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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. The Novelist And Short Story Writer Of The Harlem Renaissance






2. First black person to win an Oscar






3. First black major league baseball player






4. Father Of Gospel Music






5. First black star of a network TV show






6. First black NFL quarterback






7. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






8. First black person to win an Oscar






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






10. 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?






11. First black secretary of state






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






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






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






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. First black supreme court justice






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






18. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






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






21. First black female to host a TV show






22. First published black poet






23. Where Is Morgan University Located?






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






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






26. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






28. 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)






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






30. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






31. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






33. 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?






34. In what year was the VRA passed?






35. 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.






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






37. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






38. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






41. 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.






42. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






44. First published black poet






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






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






48. First black secretary of state






49. First black supreme court justice






50. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?