Black History Trivia - March 29

Who is the first African American Democratic US Senator elected in the South?

In 1953, the song “Hound Dog” was released by this blues singer before Presley’s 1956 version.

What player hit 73 home runs in a season earning ML Baseball Silver Slugger Award 12 times?

Who was the first President to officially recognize Black History Month?

Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?

Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?

When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?

In response to the acquittal of who’s murderer was Black Lives Matter founded in 2013?

Which of the following songs is NOT a song by TLC?

What was the first historically black college in America?

Who is the first African American Woman to be elected Vice President of the United States?

What famous all male group is famously known for one of their many Pop hits, titled, "ABC"?

In 1981, Charles Chapman became the first black swimmer to swim across what water region?

What is Rosa Parks famous for?

Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light?

Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?

Who was the first African American Nobel Prize winner?

Who was the first African-American to become a U.S. senator?

What year were the first slaves brought to North America?

When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?