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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. First African American newspaper

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






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






5. In what year was the Million Man March?






6. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






7. First black female to host a TV show






8. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






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






12. 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?






13. 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.






14. In what year was MLK assassinated?






15. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






17. First published black poet






18. 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)






19. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






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






22. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






25. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






26. First black president






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






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






29. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






30. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






32. First black secretary of state






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






34. 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?






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






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






37. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






38. First black star of a network TV show






39. First black RNC chairman






40. Father Of Gospel Music






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






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






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






44. First black female to win a Grammy






45. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






46. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






47. First black billionaire






48. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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







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