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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






2. Queen Of Soul






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






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






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






6. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






9. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






11. First black RNC chairman






12. In what year was MLK assassinated?






13. In what year was the Million Man March?






14. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






16. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






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






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






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






22. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






23. First black NFL quarterback






24. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






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






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






28. First black star of a network TV show






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






30. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






31. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






33. First black star of a network TV show






34. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






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






36. 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)






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






38. 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?






39. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






42. The Novelist And Short Story Writer Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






44. First African American newspaper


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






46. First African AmericanInducteeInto The Pro Football Hall Of Fame?






47. How many times did Jayne Jackson run for president?






48. 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.






49. 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)






50. First black female to win a Grammy