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






2. Queen Of Soul






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






4. First black billionaire






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






6. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






8. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






10. First black president






11. First black supreme court justice






12. In what year was the NAACP founded?






13. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






14. First black person to win an Oscar






15. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






17. First published black poet






18. 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?






19. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






22. 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)






23. In what year was the NAACP founded?






24. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






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






27. First African American newspaper

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






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






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






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






32. First black secretary of state






33. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






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






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






37. First African American newspaper

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38. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






39. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






40. First black RNC chairman






41. First black female to win a Grammy






42. 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?






43. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






44. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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






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






48. First black billionaire






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






50. First black female to host a TV show