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Black History Trivia

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






2. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






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






5. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






8. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






11. First black major league baseball player






12. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






13. First black supreme court justice






14. 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?






15. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






16. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






18. First black president






19. Father Of Gospel Music






20. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






23. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






25. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






28. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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 Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






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






33. Former American Slave -Who Was TheFirst To ServeIn The House Of Representatives?






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






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






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






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






38. First black secretary of state






39. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






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






42. First black female to win a Grammy






43. First published black poet






44. In what year was the NAACP founded?






45. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






46. Former American Slave -Who Was TheFirst To ServeIn The House Of Representatives?






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






48. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






49. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






50. First black female to host a TV show