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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who wrote 'A Letter from a Birmingham Jail?'






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






3. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






6. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






7. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






8. First black Miss America






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






10. First black female to win a Grammy






11. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






14. First black supreme court justice






15. In what year was the NAACP founded?






16. First African American newspaper


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






18. First African American newspaper


19. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






21. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






22. 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?






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






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






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






26. 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?






27. First black star of a network TV show






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






29. In what year was the Million Man March?






30. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






32. First published black poet






33. First black person to win an Oscar






34. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






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






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






38. 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?






39. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






40. First black supreme court justice






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Queen Of Soul






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






47. First black president






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






49. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






50. First black major league baseball player