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Black History Trivia

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






2. 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?






3. First black supreme court justice






4. This 1984 sitcom was the highest ranking sitcom for five consecutive years.






5. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






11. First black Miss America






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






13. 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.






14. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






15. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






17. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






20. Queen Of Soul






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






22. Where Is Morgan University Located?






23. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






25. First black major league baseball player






26. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






27. 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?






28. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






31. First published black poet






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






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






34. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






35. Father Of Gospel Music






36. In what year was the Million Man March?






37. 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?






38. First African American newspaper

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39. First black person to win an Oscar






40. In what year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






41. 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)






42. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






43. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






44. First black president






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






46. First black Miss America






47. First black billionaire






48. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






50. First black billionaire







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