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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 'A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.'






2. 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)






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






11. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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






14. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






15. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






17. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






18. Queen Of Soul






19. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






20. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






22. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






23. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






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






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






27. First black female to host a TV show






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






29. First black major league baseball player






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






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






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






33. First black supreme court justice






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






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






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






37. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






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






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






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






43. Who Was One Of The Most Eminent Human Right Leaders 19thn Century?






44. Father Of Gospel Music






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






46. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






48. First black billionaire






49. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






50. Who Was One Of The Most Eminent Human Right Leaders 19thn Century?