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Black History Trivia

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






2. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






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






6. First published black poet






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






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






9. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






10. First black Miss America






11. First black major league baseball player






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






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






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






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






16. First African American newspaper

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17. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






18. First black NFL quarterback






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






20. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






21. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






22. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






23. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






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






27. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






29. First black president






30. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






31. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






40. First black supreme court justice






41. Where Is Morgan University Located?






42. In what year was MLK assassinated?






43. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






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






46. In what year was MLK assassinated?






47. First black female to host a TV show






48. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






49. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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