BRAIN BOWL QUESTIONS AME Church History 1. Who is the current 11th Episcopal District Bishop? o Bishop Adam Clayton Powell o Bishop Adam Jefferson Turner o Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr. o Bishop Frank Madison Reid, Jr. 2. What year was the A.M.E. Church founded and where? o 1778, Philadelphia o 1787, Philadelphia o 1788, Philadelphia o 1878, Philadelphia 3. The AME Church operates under what form of government? o United o African o Methodist o Episcopal 4. How many churches are there on the Celebrated Central District? o 15 o 19 o 20 o 24 5. Which one of these women was not an elected Bishop for the A.M.E Church? o Sarah Allen o Sarah Davis o Carolyn Guidry o Vashti McKenzie 6. The AME Church recognizes only two “Sacraments”. What are they? o Holy Matrimony and the Lord’s Supper o Holy Matrimony and Foot Washing o Baptism and the Lord’s Supper o Baptism and Holy Matrimony 7. Which educational institution does not belong to the AME Church? o Allen University o Edward Waters College o Wilberforce University o Florida A & M University 8. The word ‘polity” is defined as an organized society o Having a specific government o Having a specific board o Having a specific church o Having a specific purpose 9. Love Feast in the AME Church is known as a o Memorial Service o Devotional Service o Bible Study o All of the above 10. What are the four Episcopal districts composed of one state? o 5th , 6th , 7th , 8th o 6th , 7th, 8th , 9th o 6th , 7th, 9th, 10th o 7th , 8th, 9th, 10th 11. Who was the first elected Bishop of the AME Church? o Daniel Coker o Morris Brown o Absalom Jones o Richard Allen 12. Who are the women that assist the pastor and stewards in the spiritual affairs of the church? o Deaconess o Stewardess o Missionaries o Pastor’s Aid 13. ‘I believe in God the Father Almighty’ is the opening line of what? o The Lord’s Prayer o The General Confession o The Apostle’s Creed o The AME Motto 14. How many types of membership does the AME Church recognize? o 1 o 2 o 3 o 4 15. The AME Church has adopted the Ten Commandments as moral guidelines and formed them as the heart of the following o The Call to Worship o The Decalogue o The Gloria Patri o The Doxology 16. Who currently serves as the chief pastor of the Celebrated Central District? o Presiding Elder Jimmy Thompson o Presiding Elder Milton Broomfield o Presiding Elder Jessie Harvin o Presiding Elder Vincent Mitchell 17. Who was the first person Elected and Consecrated Bishop in the A.M.E church? o Daniel Coker o Morris Brown o Absalom Jones o Richard Allen 18. The Doctrines and Discipline of the AME Church first edition was published in what year? o 1815 o 1816 o 1817 o 1818 19. In what year did Bishop Henry McNeil Turner establish the AME Church in West Africa? o 1891 o 1892 o 1861 o 1881 20. How many conferences does the AME Church recognize? o 3 o 4 o 5 o 7 21. What is the name of the first AME Church? o First AME o Bethel AME o Allen AME o Allen Temple AME 22. Who was the first woman preacher in the AME Church? o Harriet Tubman o Sojourner Truth o Jarena Lee o Vashti McKenzie 23. In what year was the AME Church officially established as a denomination? o 1815 o 1816 o 1821 o 1823 24. Who was the first woman Missionary in the AME Church? o Sarah Allen o Sarah Davis o Carolyn Guidry o Flora Allen 25. Who was the first woman elected Bishop in the AME Church? o Anne Byfield o Sarah Davis o Vashti McKenzie o Sarah Allen 26. What does the anvil on the AME Emblem represent? o Hard Work o The Blacksmith Shop o Christianity o The Church 27. What is the Supreme body of the AME Church? o The Church Conference o The Quarterly Conference o The Annual Conference o The General Conference 28. What is the mandatory retirement age for clergy in the AME Church? o 60 o 62 o 65 o 75 29. Where is the Department of Publications of the AME Church located? o Washington, DC o Knoxville, Tennessee o Nashville, Tennessee o New York, NY 30. Who presides over the Quarterly Conference? o The Pastor o The Presiding Elder o The Bishop o The Steward Pro Tem 31. Ordained Ministers are generally appointed to churches as Pastors at this conference? o Annual Conference o District Conference o Quarterly Conference o General Conference 32. What are the modes of Baptism in the AME Church? o Immersion o Sprinkling o Pouring o All of the