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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






3. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






4. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






5. First black star of a network TV show






6. Father Of Gospel Music






7. 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)






8. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






10. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






11. Father Of Gospel Music






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






13. First black supreme court justice






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






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






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






17. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






18. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






20. First black RNC chairman






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






22. First black female to win a Grammy






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






24. In what year was the VRA passed?






25. First black star of a network TV show






26. First black person to win an Oscar






27. First black female to host a TV show






28. First African American newspaper

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






31. First black Miss America






32. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






33. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






34. 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.






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






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






37. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






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






46. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






47. First black billionaire






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






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






50. First black billionaire