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Black History Trivia

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






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






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






4. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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






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






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






9. First black supreme court justice






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






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






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






13. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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)






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






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






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






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






24. First African American newspaper


25. First black female to win a Grammy






26. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






27. In what year was MLK assassinated?






28. 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.






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






30. Queen Of Soul






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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?






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






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






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






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






41. First black president






42. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






43. First black major league baseball player






44. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






45. Where Is Morgan University Located?






46. First black secretary of state






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






48. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






49. In what year was the VRA passed?






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