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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First African AmericanInducteeInto The Pro Football Hall Of Fame?






2. First black star of a network TV show






3. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






4. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






5. First black supreme court justice






6. First black secretary of state






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






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






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






10. First black female to win a Grammy






11. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






12. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






14. 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?






15. Father Of Gospel Music






16. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






25. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






26. First black president






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






34. First black NFL quarterback






35. First black major league baseball player






36. Father Of Gospel Music






37. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






38. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






41. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






42. First black RNC chairman






43. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






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






47. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






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






50. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?