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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






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






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






6. First black NFL quarterback






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






8. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






10. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






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






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






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






15. 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?






16. First published black poet






17. In what year was MLK assassinated?






18. 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?






19. First black secretary of state






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






21. First black star of a network TV show






22. First black Miss America






23. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






24. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






26. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






27. First black female to win a Grammy






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






29. First black RNC chairman






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






31. First black billionaire






32. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






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






35. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






36. 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?






37. Father Of Gospel Music






38. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






41. 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.






42. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






44. First black president






45. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






46. Queen Of Soul






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






48. 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?






49. First black major league baseball player






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