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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This political group was created in 1971 by the twelve African-Americans elected to the House of Reps in 1970.






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






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






4. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






5. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






6. 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?






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






8. In what year was the VRA passed?






9. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






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






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






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






15. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






16. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






18. First black NFL quarterback






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






20. First black female to host a TV show






21. First black star of a network TV show






22. 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?






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






24. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






26. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






27. 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?






28. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






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






32. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






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






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






36. First black major league baseball player






37. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






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






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






41. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






44. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






45. First black RNC chairman






46. First black NFL quarterback






47. First published black poet






48. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






49. First black female to host a TV show






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