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






2. First black RNC chairman






3. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






4. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






5. First black president






6. First black supreme court justice






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






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






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






10. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






12. Where Is Morgan University Located?






13. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






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






17. First black person to win an Oscar






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






19. First African American newspaper

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20. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






21. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






23. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






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






26. First black female to host a TV show






27. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






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






30. First published black poet






31. First black female to win a Grammy






32. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






34. First black major league baseball player






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






36. In what year was the Million Man March?






37. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






39. What singer/songwriter set the 2006 Guinness World Record for the most awarded female artist of all time?






40. Queen Of Soul






41. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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 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?






44. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






45. 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)






46. 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.






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






48. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






50. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?