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Black History Trivia

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1. In what year was Malcolm X assassinated?






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






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






4. 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?






5. First Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff






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






7. First black major league baseball player






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






9. First African American newspaper

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10. First black RNC chairman






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






12. First black star of a network TV show






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






14. Queen Of Soul






15. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






17. WhoInvented A Machine That Could Produce Shoes Mechanically?






18. Finest Poets Of The Harlem Renaissance






19. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






20. 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)






21. First black RNC chairman






22. First black billionaire






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






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






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






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






27. First black recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature






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






29. In what year was slavery abolished in America?






30. How Many Years Did Wilt Chamberlain Play Basketball?






31. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






33. What Motion Picture Mad Butterfly McQueen A Star?






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






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






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






37. Laws that Forced Racial Segregation






38. In what year was the Million Man March?






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






40. Who founded the world famous Motown Record Company?






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






42. In What Sport Did Bill Packet Excel?






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






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






45. 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?






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






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






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






49. First black president






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