Weekly Trivia Contest

Questions & Answers

 

Week of February 1-2

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Who wrote the collection of essays, “The Souls of Black Folk”? He was also the first African American to earn a doctorate degree from Harvard University.

Answer:  W.E.B. DuBois

  

Week of February 5-9

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Which African American entertainer was also a secret agent during World War II?

Answer: Josephine Baker served as a secret agent for the French resistance

 

Week of February 12-16  

Question:  

Who starred in the first Hollywood musical with an African American cast?

Answer: Nina Mae McKinney and Daniel L. Haynes - the musical was "Hallelujah"

Week of February 19-23

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Week of February 26-29   

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