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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. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






3. First black NFL quarterback






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






5. First published black poet






6. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






7. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






8. First black major league baseball player






9. First published black poet






10. In what year was the Million Man March?






11. 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?






12. First black Miss America






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






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






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






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






17. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






18. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






20. First black RNC chairman






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






22. First black president






23. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






24. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






27. First black RNC chairman






28. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






31. What cultural movement took place in Harlem and lasted from the end of WWI to the 1930s?






32. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






33. First black secretary of state






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






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






36. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






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






40. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






42. First black star of a network TV show






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






44. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






47. First black person to win an Oscar






48. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






50. First black Miss America