Questions updated on Jan. 15, 2022.
Black History Month Special Quiz. 28 Carefully picked African American Heritage and Black Pop Culture questions from our daily and weekly news quizzes of 2021 and 2022: Who is the first Black woman buried at the Paris Pantheon? How many states recognize Juneteenth? What is Blackfishing? And what’s historic about Georgia’s Jan. 6, 2021 vote? Take the Black History 2021/2022 Quiz, and find out!
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Black History Video Quiz
Our Black History 2021/2022 Quiz Questions and Answers
How many US states recognize Juneteenth as either a state holiday or ceremonial holiday?
Answer: • Juneteenth is a federal holiday. It is celebrated in all 50 states.
Eric Adams is the second elected Black mayor of New York City. Who was the first?
Answer: • David Dinkins.
Who is the first Black woman buried at the Pantheon monument in Paris?
Answer: • Josephine Baker.
What is Colorism?
Answer: • Prejudice against individuals with darker skin among people of the same ethnic group.
What was Old Aunt Jemima originally?
Answer: • A song of field enslaved people.
What’s historic about Georgia’s Jan. 6, 2021 vote?
Answer: • It’s the first time a Black senator represents Georgia. • It’s the first time an African-American Democrat from a Southern state has been elected to the Senate. • And, it’s the first time a Millennial senator is elected.
Who was Maya Angelou?
Answer: • An American poet.
What was the occasion for which Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing got its tune?
Answer: • The anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1905.
Who is Jessica Watkins?
Answer: • The first Black woman to live on the International Space Station.
Who is Terence Blanchard?
Answer: • The first Black composer whose work was performed by the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Black Pop Culture Video Quiz (Black History Month 2022)
Our Black Pop Culture Quiz for Black History Month 2022 Questions and Answers
Who is the most honored woman in the history of the Grammy awards?
Answer: • Beyoncé.
Who was the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actor?
Answer: • Sidney Poitier.
Which artist had the most songs ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?
Answer: • Drake.
Mary Wilson was a member of which 60’s sensation?
Answer: • The Supremes.
Who is the most-awarded Black artist in Emmys history?
Answer: • RuPaul.
Which soul-queen is responsible for the classic hit “Respect”?
Answer: • Aretha Franklin.
2021 Golden Globes best-animated movie, “Soul,” made history as what?
Answer: • The first Pixar movie with a Black character in the lead.
What is Blackfishing?
Answer: • Pretending to be of darker skin on social media.
What’s “New Day’s Lyric”?
Answer: • Amanda Gorman’s poem to mark the end of 2021.
Which awards did late actress Cicely Tyson receive in her lifetime?
Answer: • Honorary Oscar. • Emmy. • Medal of Freedom. • And more.
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