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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






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






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






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






7. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






9. 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?






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






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






12. First black president






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






14. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






16. First black supreme court justice






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






18. First black Miss America






19. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






20. First black RNC chairman






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






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






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






24. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






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






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






28. Father Of Gospel Music






29. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






31. First published black poet






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






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






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






35. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






37. In what year was the VRA passed?






38. Queen Of Soul






39. First black RNC chairman






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






46. First black star of a network TV show






47. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






48. First black female to host a TV show






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






50. First black female to win a Grammy