Harlem Renaissance Black History Month
Date Harlem Renaissance Daily Quiz Questions
Monday, February, 3, Who was this legendary poet that wrote “A Raisin in the Sun” and was a central 2020 figure from the Harlem Renaissance? Langston Hughes
Tuesday, February 4, Who was one of the great leaders from the Harlem Renaissance that wrote a popular 2020 book called “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” Zora Neale Hurston
Wednesday, February 5, Who was this phenomenal leader of the Harlem Renaissance that wrote “Lift Every 2020 Voice and Sing,” which is also known as the Black National Anthem?” James Weldon Johnson
Thursday, February 6, Who was this writer, who wrote the poem “Harlem Shadows,” that used his skills as 2020 a writer to fight for social justice during the Harlem Renaissance? Claude McKay
Who was this Harlem Renaissance leader that was a pioneer in the Black theatre Friday, February 7, movement and was a prolific poet? One of her best known poems is called “The 2020 Heart of a Woman.” Georgia Douglas Johnson
Harlem Renaissance Black History Month
Date Harlem Renaissance Daily Quiz Questions
Monday, February 10, Who was this extraordinary dancer, singer, and World War II spy that was extremely 2020 popular in France during the 1920’s? Josephine Baker
Tuesday, February 11, Who was the Civil Rights Activist during the Harlem Renaissance to be the first Black 2020 actor to act in a leading role in England’s Shakespeare Memorial Theater? Paul Robeson
Wednesday, February Also known as the “Empress of the Blues,” who was this phenomenal woman that was 12, 2020 the most popular blues singer in the 1920’s and 1930’s? Bessie Smith
Thursday, February 13, Who was this incredible American singer of classical music and spirituals that was the 2020 first African-American to perform as a member of the Metropolitan Opera as she performed in front of the Lincoln Memorial? Marian Anderson
Friday, February 14, Also known as “Satchmo,” which American Trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor was 2020 the most influential figure in jazz? Louis Armstrong
Harlem Renaissance Black History Month
Date Harlem Renaissance Daily Quiz Questions
Who was the most important music composer and band leader from the Harlem Tuesday, February 18, Renaissance whose career lasted over 50 years and played a large part of in the 2020 evolution of jazz? Duke Ellington
Who was one of the greatest painters and storytellers during the Harlem Renaissance? Wednesday, February He was known for his portrayal of African-American life? 19, 2020 Jacob Lawrence
Who was one of the greatest graphic artist and sculptor who was African-American and Thursday, February 20, Mexican? She was best known for her depictions of African-American life in the 20th 2020 century, which often focused on the female experience. Elizabeth Catlett
Friday, February 21, 2020 Who is the most famous jazz singer from the Harlem Renaissance known as “Lady Day?” Billie Holiday
Harlem Renaissance Black History Month
Date Harlem Renaissance Daily Quiz Questions
Who was this extraordinary historian, sociologist, and Civil Rights leader who wrote Monday, February 24, “Souls of Black Folks” and became the first African-American to earn a Ph. D from 2020 Harvard University? W. E. B. DuBois
Among the first generation born free in the South after the Civil War, who was this Tuesday, February 25, phenomenal poet, journalist, and political activist that was heavily involved in the 2020 Harlem Renaissance? Alice Dunbar Nelson
Who was this great writer, philosopher, and educator known as “The Dean” and “The Wednesday, February Father of the Harlem Renaissance?” He was also the first African-American Rhodes 26, 2020 Scholar in 1907. Alain Locke
Who was this phenomenal teacher, poet, novelist, and editor that focused on Thursday, February 27, portraying a true image of African-American life and history? 2020 Jessie Redmon Fauset Harlem Renaissance Black History Month