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






2. Father Of Gospel Music






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






4. 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)






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






6. First black secretary of state






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






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






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






10. First black major league baseball player






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






12. 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?






13. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






15. First black person to win an Oscar






16. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






18. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






20. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






21. 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?






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






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






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






25. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






26. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






27. In what year was MLK assassinated?






28. 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?






29. First black female to win a Grammy






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






31. First black NFL quarterback






32. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






33. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






34. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






35. 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.






36. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






38. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






39. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






42. In what year was the Million Man March?






43. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






44. Queen Of Soul






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






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






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






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






49. First published black poet






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