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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. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






2. First black person to win an Oscar






3. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






5. Father Of Gospel Music






6. 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?






7. This music composer and producer is the most Grammy-nominated artist of all time?






8. First black supreme court justice






9. 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)






10. First black secretary of state






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






12. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






13. First black NFL quarterback






14. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






17. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






20. First black major league baseball player






21. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






23. First black supreme court justice






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






25. In what year was MLK assassinated?






26. First black billionaire






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






28. First black female to host a TV show






29. First published black poet






30. First black person to win an Oscar






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






32. First black president






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






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






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






36. Queen Of Soul






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






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






39. ForemostInterpreters to the world of black experience in The United States






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






41. First published black poet






42. Where Is Morgan University Located?






43. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






44. First black female to win a Grammy






45. First black star of a network TV show






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






47. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






49. ForemostInterpreters to the world of black experience in The United States






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