Test your basic knowledge |

Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. This political group was created in 1971 by the twelve African-Americans elected to the House of Reps in 1970.






2. 'Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.'






3. First black billionaire






4. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that the segregation of public schools was in violation of the 14th Amendment?






5. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






6. Dr. Martain Luther King Jr Organized A Bus Boycot That Lasted 381 DaysIn ____






7. Former American Slave -Who Was TheFirst To ServeIn The House Of Representatives?






8. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






9. What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?






10. 'What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?'






11. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






12. First black president






13. In what year was the NAACP founded?






14. First black RNC chairman






15. In what year was MLK's birthday first celebrated as a national holiday?






16. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






17. What Jazz Musician Made ' Body And Soul ' Famous?






18. In 2008 - this Jamaican sprinter became the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic games.






19. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?






20. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






21. This music composer and producer is the most Grammy-nominated artist of all time?






22. In what year did MLK deliver his famous 'dream' speech?






23. First black NFL quarterback






24. Who Was One Of The Most Eminent Human Right Leaders 19thn Century?






25. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






26. This member of the NY Yankees whose late-season heroics earned him the name 'Mr. October' hit three dramatic home runs in the last game of the World Series against the LA Dodgers at Yankee Stadium.






27. Who wrote 'A Letter from a Birmingham Jail?'






28. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






29. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that the segregation of public schools was in violation of the 14th Amendment?






30. What athlete gained worldwide stardom during the 1960 Olympics in Rome when she became the first American woman to win three gold medals at the Games - winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 400-meter relay?






31. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






32. First African American newspaper


33. African American Novelist - Critic - Poet - Editor - Kn ownFor Her Discovery and encouragement Of Other General Writers Of The Harlem Renaissance?






34. First black president






35. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






36. This hip hop group released the albums Midnight Marauders and The Low End Theory.






37. First black supreme court justice






38. What name was given to the escape system used by slaves in the late 1800s?






39. In what year was MLK's birthday first celebrated as a national holiday?






40. This basketball player won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.






41. American WriterWho Depicted The Lives And Struggles Of Black Americans?






42. Who wrote 'A Letter from a Birmingham Jail?'






43. The Novelist And Short Story Writer Of The Harlem Renaissance






44. First African AmericanInducteeInto The Pro Football Hall Of Fame?






45. Best known for his work with blood plasma - this man helped set up the American Red Cross blood bank and established the first blood bank in England?






46. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






47. First black person to win an Oscar






48. What was the name of the iconic dance move created in the 1950s by Chubby Checker?






49. This hip hop group released the albums Midnight Marauders and The Low End Theory.






50. Father Of Gospel Music