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Black History Trivia

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1. 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?






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






7. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






9. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






10. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






11. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






12. First black female to win a Grammy






13. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






15. First black billionaire






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






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






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






19. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






20. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






21. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






22. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






24. First African American newspaper

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25. First black NFL quarterback






26. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






28. First black star of a network TV show






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






30. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






31. 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?






32. Queen Of Soul






33. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






34. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






35. First black secretary of state






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






37. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






38. 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.






39. Where Is Morgan University Located?






40. 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?






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






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






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






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






45. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






46. Former American Slave -Who Was TheFirst To ServeIn The House Of Representatives?






47. First black star of a network TV show






48. Father Of Gospel Music






49. First black secretary of state






50. First black NFL quarterback







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