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Black History Trivia

Subjects : trivia, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Group That Accompanied Gladys Knight






2. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






4. First black female to host a TV show






5. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






8. First black supreme court justice






9. First black billionaire






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






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






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






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






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






15. In what year was the VRA passed?






16. First black Miss America






17. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






18. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






19. Who Was the Poet And Anthologist Of






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






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






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






23. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






25. First black major league baseball player






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






27. First black female to win a Grammy






28. First black supreme court justice






29. When Was TheFirst Open Heart Surgery Performed?






30. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






31. 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?






32. First black person to win an Oscar






33. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






35. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






36. First black star of a network TV show






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






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






39. In what year was the NAACP founded?






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






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






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






43. First black president






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






45. In what year was MLK assassinated?






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






47. 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?






48. First black major league baseball player






49. Queen Of Soul






50. American WriterWho Depicted The Lives And Struggles Of Black Americans?