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Black History Trivia

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






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






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






4. First black female to win a Grammy






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






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






7. First black billionaire






8. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






9. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






11. 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?






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






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






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






15. First black supreme court justice






16. First black star of a network TV show






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






18. First black female to host a TV show






19. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






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






22. In what year was MLK assassinated?






23. First black billionaire






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






25. First African American newspaper

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26. First black RNC chairman






27. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






30. 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.






31. First black female to host a TV show






32. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






34. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






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






37. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






38. 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)






39. First black Miss America






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






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






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






43. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






45. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






46. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






47. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






48. First black major league baseball player






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






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