Black History Quiz Bowl (Entertainment)
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Which legendary singer is credited for preventing riots with his televised performance the day after Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated.
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Rapper Jay-Z reportedly developed his stage name as a reference to New York's J/Z subway lines, which have a stop in what neighborhood?
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Which black politician is also a renowned pianist that has performed with Aretha Franklin?
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What is the Dee in actor Bill Dee William's name short for?
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What famous rap-dup won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance, then boycotted the awards because the category was barred from television?
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Which musical artist has secured several Guiness World Records including highest annual earnings for a pop star, best-selling album of all time, and most Grammy Awards won in a year?
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With 28 (32) Grammys what artist holds the record for the most Grammys won by a singer?
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What is the name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers?
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What musical genre emerged from three heavily populated black isolated areas: The Mississippi Delta, The Piedmont, and East Texas?
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What Harlem theater is a showcase for black talent?
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Who is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Waiting to Exhale?
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Music historians refer to what type of music as the first Black American music?
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Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
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Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of Alice Walker's best-selling book, The Color Purple?
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What artist recorded the songs, "I will Always Love You," "The Greatest Love of All" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"?
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