Welcome to the riveting world of Black History Trivia! Prepare to voyage across the expanse of time, right from the illustrious days of the Harlem Renaissance to the roaring Civil Rights Movement, and beyond! You’ll encounter the witty verses of Langston Hughes and the towering court decisions of Thurgood Marshall. Yes, it’s an expedition where every question is a stepping stone, leading you deeper into the rivers of knowledge. So put on your thinking ‘cap-tion’, as we’re about to dive into a sea of intriguing facts, figures, and tales. Let the past be your compass and curiosity your ship as we sail through the ebbs and flows of Black history. Are you ready to take the ‘reigns’ and ‘march’ forward on this historical odyssey? Let’s make ‘history’ together in the most pun-tastic way possible!
1. When was Martin Luther King Jr born?
2. What was Rosa Parks famous for?
3. Which notable novel did Zora Neale Hurston write?
4. What was Malcolm X’s real last name?
5. Which court case was Thurgood Marshall best known for?
6. How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?
7. Where did Martin Luther King Jr deliver his “I Have a Dream” speech?
8. Before her act of defiance, what was Rosa Parks’ profession?
9. Which organization was Malcolm X a part of before founding the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
10. Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
11. What event is known as the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement?
12. Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
13. Who were the “Little Rock Nine”?
14. Which organization was founded by Martin Luther King Jr., and other civil rights leaders in 1957?
15. What were the Freedom Rides?
16. Who was the youngest person to give a speech at the March on Washington?
17. Who is known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”?
18. What were the Jim Crow Laws?
19. Which organization played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement and was founded in 1909?
20. Who was the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi?
21. When did the first recorded enslaved Africans arrive in English-occupied North America?
22. In which colony did these enslaved Africans first arrive?
23. Which colony was the first to legally recognize slavery?
24. Who was the first known African-American woman to arrive in North America?
25. Who was Anthony Johnson?
26. Which crop was a major factor in the importation of slaves to the American colonies during the 17th century?
27. In what year did the Royal African Company lose its monopoly on the British slave trade?
28. Which colonial power transported the most enslaved Africans during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade?
29. Which law established a racial caste system in colonial Virginia?
30. What is the significance of the Middle Passage?
31. What year was the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts founded, which later became a large slaveholding institution?
32. What was the estimated number of enslaved Africans transported to the Americas during the 1600s?
33. Who was the first known African American to be elected to public office in what would become the United States?
34. What was the name of the Dutch ship that carried the first enslaved Africans to Virginia in 1619?
35. What was the predominant religion of the African kingdoms from which many enslaved individuals were captured?
36. What was the name of the slave who sued for and won his freedom in Massachusetts in 1781?
37. Who was the first published African-American poet?
38. Which founding father penned the initial draft of the Declaration of Independence and was a slave owner?
39. Who was the author of the infamous Middle Passage diagram, depicting the inhumane packing of enslaved Africans on a slave ship?
40. In which year did Britain outlaw the transatlantic slave trade?
41. Who was Crispus Attucks?
42. What was the name of the first abolitionist organization in America, founded in 1775?
43. Which U.S. state was the first to abolish slavery?
44. Who was Olaudah Equiano?
45. Who was Benjamin Banneker?
46. What was the Stono Rebellion?
47. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, though not in the 1700s, abolished slavery?
48. Who was the first African American to hold a patent in the U.S.?
49. What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793?
50. What was the Amistad case?
51. Who was the key figure who led a revolt against slavery in 1831?
52. Who was known as the “Moses of her people” for her role in the Underground Railroad?
53. What was the Dred Scott Decision?
54. Who was the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate?
55. Who was the leading African-American abolitionist known for his oratory and anti-slavery writings?
56. What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
57. Who was Sojourner Truth?
58. Which Supreme Court case in 1896 upheld racial segregation laws for public facilities?
59. Who was the founder of Tuskegee University?
60. Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
61. What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
62. Who was the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives?
63. What was the name of the Supreme Court case that upheld the rights of African Americans to be U.S. citizens?
64. Who was Denmark Vesey?
65. Who was Ida B. Wells?
66. Who was known as the “Father of Black History”?
67. Who was the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate?
68. Who was the African-American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary to the North Pole?
69. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted African-American men the right to vote?
70. What was the Combahee River Raid?
71. What was the name of the African-American regiment that fought valiantly during the Civil War?
72. Who was Robert Smalls?
73. Which organization was founded to promote the interests of Black business owners in the late 1800s?
74. Who was the first African American to graduate from West Point Military Academy?
75. What was the Colored Farmers’ Alliance?
76. Who was Charles Henry Turner?
77. What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass?
78. Who were the Exodusters?
79. What was the name of the case which declared that African Americans could not be barred from public accommodations due to their race?
80. Who was Granville Woods?
81. Who wrote the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God”?
82. Which poet wrote “I, Too, Sing America”?
83. Who is the author of the autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
84. Who wrote the novel “Invisible Man”?
85. Which writer penned the famous words, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”?
86. Who is the author of “The Fire Next Time”?
87. Which novelist wrote “Song of Solomon”?
88. Who wrote the seminal work “The Souls of Black Folk”?
89. Who is the author of “Go Tell It on the Mountain”?
90. Who wrote the novel “Native Son”?
91. Which writer penned “Cane”, a collection of vignettes about life in rural Georgia?
92. Who is the author of “The Color Purple”?
93. Who wrote the influential essay “The Talented Tenth”?
94. Which poet wrote “Phenomenal Woman”?
95. Who is the author of “Beloved”?
96. Who wrote the groundbreaking work “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave”?
97. Who is the author of “A Raisin in the Sun”?
98. Which writer penned the poetry collection “The Weary Blues”?
99. Who is the author of “Kindred”?
100. Who is known as the First Lady of the Black Press?
101. Who is the author of “Between the World and Me”?
102. Which writer penned “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”?
103. Who is the author of “The Bluest Eye”?
104. Which poet wrote “For My People”?
105. Who is the author of “Roots”?
106. Who wrote the novel “Giovanni’s Room”?
107. Who is the author of “The New Jim Crow”?
108. Which writer penned “The Street”?
109. Who is the author of “The Warmth of Other Suns”?
110. Who wrote the novel “Things Fall Apart”?
111. Who starred as the lead role in the 1992 film “Malcolm X”?
112. Who played the character Morpheus in “The Matrix” trilogy?
113. Who portrayed T’Challa/Black Panther in “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Endgame”?
114. Who played the character Celie in the 1985 film “The Color Purple”?
115. Who portrayed Chris Washington in the 2017 horror film “Get Out”?
116. Which actor starred as Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable in “The Cosby Show”?
117. Who played the character Olivia Pope in the television series “Scandal”?
118. Who portrayed Detective Alonzo Harris in the 2001 film “Training Day”?
119. Who played the lead character in the hit television sitcom, “Moesha” released in 1996?
120. Who played the character Annalise Keating in the television series “How to Get Away with Murder”?
121. Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
122. Which artist is famous for songs like “Superstition” and “Isn’t She Lovely”?
123. Who was the “King of Pop”?
124. Which legendary musician was known as the “High Priestess of Soul”?
125. Who is credited with pioneering the genre of funk music?
126. Which jazz trumpeter was known as “Satchmo”?
127. Who was the lead singer of the Supremes?
128. Which artist is known for the hit song “What’s Going On”?
129. Who was the influential jazz saxophonist known for his album “Giant Steps”?
130. Which famous musician sang the song, “Purple Rain”?
Black History Trivia Triumph: The End of a Quizzical Quest!
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