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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. First black female to win a Grammy






2. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






5. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






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






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






19. First black president






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






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






22. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






23. Dr. Martain Luther King Jr Organized A Bus Boycot That Lasted 381 DaysIn ____






24. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






26. First black NFL quarterback






27. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






29. First black secretary of state






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






31. 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.






32. First black RNC chairman






33. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






35. First black major league baseball player






36. First black female to host a TV show






37. First African American newspaper


38. First published black poet






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






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






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






42. Father Of Gospel Music






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






44. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






46. First published black poet






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






48. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






49. In what landmark decision did the Supreme Court declare that slaves were property - that blacks were not citizens - and that the MI Compromise was unconstitutional?






50. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By