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| This jazz legend referred to music as his mistress. | Duke Ellington |
| When did the Harlem Renaissance take place? | 1920s |
| Author Frank Yerby wrote a book that became a motion picture. Name the film. | The Foxes of Harrow |
| William Grant Still was a famous what? | Composer |
| What were the first names of the original members of the Four Tops? | Duke, Levi, Lawrence, and Obie |
| His piano renditions of “Laura” sold 5,000,000 copies. Name him. | Erroll Garner |
| Who starred in the 1923 movie The Bulldogger? | Bill Pickett |
| What was the blues singer “Leadbelly's” real name? | Huddie Ledbetter |
| What rap group hit the popular music charts in 1987 with “My Mike Sounds Nice?” | Salt-N-Pepa |
| Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was written by which African American playwright? | August Wilson |
| What song did singer Sam Cooke make into a hit record? | You Send Me |
| He was the first Black actor elected president of the Actors Equity Association. | Frederick O'Neal |
| What Black actor played the lead in To Sir With Love? | Sidney Poitier |
| Where was Billie Holiday born? | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Motown music derives its name from which U.S. city? | Motortown, Detroit |
| Who wrote these lyrics: "Brother, brother, brother, there's far too many of you dying?" | Marvin Gaye |
| The Apollo Theater, famous for its role in the Harlem Renaissance, was originally opened as a White only theater in what year? | 1913 |
| What do the letters for the cable network BET stand for? | Black Entertainment Television |
| What late night television program was the first to be hosted by an African American? | The Arsenio Hall Show |
| Lena Horne won a Tony Award for her work in this Broadway show. | The Lady and Her Music |
| Who was the first African American actress to play a major role at the American Shakespeare Festival? | Ruby Dee |
| Who was the first Black female to win a Guggenheim Fellowship? | Nella Larsen |
| Name the first African American country music Entertainer of the year. | Charley Pride |
| Gregory Hines won a Tony Award in 1992 for Best Actor in a Musical Role in what Broadway hit? | Jelly's Last Jam |
| Who recorded the Academy Award-winning theme song “Shaft?” | Isaac Hayes |
| This artist's musical career started with appearances on “The Mitch Miller Show”. | Leslie Uggams |
| This actor played “Benson” on the TV show of the same name. | Robert Guillaume |
| Name the duo that wrote the all Black musical Shuffle Along. | Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake |
| With how many "Miracles" did Smokey Robinson perform? | Three |
| Who wrote “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Them There Eyes?” | Maceo Pinkard |
| Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple, won the Pulitzer Prize in what year. | 1993 |
| Name the first Black jazz musician to record his work | Edward "Kid" Ory |
| Who became the first African American woman composer? | Florence Price |
| Erroll Louis Garner played what instrument? | Piano |
| Name the graphic designer who was the first African American to design a postal stamp. | George Olden |
| Who was the first African American vocalist to sing with a white orchestra. | Lena Horne |
| Ella Fitzgerald started her singing career by winning an amateur contest in New York City. Name the venue. | The Apollo Theater |
| What famous jazz musician is famous for puffing up his cheeks? | Dizzy Gillespie |
| Where was Louis Armstrong's hometown? | New Orleans |
| What actor & rapper starred in the movie Men In Black? | Will Smith |
| Name the "Father of Ragtime." | Scott Joplin |
| Name the 1950’s jazz club that was named after Charlie Parker. | Birdland |
| What is Spike Lee's first name? | Shelton |
| Who was Oscar Micheaux? | Filmmaker |
| Which Wayans brother played in the movie The Glimmer Man? | Keenan Ivory Wayans |
| Name the sculptor who designed the Franklin D. Roosevelt dime. | Selma Burke |
| Coleman Hawkins played what musical instrument? | Saxophone |
| Name the Grammy-Award winning quartet from Philadelphia that has sold over four million copies of their album Cooley High Harmony. | Boyz II Men |
| What was jazz musician Charlie Parker's nickname? | Bird |
| Who starred as Will Smith's girlfriend and wife in the movie Independence Day? | Vivica A. Fox |
| Name the four female stars of the television show Living Single. | Kim Fields, Queen Latifah, Kim Coles, and Erika Alexander |
| Name the singer who was called the "Empress of the Blues." | Bessie Smith |
| Who played “Chicken George” in the miniseries Roots? | Ben Vereen |
| Name two out of three of the original members of the singing group the Supremes. | Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard |
| Morgan and Marvin Smith were award-winning professionals in what occupation? | Photography |
| What popular musician made “Ain't That A Shame” a hit? | Fats Domino |
| Whoopi Goldberg played the wife of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers in what movie? | Ghosts of Mississippi |
| What nickname was given to the great jazz singer Billie Holiday? | Lady Day |
| The Learning Tree was written by which famous African American photographer? | Gordon Parks |
| What type of jazz did Dizzy Gillespie perform? | Bebop |
| Name the television show where Della Reese plays an angel. | Touched By An Angel |
| The so-called “Rat Pack” had one African American entertainer. Name him. | Sammy Davis, Jr. |
| Which African American actor starred in the award-winning television series I Spy? | Bill Cosby |
| Who composed the music for the television miniseries Roots? | Quincy Jones |
| Who is known as the “Father of Rhythm and Blues?” | Louis Jordan |
| What is the name of Spike Lee's production company? | Forty Acres and A Mule Filmworks |
| Who played “Dorothy” in the Broadway musical The Wiz? | Stephanie Mills |
| Who was the first African American woman to sing with the Metropolitan Opera? | Leontyne Price |
| Sidney Poitier won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1963. What was the name of the movie? | Lillies of The Fields |
| What is the name of Oprah Winfrey's production company? | HARPO Productions |
| What actor and tap dancer was known as "Bojangles?" | Bill Robinson |
| Name the entertainer who introduced the dance craze known as the "Twist." | Chubby Checker |
| Who wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing?” | James Weldon Johnson |
| Who played Scott Joplin in the movie Scott Joplin? | Billy Dee Williams |
| Who was the first African American vocalist to sing with a white orchestra. | Lena Horne |
