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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. What singer/songwriter set the 2006 Guinness World Record for the most awarded female artist of all time?






2. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






3. In what year was the VRA passed?






4. First African American newspaper

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5. 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?






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






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






8. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






9. Queen Of Soul






10. 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.






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






12. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






13. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






16. First black Miss America






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






18. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






20. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






22. First published black poet






23. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






26. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






28. 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)






29. First published black poet






30. Where Is Morgan University Located?






31. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






32. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






34. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






37. First black secretary of state






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






39. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






40. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






41. First black person to win an Oscar






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






43. 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?






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






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






46. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






49. First black billionaire






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