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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
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1. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






2. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






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






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






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






6. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






7. How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?






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






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






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






11. Where Is Morgan University Located?






12. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






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






14. Where did MLK receive his doctorate?






15. In what year was the NAACP founded?






16. First published black poet






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. First black billionaire






20. In what year was the Emancipation Proclamation signed?






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






22. First black president






23. Father Of Gospel Music






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






25. Who Was Elizabeth Mahoney?






26. First published black poet






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






28. In what year was the VRA passed?






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






30. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






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






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






34. First black Miss America






35. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






38. First black secretary of state






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






40. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






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






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






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






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






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






46. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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. First black star of a network TV show






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