Test your basic knowledge |

Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 'The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.'






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






3. First African American newspaper

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


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






5. In what year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






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






7. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






8. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






9. 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?






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






11. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






13. First black billionaire






14. First black star of a network TV show






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






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






17. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






26. Father Of Gospel Music






27. First black NFL quarterback






28. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






30. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






31. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






32. 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)






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






34. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






36. First black supreme court justice






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. In what year was the Million Man March?






42. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






44. In what year was the NAACP founded?






45. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






47. First black Miss America






48. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






50. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?