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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • 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. 'What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?'






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






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






4. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






5. First black star of a network TV show






6. Father Of Gospel Music






7. First black supreme court justice






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






9. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






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






13. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






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






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






18. First black person to win an Oscar






19. In what year was the NAACP founded?






20. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






22. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






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






24. First black secretary of state






25. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






26. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






27. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






28. First published black poet






29. 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)






30. 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.






31. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






33. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






35. In what year was MLK assassinated?






36. First black RNC chairman






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






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






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






40. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






41. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






42. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






43. In what year was the Million Man March?






44. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






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






48. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






49. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






50. First black female to win a Grammy