Black History

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What American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer was the leader of the first Black American band to play in Carnegie Hall?
William "Count" Basie
Who played the role of Celie in the movie version of Alice Walker‟s best-selling book, The Color Purple ?
Whoopi Goldberg
What Black actress won a Academy Award for her supporting role in the movie Ghost?
Whoopi Goldberg
The Best Supporting Actress award for this 1990 thriller/fantasy film went to a comedienne who had a one-woman show on Broadway in the mid-1980s. Who is she?
Whoopi Goldberg
What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, ”The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”?
Whitney Houston
Classic blues singers, Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, and Alberta Hunter, were women who came out of what performance tradition?
Vaudeville
Who is the award-winning recording/performing/video artist who recorded the platinum album called The Comfort Zone?
Vanessa Williams
In what motion picture did Bill “Bo Jangles” Robinson teach Shirley Temple the famous Stair Dance?
The Little Colonel
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992, who recorded the song "Twist and Shout"?
The Isley Brothers
Name three dance steps from the Disco era?
The Hustle, the Bump, and the Bus Stop
“Boogie Wonderland” was Earth, Wind & Fire‟s only Disco song. What was the name of the group of ladies that sang with them on this record?
The Emotions
Lena Horne began her career as a singer and dancer in what New York entertainment club?
The Cotton Club
What producer/songwriter originated the New Jack Swing?
Teddy Riley
In 1941, what jazz piece performed by Duke Ellington and his orchestra became an instant hit?
Take the A Train
On the TV series Magnum, P.I., what was Roger Mosely‟s nickname?
T.C.