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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. What was the name of the iconic dance move created in the 1950s by Chubby Checker?






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






3. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






6. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






7. First black president






8. What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper which Frederick Douglass founded?






9. First black star of a network TV show






10. First published black poet






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






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






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






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






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






16. Father Of Gospel Music






17. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






20. First black supreme court justice






21. First black supreme court justice






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






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






24. 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?






25. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






26. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






28. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






31. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






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






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






36. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






45. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






47. Father Of Gospel Music






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






49. First black RNC chairman






50. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance