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Nubian
Jak Quiz
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| Literature
and Art |
| 1.
For which novel was the Pulitzer prize winner, Toni Morrison,
awarded the Noble Prize for literature in 1993?
TAR BABY
BELOVED
SONGS OF SOLOMON
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| 2.
The author Robert Beck is better known by which name?
ICEBERG SLIM
THE MACK DADDY
THE DON DADA
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| 3.
Name the former Rupert Murdoch backed Black Newspaper for which
Tetteh Kofi became the publisher in 1996.
THE VOICE
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
THE NEW NATION
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| 4.
What famous sculpture was originally designed in France as a
Black woman breaking free from chains?
SPHINX
VENUS DE MILO
STATUE OF LIBERTY
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| 5.
Which written language did the Black writer, Alexander Pushkin,
help create?
GERMAN
FRENCH
RUSSIAN
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| 6.
One of the oldest paintings in Europe stands at the 'Franciscan
Order' in Rome. Which religious personality is painted as Black?
SAINT PETER
MOSES
JESUS
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| 7.
Whose autobiography was entitled 'The Long Walk To Freedom'?
RICK JAMES
MIKE TYSON
NELSON MANDELA
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| 8.
What is the most successful work to date by the best selling
novelist, Alice Walker?
SINGLE BLACK FEMALE
THE COLOUR PURPLE
TEMPLE
OF MY FAMILIAR
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| 9.
In West African and Caribbean folk tales, what kind of creature
is Anansie?
SPIDER
SNAKE
FOX
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| 10.
Whose autobiography was entitled 'Lady Sings The Blues'?
ETHEL WATERS
BILLIE HOLIDAY
DIANA ROSS
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| 11.
In which Pulitzer prize winning book by Alex Haley does the
character 'Kizzy' appear?
THE NEXT GENERATION
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X
ROOTS
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| 12.
Which ancient book records the love affair between Solomon and
the Queen of Sheba?
SONGS OF SOLOMON
THE VEDAS
THE KEBRA NEGAST
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| 13.
Which famous author wrote the autobiographical 'I Know Why The
Caged Bird Sings'?
ROSA GUY
TONI MORRISON
MAYA ANGELOU
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| 14.
How many Black people did 'The Gentlemen's Magazine,' in 1764,
estimate to be living in London?
20,000
10,0000
5,000
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| 15.
From which country was the prolific 20th Century Caribbean writer,
Wilson Harris, author of 'Palace Of The Peacock' and 'The Waiting
Room?
GUYANA
TRINIDAD
BELIZE
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