game

c)

Insecure

d)

Queen Sugar

38.

Actress Gabrielle Union starred in which 2003 film with rapper/actor LL Cool J as an arrogant health inspector?

a)

Bad Boys II

b)

Deliver Us from Eva

c)

National Security

d)

Love Don't Cost a Thing

39.

Which Black comedian holds the record for the longest run on Saturday Night Live?

a)

Dave Chappelle

b)

Kevin Hart

c)

Chris Rock

d)

Eddie Murphy

40.

In which US city is the series "Martin" based in?

a)

Detroit

b)

Brooklyn

c)

Oakland

d)

Houston

41.

Which of these actresses has starred in a Tyler Perry movie?

a)

Gabrielle Union

b)

Taraji P Henson

c)

Keke Palmer

d)

Tracee Ellis Ross

42.

Who was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard?

a)

W.E.B Du Bois

b)

James Baldwin

c)

Ta-Nehisi Coates

d)

Toni Morrison

43.

The American animated sitcom Boondocks premiered in what year?

a)

1997

b)

2001

c)

2005

d)

2007

44.

Who was the first African American fashion designer?

a)

Zelda Wynn Valdes

b)

Virgil Abloh

c)

LaQuan Smith

d)

Sean Combs

45.

Who was the first African American film director?

a)

Ryan Coogler

b)

Melvin van Peebles

c)

Gordon Parks

d)

Oscar Micheaux

46.

What is the name of the only HBCU in Kentucky?

a)

University of Louisville

b)

Murray State University

c)

Kentucky State University

d)

Morehead State University

47.

What famous Olympic Gold Medal prizefighter's birthname was Cassius Clay?

a)

Jack Johnson

b)

Muhammad Ali

48.

Who was the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight title?

a)

Mike Tyson

b)

Muhammad Ali

c)

Charles Hadley

d)

Morris Grant

49.

How many of the original 5 Harlem Globetrotters were actually from Harlem?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

3

d)

5

50.

Who said the quote: "The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose"?

a)

Maya Angelou

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Chadwick Boseman

d)

Queen Latifah