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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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  • 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. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






2. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






3. 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?






4. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






5. First black NFL quarterback






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






7. First African American newspaper


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






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






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






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






12. In what year was the VRA passed?






13. Father Of Gospel Music






14. In what year was the Million Man March?






15. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






18. Queen Of Soul






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






20. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






22. First black Miss America






23. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






24. Father Of Gospel Music






25. First black female to host a TV show






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






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






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






29. 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?






30. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






31. First black female to win a Grammy






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






33. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






34. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






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






38. First black RNC chairman






39. First black president






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






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






42. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






43. 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?






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






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






46. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






48. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






49. First black supreme court justice






50. First black RNC chairman