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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First black Miss America






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






3. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






4. First black NFL quarterback






5. How many times did Jayne Jackson run for president?






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






7. First black billionaire






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






9. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






10. First black female to host a TV show






11. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






12. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






13. First black RNC chairman






14. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






16. 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?






17. First black RNC chairman






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






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






20. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






22. First black female to host a TV show






23. 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?






24. 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?






25. First black star of a network TV show






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






27. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






29. First black star of a network TV show






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






31. 'Man - if you gotta ask [what jazz is] you'll never know.'






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






33. In what year was the Million Man March?






34. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






37. First African American newspaper

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38. First black secretary of state






39. Who Was The Black American Evangelist And Religious ReformerWho Applied Her Religious Fervor to the abolitionist and women's rights movement?






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






41. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






43. 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.






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 year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






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






47. First black female to win a Grammy






48. Which of the 13 colonies was the first to abolish slavery?






49. This singer holds the title of Most Top 10 Singles from an album for Thriller (1982) and the Most Number One Singles from an Album for Bad (1987)






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