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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. First black female to win a Grammy






2. 'A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.'






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






4. What cultural movement took place in Harlem and lasted from the end of WWI to the 1930s?






5. What singer/songwriter set the 2006 Guinness World Record for the most awarded female artist of all time?






6. ForemostInterpreters to the world of black experience in The United States






7. 'The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.'






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






9. First published black poet






10. In what year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






11. First black supreme court justice






12. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






13. First published black poet






14. First black NFL quarterback






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






16. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






17. First black star of a network TV show






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






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






20. First black star of a network TV show






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






22. Father Of Gospel Music






23. In what year was the NAACP founded?






24. In what year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






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






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






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






28. First black RNC chairman






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






30. African American Poet Essayist - Short Story Writer - And Artist Of The Harlem Renaissance .






31. First black major league baseball player






32. What cultural movement took place in Harlem and lasted from the end of WWI to the 1930s?






33. This political group was created in 1971 by the twelve African-Americans elected to the House of Reps in 1970.






34. In what year was MLK assassinated?






35. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






36. In what year was the VRA passed?






37. 'Float like a butterfly - sting like a bee.'






38. First black NFL quarterback






39. Queen Of Soul






40. 'Float like a butterfly - sting like a bee.'






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






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






43. 'A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.'






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






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






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






47. Where Is Morgan University Located?






48. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






49. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






50. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?