above 33. Edward Waters College is located in which Episcopal District? o 6th o 8th o 11th o 13th 34. How many Articles of Religion are there? o 19 o 25 o 33 o 35 35. What is a superannuated preacher? o An Honorary Minister o A Minister Without a Charge o A Minister Who Stays at one Church o A Retired Minister 36. The “A” in AME stands for? o Authentic o American o African o African-American 37. God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family is the AME Church? o Slogan o Motto o Cheer o Saying 38. The Celebrated Central District is a part of which Episcopal District? o 19th o 25th o 11th o 10th 39. The deaconess who refused to give up her seat during the bus boycott was? o Sarah Allen o Rosa Parks o Mae F. Grubbs o Sally Walker 40. He helped Richard Allen establish the AME Church? o Morris Brown o Edward Waters o Absalom Jones o Daniel Payne The Arts 1. Who wrote “Their Eyes Were Watching God”? o Oprah Winfrey o Zora Neale Hurston o Toni Morrison o Terri McMillian 2. In 1993, who became the first Black person to win the Nobel Prize in Literature? o Harriet Tubman o Michelle Obama o Toni Morrison o Terri McMillian 3. Music historians refer to what type of music as the first Black American Music? o Rap o Jazz o Spirituals o Gospel 4. What Alex Haley novel was made into a television mini-series in 1977 and 1979? o Queen o The Sailor o Roots o Black Boy 5. What music is regarded by many as a form of “Street Poetry”? o Classical o Hip-Hop o Negro Spirituals o Rap 6. Who is considered the “Father of Gospel Music”? o James Cleveland o Thomas A. Dorsey o Andrae Crouch o Edwin Hawkins 7. Who was the first Black American Woman chosen as Miss America? o Michelle Williams o Mary Jane Williams o Vanessa Bell Armstrong o Vanessa Williams 8. What is the name of the Negro National Anthem? o Going Up Yonder o Lift Every Voice and Sing o I’m Black and I’m Proud o America the Beautiful 9. What Harlem theater is a showcase for Black talent? o The Apollo o The Ritz o The Motown o The Alvin Ailey 10. What artist released the unusually named music video "Lemonade"? o Rihanna o Beyonce o Brandy o Ledisi 11. Who wrote and recited a poem for former President Barak Obama’s Inauguration? o Alice Walker o Terri McMillian o Nikki Giovanni o Maya Angelou 12. What type of dance rhythm and movements did Katherine Dunham introduce? o Line Dancing o African and Caribbean o African Ballet o Liturgical 13. What movie made history with over 1 billion dollars in worldwide sales in early 2018? o Black Thunder o Black Lightning o Black Panther o Black Knight 14. Who are three nationally renowned 20th century tap dancers? o James Brown, Usher, Neyo o Fred Sanford, Chris Brown, Rick James o Sammy Davis, Jr., Bill Bailey, Bll “Bojangles” Robinson o Master Juba, Michael Jackson, Danny Glover 15. Who is the longest running Black comedian on Saturday Night Live? o Eddie Murphy o Kenan Thompson o Maya Rudolph o Chris Rock 16. What African American received a Guggenheim Fellowship and painted War Series? o Gordon Parks o Basquiet o Romare Bearden o Jacob Lawrence 17. Who was the first Black female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre? o Janet Collins o Misty Copeland o Debra Austin o Michaela DePrince 18. What singer was known as the “Empress of the Blues"? o Bessie Smith o Billie Holiday o Diana Ross o Ella Fitzgerald 19. What Black author wrote “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of Monte Cristo”? o Richard Wright o Langston Hughes o Alexandre Dumas o Frederick Douglass 20. Who was the first Black person to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City? o Leontyne Price o Kathleen Battle o Jessye Norman o Marian Anderson 21. In what southern city did jazz music originate? o Nashville o Miami o Birmingham o New Orleans 22. In 2017, what Black artist’s painting sold at auction for over $110 million dollars? o Jacob Lawrence o Kathleen Wilson o Jean-Michel Basquiat o Gordon Parks 23. Jazz musician Louis Armstrong played what instrument? o Saxophone o Trumpet o Piano o Guitar 24. Which preeminent Black artist used collages to show Black humanity? o Addye Nieves o Gordon James o Deborah Roberts o Romare Bearden 25. Who was the photographer who highlighted Black Americans enduring adversity & racism? o Gordon Parks o Gordon Weeks o Gordon James o Gordon Cromwell 26.