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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. First African American newspaper

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2. First black major league baseball player






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






4. In 2008 - this Jamaican sprinter became the first man in history to set three world records in a single Olympic games.






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






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






7. Queen Of Soul






8. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






11. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






12. In what year was the NAACP founded?






13. First black female to win a Grammy






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






15. 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?






16. 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)






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






18. In what year was MLK assassinated?






19. First black RNC chairman






20. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






21. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






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






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






25. First black Miss America






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






27. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






29. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






30. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






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






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






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






35. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






36. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






38. 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)






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






40. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






41. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






42. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






43. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






44. In what year was the Million Man March?






45. 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?






46. First black billionaire






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






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






49. In what year was the NAACP founded?






50. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?