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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 'Float like a butterfly - sting like a bee.'






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






3. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






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






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






7. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






8. In what year was the NAACP founded?






9. First published black poet






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






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






12. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






13. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






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






17. First black RNC chairman






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






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






20. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






21. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






22. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






25. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






27. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






29. 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?






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






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






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






33. Father Of Gospel Music






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






35. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






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 female to win a Grammy






39. First black secretary of state






40. First black president






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






42. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






45. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






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






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






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