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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. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






2. Father Of Gospel Music






3. First black secretary of state






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






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






6. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






7. First black supreme court justice






8. First black female to host a TV show






9. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






10. Who Was The U.S Black Abolitionist - Physician - And EditorIn The Pre-Civil War Period






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






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






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






14. 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)






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






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






17. First black star of a network TV show






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






19. Queen Of Soul






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






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






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






23. First black Miss America






24. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






25. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






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






29. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






30. In what year was the NAACP founded?






31. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






34. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






37. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






38. First black RNC chairman






39. In what year was the VRA passed?






40. First black major league baseball player






41. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






42. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






44. Father Of Gospel Music






45. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






47. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






48. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






49. 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?






50. What cultural movement took place in Harlem and lasted from the end of WWI to the 1930s?