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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. In what year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






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






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






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






5. 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?






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. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






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






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






11. In what year was the VRA passed?






12. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






14. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






15. 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?






16. First published black poet






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






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






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






20. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






21. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






22. First black female to host a TV show






23. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






24. First black major league baseball player






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






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






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






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






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






30. Father Of Gospel Music






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






32. What athlete gained worldwide stardom during the 1960 Olympics in Rome when she became the first American woman to win three gold medals at the Games - winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 400-meter relay?






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






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






35. First black female to host a TV show






36. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






38. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






40. Father Of Gospel Music






41. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






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






45. In what year was the NAACP founded?






46. First black NFL quarterback






47. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






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






50. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?