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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In what year did John Johnson begin publishing 'Ebony' magazine?






2. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






4. Queen Of Soul






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






6. Queen Of Soul






7. 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.






8. First black supreme court justice






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






10. First black billionaire






11. Father Of Gospel Music






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






13. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






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






16. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






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






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






21. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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






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






25. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






27. First black major league baseball player






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






29. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






30. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






32. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






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






35. In what year was the VRA passed?






36. First African American newspaper

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37. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






39. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






40. First black star of a network TV show






41. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






43. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






46. 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?






47. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






48. 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)






49. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






50. First black female to win a Grammy