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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. In what year did MLK deliver his famous 'dream' speech?






2. 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)






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






4. 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?






5. First black Miss America






6. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






7. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






8. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






9. First black president






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






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






12. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






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






15. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






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






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






19. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






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






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






22. First black female to win a Grammy






23. 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?






24. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






27. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






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






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






30. 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?






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






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






33. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






34. In what year was MLK assassinated?






35. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






36. Father Of Gospel Music






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






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






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






40. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






41. 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?






42. First black supreme court justice






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






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






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






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






47. The Character Sapphire Was Made Famous By






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






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






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