2009 Making Black History Past, Present, Future

Black Oscars Quiz

Which film did Sidney Poitier win the Academy Award for Best Actor for?

• ‘No Way Out’
• ‘To Sir, With Love’
• ‘Shoot To Kill’
• ‘Lilies of the Field’
• ‘Uptown Saturday Night’

Though considered subservient, what role did Hattie McDaniel play in ‘Gone with the Wind?’

• A “house servant”
• Secretary
• Record company publicist
• Waitress
• All Of The Above

How many Academy Awards has Denzel Washington won in his career?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 5
• 7

What popular reality TV competition did Jennifer Hudson make it big on?

• ‘The Biggest Loser’
• ‘The Surreal Life’
• ‘American Idol’
• ‘The Apprentice’
• ‘Survivor’

For which movie did Donna Summer sing the Academy Award winning song ‘Last Dance’ for?

• ‘Dreamgirls’
• ‘Mahogany’
• ‘Thank God It’s Friday’
• ‘McArthur Park’
• ‘Sparkle’

In what state was Halle Berry born in?

• Florida
• New York
• California
• Ohio
• Confusion

Though Morgan Freeman is best known as an actor, on what children’s show did he first star?

• ‘Sesame Street’
• ‘Kids, Incorporated’
• ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood’
• ‘Pee Wee’s Playhouse’
• ‘The Electric Company’

What did Lionel Richie do to win his Oscar?

• Leave The Commodores
• Get beat up from the feet up by his ex-wife Brenda Richie
• Score the hit song ‘Say You Say Me’
• Get caught 'Dancing on The Ceiling'
• Raise Nicole Richie

What is the title of Three 6 Mafia’s Oscar winning song?

• ‘Bitch Betta Have My Money’
• ‘Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy’
• ‘In Da Club’
• ‘Mo Money, Mo Problems’
• ‘It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp’

What is Whoopi Goldberg’s birth name?

• Caryn Elaine Johnson
• Joan Clayton
• Jamie Foster Brown
• Gloria McKottry
• Sherri Lynn Shepherd

Name three films Lou Gossett, Jr. has starred in.

• ‘Lady Sings the Blues,’ ‘Police Academy 3,’ ‘Soul Plane’
• ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ ‘Iron Eagle,’ ‘Daddy’s Little Girls’
• ‘Lilies of the Field,’ ‘To Sir, With Love,’ ‘In the Heat of the Night’
• ‘Glory Road,’ ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ ‘Mississippi Masala’
• ‘Brian’s Song,’ ‘Mahogany,’ ‘Star Wars’

For what famous soul group was Cuba Gooding, Jr.’s father the lead singer for?

• The Temptations
• The Delfonics
• The Main Ingredient
• Friends of Distinction
• The Bar Kays

What year was Isaac Hayes awarded the Oscar for the ‘Theme from Shaft’?

• 1968
• 1972
• 1976
• 1982
• 2000

Which three TV dramas has Forest Whitaker starred in?

• ‘ER,’ ‘The Twilight Zone’ and ‘The Shield’
• The Twilight Zone,’ ‘The Shield’ and ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
• ‘The Shield,’ ‘ER’ and ‘CSI: Miami’
• ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘Brothers & Sisters’ and ‘ER’
• ‘The Shield,’ ‘ER’ and ‘CSI: Miami’

Which famous entertainer did Jamie Foxx portray in his Academy Award winning role?

• Stevie Wonder
• James “Thunder” Early
• Ray Charles
• Charlie Bird
• Jimi Hendrix

Name the Tina Turner song which was the title of the movie Angela Bassett received an Academy Award nomination for.

• ‘Proud Mary’
• ‘River Deep Mountain High’
• ‘Let’s Stay Together’
• ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’
• ‘Simply The Best’

Who played the lead role in ‘Claudine’?

• Dorothy Dandridge
• Diahann Carroll
• Cicely Tyson
• Pam Grier
• Diana Sands

How many Oscars was ‘The Color Purple’ nominated for?

• Three
• Five
• Eight
• Eleven
• Seventeen

Name the song that granted Stevie Wonder his Academy Award?

• ‘Superstitious’
• ‘Love’s In Need of Love Today’
• ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’
• ‘Overjoyed’
• ‘These Three Words’