Question 1

Who said, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 2

What actor turned talk show host used the word "entanglement" to describe her own extramarital relationship?

Accepted Answer

Jada Pinkett-Smith

Question 3

Madame C.J. Walker became America's first self-made millionaire. What item or items lead to her accomplishment?

Accepted Answer

Beauty and hair products

Question 4

As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes

Accepted Answer

Ballet & Poetry

Question 5

Billie Holiday sang "Strange Fruit". What was this 'strange fruit' a metaphor for?

Accepted Answer

The lynching of African Americans

Question 6

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

Accepted Answer

Lauryn Hill

Question 7

What was Malcolm X’s birth name?

Accepted Answer

Little

Question 8

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 9

Who was the enslaved woman who is believed to have borne Thomas Jefferson at least four children?

Accepted Answer

Sally Hemings

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Orlando Magic

Question 11

Which popular rap artist's real name is Nayvadius Wilburn?

Accepted Answer

Future

Question 12

What state has the most black institutions of higher learning?

Accepted Answer

Georgia

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Eddie Murphy

Question 14

Where did the phase "Bye, Felicia" come from?

Accepted Answer

Friday

Question 15

Who was the highest paid actor in 2022 according to Forbes?

Accepted Answer

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Black History Month - Trivia #1

2) What actor turned talk show host used the word "entanglement" to describe her own extramarital relationship?