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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. First black female to host a TV show






3. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






4. 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)






5. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






6. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






8. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






9. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






11. First black secretary of state






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






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






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






15. First black major league baseball player






16. First black person to win an Oscar






17. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






26. First black major league baseball player






27. Best known for his work with blood plasma - this man helped set up the American Red Cross blood bank and established the first blood bank in England?






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






29. ForemostInterpreters to the world of black experience in The United States






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






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






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






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






34. First black NFL quarterback






35. First black RNC chairman






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






37. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






38. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






39. First black supreme court justice






40. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






42. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






45. Father Of Gospel Music






46. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






49. First black president






50. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?