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Black History Trivia

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






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






3. In what year was MLK assassinated?






4. 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)






5. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






6. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






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






10. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






13. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






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






15. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






16. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






17. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






18. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






19. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






22. 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?






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






24. First black female to host a TV show






25. In what year was the VRA passed?






26. First published black poet






27. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






29. First black supreme court justice






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. Queen Of Soul






32. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






33. In what year was MLK assassinated?






34. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






36. 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?






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






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






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






40. First black star of a network TV show






41. First black major league baseball player






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






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






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






45. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






46. Queen Of Soul






47. First black president






48. First black female to host a TV show






49. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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