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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. ForemostInterpreters to the world of black experience in The United States






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






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






4. In what year was MLK assassinated?






5. First black person to win an Oscar






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






7. 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?






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






9. First black secretary of state






10. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






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






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






14. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






15. Where Is Morgan University Located?






16. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






18. First black NFL quarterback






19. First black major league baseball player






20. Father Of Gospel Music






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






22. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






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






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






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






28. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






30. 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?






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






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






33. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






35. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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






38. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






39. Queen Of Soul






40. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






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






43. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






45. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






48. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






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