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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. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that slaves were property - that blacks were not citizens - and that the MI Compromise was unconstitutional?






2. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






3. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






4. First African American newspaper

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






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






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






8. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






9. First black star of a network TV show






10. First black female to host a TV show






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






12. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






13. This 1984 sitcom was the highest ranking sitcom for five consecutive years.






14. Father Of Gospel Music






15. What Negro Slave Became A Naval HeroFor The Union?






16. First black president






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






18. In what year was the NAACP founded?






19. First black president






20. First black NFL quarterback






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






22. Queen Of Soul






23. Queen Of Soul






24. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






26. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






27. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






29. 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?






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






31. In what year was MLK assassinated?






32. First black female to host a TV show






33. First black major league baseball player






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






47. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






48. First black NFL quarterback






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






50. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?