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






2. 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?






3. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






4. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






5. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






7. First African American newspaper

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8. First black NFL quarterback






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






10. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






12. First published black poet






13. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






15. 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?






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






17. First black person to win an Oscar






18. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






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






22. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






24. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






25. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






26. First African American newspaper

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27. Queen Of Soul






28. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






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






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






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






33. First black major league baseball player






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






35. First black Miss America






36. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






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






39. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






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






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






44. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






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






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. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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