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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First black Miss America






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






3. First black secretary of state






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






5. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






6. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






9. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






10. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






11. Which of the 13 colonies was the first to abolish slavery?






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






13. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






14. In what year was the NAACP founded?






15. First black Miss America






16. First black supreme court justice






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






18. First black RNC chairman






19. First black female to win a Grammy






20. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






22. First black star of a network TV show






23. First African American newspaper

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24. 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)






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






26. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






28. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






31. Where Is Morgan University Located?






32. Queen Of Soul






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






34. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






35. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






36. Queen Of Soul






37. First published black poet






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






39. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






45. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






47. Father Of Gospel Music






48. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






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