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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 year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






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






3. First black president






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






5. In what year was the Million Man March?






6. In what year was MLK assassinated?






7. 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?






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






9. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






10. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






12. First black Miss America






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






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






15. 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?






16. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






17. 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?






18. Father Of Gospel Music






19. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






21. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






23. First black female to win a Grammy






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






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






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






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






28. First black secretary of state






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






30. In what year was the VRA passed?






31. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






33. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






34. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






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






38. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






40. First black RNC chairman






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






42. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






43. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional?






44. 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)






45. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






46. Queen Of Soul






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






48. 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?






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






50. First black NFL quarterback