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






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






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






4. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






5. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






6. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






7. First black president






8. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






11. Former American Slave -Who Was TheFirst To ServeIn The House Of Representatives?






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






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






14. Former American Slave -Who Was TheFirst To ServeIn The House Of Representatives?






15. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






16. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






17. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






18. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






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






22. First black secretary of state






23. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






24. First black female to win a Grammy






25. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






27. First black secretary of state






28. First black person to win an Oscar






29. First black person to win an Oscar






30. First published black poet






31. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






34. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






35. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






36. Father Of Gospel Music






37. 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)






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






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






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






41. First black star of a network TV show






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






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






44. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






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






47. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






49. Father Of Gospel Music






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