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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






4. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






5. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






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






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






10. First black star of a network TV show






11. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






13. First black Miss America






14. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






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






18. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






20. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






21. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






22. This political group was created in 1971 by the twelve African-Americans elected to the House of Reps in 1970.






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






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






25. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






26. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






28. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






29. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






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






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






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






35. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






37. 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.






38. First black Miss America






39. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






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






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 black NFL quarterback






43. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






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






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






48. First black major league baseball player






49. First African American newspaper

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50. In what year was the VRA passed?