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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What Jazz Musician Made ' Body And Soul ' Famous?






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






3. 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?






4. First black star of a network TV show






5. First African American newspaper

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






7. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






8. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






9. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






10. 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)






11. First black major league baseball player






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






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






14. In what year was the VRA passed?






15. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






18. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






20. 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?






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






22. First black person to win an Oscar






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






24. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






25. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






26. 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?






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






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






29. Queen Of Soul






30. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






31. First black female to host a TV show






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






33. 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?






34. In what year was the Million Man March?






35. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






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






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






40. First black star of a network TV show






41. 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)






42. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






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






46. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






48. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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