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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. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






3. First black supreme court justice






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






5. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






6. Queen Of Soul






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






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






9. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






10. 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)






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






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






13. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






14. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






17. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






19. First black major league baseball player






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






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






22. First black person to win an Oscar






23. First black major league baseball player






24. Who Was The U.S Black Abolitionist - Physician - And EditorIn The Pre-Civil War Period






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






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






27. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






30. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






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






33. First black female to host a TV show






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






35. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






38. First published black poet






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






40. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






41. First black secretary of state






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






43. 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?






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






50. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff