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50+ Black History Trivia Questions and Answers

Black history is basically a tribute to African American men and women who prominently contributes to America and whole world development. The contribution can be done in any field such as science, music, sports, arts, entertainment, politics, law, and other fields. Some prominent names of the black African whose contributions are extraordinary are Barack Obama, Martin Luther King Jr, Harriet George Washington Carver, Mae C. Jemison, Daniel Hale Williams, Madam C.J Walkers, Garret Morgan, Oprah Winfrey, Carter G. Woodson, are only a few of too many famous personalities.
Do you want to know in-depth about black history and black amazing people, if yes then this black history trivia question is for you? These trivia questions contain amazing information’s about black people and their contributions to the world. Some people have done great things in politics, some do great jobs in sports, and some are amazing in science.

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1. Black history month start on which month?

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Start from 1 February and end on 1 march

2. What is the main purpose of black history month?

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To recognize and prominent the contributions of black people in the development of USA and the whole world.

3. The term “Black American” or “African American” refers to whom?

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This term is famous for black people from the USA who were enslaved in Africa.

4. Which group of people consider to be 3 rd largest ethnic group in the USA?

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African Americans

5. Most African American belongs from which part of America?

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They belongs from West/Central part of Africa

6. Atlantic slave trade also called what?

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Euro-American salve trade

7. After being slaved what were the major tasks of Black Africans?

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Most of them are involved in plantation work.

8. According to which act only white citizen has permission to Vote in America?

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According to Naturalization Act of 1790

9. Which African American has privileged to become a first president of America?

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Barak Obama

10. The very first slaves from Africa arrived in which Colony?

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The colony called San Miguel de Gualdape

11. The first marriage held between a black and white couple in which year? And with whom?

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The marriage held between Luisa de Abrego and Miguel Rodriguez in 1565 and this marriage is also recorded as a first Christian marriage held in United States.

12. What was the name of the first colony which legalizes slavery? And in which year they legalize slavery?

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The colony name was Massachusetts and the year was 1641

13. In which year the first African reached Point Comfort?

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In 1619

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In 17 th and 18 th century, most African men and women enslaved and bring to America, which serve as a personal servant. These people mostly work in fields to grow tobacco, rice, and cotton. Some of them also take care of the animals.

The accurate figure is impossible but according to history and estimation, around 6 to 7 million slaves imported from Africa to the USA and Europe in 18 th century. These include men, women, and some children. Some black people such as Frederick Douglass start a movement from 1830 to 1860 to abolish slavery the system, which gains popularity in the whole of American, and some white people such as William Lloyd Garrison and too many others started to support this movement. Many people start helping the slave to escape and they start getting freedom. Some activism on the belief that slaveholding was a sin.

14. Who made this statement on January 1, 1863? “slaves within any State, or designated part of a State…in rebellion,…shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”?

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Abraham Lincoln

15. Who was Martin Luther King Jr?

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Martin Luther King Jr was an activist and Baptist minister. He played a vital role in making the Civil Rights Act 1964 and Voting Rights Act 1965. He inspired African Americans with his motivational speeches.

16. In which year King Martin Luther won nobel peace prize?

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In 1964

17. Do you know the birthdate of King Jr?

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January 15, 1929

18. Do you know the father and mother name of Martin Luther King Jr?

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Micheal King Sr and Alberta Williams King

19. In 1948 King Martin complete his degree in which subject from Morehouse College?

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Sociology

20. In 1953 King Martin Luther King married with whom?

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He married with Coretta Scott

21. Martin Luther King has how many children? Do you remember their names?

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He had 4 child’s name are Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott and Bernice

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22. In which year Martin Luther King completed his Ph.D. degree?

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He became a Ph.D degree holder in 1955 at the age of 25

23. Which day is known as Martin Luther King Jr. Day in America?

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18 January

24. Martin Luther king Jr assassinated on which date?

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April 4, 1968 in Memphis Tennessee, United States

25. What are the main points of Civil Right Act of 1964?

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This law banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin

26. Initially who proposed the Civil Right Act 1964?

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John F. Kennedy

27. Voting Rights Act was signed in which year?

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In 1965

28. Which President of America signed and pass the law of Voting Rights Act?

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Lyndon B. Johnson

29. What was the key point of Voting Right Act of 1965?

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Gave a right to vote the African American

30. What is the approximate population of black people in the USA?

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Approximately 13.4%

31. Who was Frederick Douglass?

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Frederick Douglass was an African American who is known as a social reformer and abolitionist.

32. From which state he escape from his slavery and became a national leader?

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He escaped from Maryland

33. He was a social leader of an abolitionist movement, do you know in which state he became a national leader?

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In Massachusetts and New York

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34. Do you know in which year the very first protest against slavery held?

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In 1688

35. It’s funny but it is true that 12.5 million Africans shipped to the USA, but only 388,000 reached to America, All other slaves migrated towards?

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Brazil, Europe and other countries.

36. Which is the last country who banned slavery and in which year?

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In 1888 Brazil banned slavery

37. Do you know the name of a first African American female pilot who got license?

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Bessie Coleman

38. Interracial marriage was banned in America during which era?

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From 1664 to 1967

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39. Barack Hussein Obama was the first African American president of the United States. Do you remember the year range?

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From 2009 to 2017

40. During which year Obama served as a U.S. Senator?

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From 2005 to 2008

41. Obama was born in which city of Hawaii?

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Honolulu

42. In 1983, from which University Obama got graduation degree?

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From Columbia University

43. Who was the first black African American to become a president of the Harvard Law Review?

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Barack Obama

44. What was the 2020 black history month theme?

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The theme sentence was “African Americans and the vote”

45. What do you know about the Rosa Parks bus boycott and when it happened?

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Rosa Parks bus boycott happened on December 1, 1955 in which she refuse to give her seat to a white person

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Black entertainment trivia questions

46. “The Greatest” is the nickname of which famous black personality?

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Muhammad Ali

47. Who was Muhammad Ali?

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Muhammad Ali was an American boxer, Social activist and celebrity.

48. What is the old name of Muhammad Ali? And in which year he became a Muslim?

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Before convert to the Muslim his name was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. He became a Muslim in 1961

49. Do you know the birth place of Muhammad Ali?

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Louisville Kentucky

50. In which year Muhammad Ali take retirement from boxing?

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In 1981

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51. In September 9, 1965 Martin Luther King Jr give his “I have A Dream Speech” is it true or not?

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True

52. The organization “The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People” found in which date?

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In Feb 12, 1909

53. Maya Angelou wrote which famous bestselling momoir?

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I know why the caged Bird Sings

54. Jackie Robinson was the first African American who played Major League Baseball true or false?

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True

55. Ralph Bunche was the first African American who won Nobel Peace prize, this statement is true or not?

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True
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