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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First black president






2. 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.






3. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






4. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






5. First black secretary of state






6. 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)






7. In what year was the NAACP founded?






8. Father Of Gospel Music






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






10. Where Is Morgan University Located?






11. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






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






15. First African American newspaper

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






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






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






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






20. First black Miss America






21. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






22. First black star of a network TV show






23. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






24. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






25. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






26. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






28. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






29. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






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






33. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






34. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






35. First black female to host a TV show






36. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






38. Father Of Gospel Music






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






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






41. 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?






42. First African American newspaper

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43. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






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






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






47. In what year was the VRA passed?






48. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






49. In what year was MLK assassinated?






50. In what year was slavery abolished in America?