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The NAACP Image Awards: Honoring African American Achievement

Description: The NAACP Image Awards, presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), honor outstanding achievements and performances of African Americans in film, television, music, and literature.
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In what year were the NAACP Image Awards first presented?

  1. 1967

  2. 1969

  3. 1971

  4. 1973


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The NAACP Image Awards were first presented in 1967.

Who was the first recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture?

  1. Sidney Poitier

  2. Harry Belafonte

  3. James Earl Jones

  4. Richard Pryor


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sidney Poitier was the first recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture in 1967.

Which actress has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture?

  1. Halle Berry

  2. Angela Bassett

  3. Whoopi Goldberg

  4. Lupita Nyong'o


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Halle Berry has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, with four awards.

Which television show has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series?

  1. The Cosby Show

  2. Black-ish

  3. Insecure

  4. Atlanta


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Cosby Show has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, with eight awards.

Which television show has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series?

  1. Grey's Anatomy

  2. Scandal

  3. Empire

  4. This Is Us


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Grey's Anatomy has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, with six awards.

Which musician has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Male Artist?

  1. Michael Jackson

  2. Stevie Wonder

  3. Prince

  4. Jay-Z


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Michael Jackson has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Male Artist, with eight awards.

Which musician has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Female Artist?

  1. Aretha Franklin

  2. Whitney Houston

  3. Beyoncé

  4. Rihanna


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aretha Franklin has won the most NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Female Artist, with nine awards.

Which book has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction?

  1. The Color Purple

  2. Beloved

  3. Song of Solomon

  4. Sula


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Color Purple by Alice Walker won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction in 1983.

Which book has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction?

  1. The Autobiography of Malcolm X

  2. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  3. Roots: The Saga of an American Family

  4. Just Mercy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction in 1966.

Which film has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture?

  1. 12 Years a Slave

  2. Moonlight

  3. Get Out

  4. Black Panther


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

12 Years a Slave won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture in 2014.

Which television show has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special?

  1. The Wiz

  2. Roots

  3. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

  4. The Rosa Parks Story


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Roots won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special in 1977.

Which musician has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist?

  1. Whitney Houston

  2. Janet Jackson

  3. Mary J. Blige

  4. Alicia Keys


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Whitney Houston won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist in 1986.

Which book has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry?

  1. And Still I Rise

  2. The Black Unicorn

  3. For My People

  4. A Litany for Survival


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry in 1978.

Which film has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture?

  1. Do the Right Thing

  2. Boyz n the Hood

  3. Menace II Society

  4. Set It Off


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Do the Right Thing won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture in 1990.

Which television show has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program?

  1. Sesame Street

  2. The Electric Company

  3. Soul Train

  4. Reading Rainbow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sesame Street has won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children's Program multiple times.

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