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






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






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






4. First black billionaire






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






6. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






7. First black secretary of state






8. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






9. Father Of Gospel Music






10. First black president






11. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






12. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






14. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






17. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






19. First black president






20. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






23. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






25. First black RNC chairman






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






27. 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?






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






29. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






30. First published black poet






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






32. First black NFL quarterback






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






34. 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)






35. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






36. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






37. First black Miss America






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






39. First black female to win a Grammy






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






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






42. In what year was the NAACP founded?






43. First black secretary of state






44. First black billionaire






45. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






47. First black female to host a TV show






48. In what year was MLK assassinated?






49. Father Of Gospel Music






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