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Black History Trivia

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1. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






4. First black star of a network TV show






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






6. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






7. First black female to win a Grammy






8. First black female to host a TV show






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






10. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






11. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






12. Father Of Gospel Music






13. First black person to win an Oscar






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






15. 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)






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






17. First black president






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






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






20. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






22. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






23. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






26. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






28. In what year was MLK assassinated?






29. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






31. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






34. First black supreme court justice






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






36. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






38. First black RNC chairman






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






40. 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.






41. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






42. 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?






43. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






44. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






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






48. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






49. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






50. 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?







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