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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Dr. Martain Luther King Jr Organized A Bus Boycot That Lasted 381 DaysIn ____






2. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






4. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






7. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






8. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






9. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






10. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






11. In what year was the Million Man March?






12. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






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






16. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






19. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






21. 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?






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






23. First black major league baseball player






24. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






25. First black person to win an Oscar






26. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






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






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. What Negro Slave Became A Naval HeroFor The Union?






33. 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)






34. American WriterWho Depicted The Lives And Struggles Of Black Americans?






35. In what year was MLK assassinated?






36. In what year was the VRA passed?






37. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






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






41. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






42. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






43. 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?






44. Where Is Morgan University Located?






45. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






46. American WriterWho Depicted The Lives And Struggles Of Black Americans?






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






48. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






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