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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. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






3. 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?






4. First black female to win a Grammy






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






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






7. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






8. First black Miss America






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






10. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






12. First black major league baseball player






13. 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.






14. 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?






15. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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






18. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






20. 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?






21. In what year was MLK assassinated?






22. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






23. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






25. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






27. First black female to host a TV show






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






29. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






31. First black person to win an Oscar






32. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






34. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






36. First black major league baseball player






37. First black NFL quarterback






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






39. Queen Of Soul






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






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






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






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






44. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






46. 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?






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






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






49. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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