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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






2. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






3. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






4. First black NFL quarterback






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






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






7. Queen Of Soul






8. First black billionaire






9. 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?






10. First black Miss America






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






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






13. First black female to win a Grammy






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






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






16. In what year was the Million Man March?






17. 'Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.'






18. First African American newspaper


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






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






21. First black secretary of state






22. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






24. Father Of Gospel Music






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






26. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






28. 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.






29. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






30. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






31. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






33. 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?






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






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






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






37. Where Is Morgan University Located?






38. In what year was the VRA passed?






39. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






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






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






44. First black person to win an Oscar






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






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






47. In what year was the VRA passed?






48. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






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