black-history Trivia Quiz # 32
This is Black History Quiz # 32; the link to the answers is at the bottom of this page, hope you enjoy! You can return to the main Black History Trivia Quiz index, or try your luck at a random Black History Trivia Quiz.Black History Trivia Question 1
Black History - Who was the first African American player in Major League Baseball?
The correct answer is 'Jackie Robinson'
He began his career in 1942 was when he enter the MLB.
Black History Trivia Question 2
Black History - Who is the poet, diplomat, and anthologist of black culture?
The correct answer is 'James Weldon Johnson'
He wrote the black 'national' anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Black History Trivia Question 3
Black History Month Teaser - Who is the author of the novel 'Giovanni's Room'?
The correct answer is 'James Baldwin'
Black History Trivia Question 4
Black History Month Teaser - Olympic long distance runner Kip Keino was from what African country?
The correct answer is 'Kenya'
Black History Trivia Question 5
Black History Dates - In what year did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his famous "I have a dream" speech?
The correct answer is '1963'
On August 20, more than 200,000 blacks ans whites participated in a March on Washington, D.C., to protest the lack of federal civil rights legislation.
Black History Trivia Question 6
Black History Dates - What year was slavery introduced in the Americas?
The correct answer is '1619'
North America's first slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia in 1619.
Black History Trivia Question 7
Black History - Who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?
The correct answer is 'Booker T. Washington'
Black History Trivia Question 8
Black History - Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
The correct answer is 'Maya Angelou'
Published in 1970.
Black History Trivia Question 9
Black History Dates - In what year was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded?
The correct answer is '1909'
The NAACP founded in 1909 by a group of whites and blacks with a view to influencing public opinion and in order to defend the legal rights of African Americans.
Black History Trivia Question 10
Black History At The Movies - Who played Billie Holiday in 'Malcom X'?
The correct answer is 'Miki Howard'
Diana Ross played Billie Holiday in 'Lady Sings the Blues' (1972). Lewis was Ella Fitzgerald in 'Stompin' at the Savoy' (1992) and Halle Berry portrayed Dorothy Dandrige in 'Introducing Dorothy Dandridge' (1999).