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Black History Trivia

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






2. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






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






5. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






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






9. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






10. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






12. First African American newspaper


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






14. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






15. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






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






19. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






21. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






22. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






23. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






24. First black supreme court justice






25. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






26. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






27. 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?






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






29. 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?






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






31. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






33. In what year was the Million Man March?






34. First black person to win an Oscar






35. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






38. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






39. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






41. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






42. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






43. 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.






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






45. Who Was The Black American Evangelist And Religious ReformerWho Applied Her Religious Fervor to the abolitionist and women's rights movement?






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






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






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






49. Father Of Gospel Music






50. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight