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Black History Trivia

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






2. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






3. Queen Of Soul






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






5. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






7. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






10. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






13. In what year was MLK assassinated?






14. First black secretary of state






15. 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.






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






17. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






18. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






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






22. 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)






23. First black female to host a TV show






24. 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.






25. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






26. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






27. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






29. 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?






30. In what year was the Million Man March?






31. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






33. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






35. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






37. First black RNC chairman






38. 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?






39. First black star of a network TV show






40. In what year was the Million Man March?






41. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






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






45. First African American newspaper

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






47. African American Novelist - Critic - Poet - Editor - Kn ownFor Her Discovery and encouragement Of Other General Writers Of The Harlem Renaissance?






48. First published black poet






49. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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