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






2. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






3. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






6. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






8. First black star of a network TV show






9. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






11. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






12. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






15. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






16. First black secretary of state






17. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






18. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






20. First black female to win a Grammy






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






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






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






24. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






25. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






26. Queen Of Soul






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






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






29. First black person to win an Oscar






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






31. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






32. In what year was the NAACP founded?






33. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






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






36. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






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






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






41. First black Miss America






42. First published black poet






43. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






44. First black president






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. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






47. First black secretary of state






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






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






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