Black History Month Quiz - The Answers!

1

Which instrument did John Coltrane play?

Saxaphone

2

Paul Boyle led which rebellion?

The Morant Bay Rebellion

3

The Buffalo Soldiers served in which army?

The US army

4

Marcus Garvey came from which country?

Jamaica

5

What was Brian Lara's record 1st class score?

501 not out

6

Eric Gairey was the first Prime Minister of which country?

Grenada

7

How many albums has Dennis Brown recorded?

Over 100

8

For what is footballer Viv Anderson best remembered?

First black man to play for England

9

Elizabeth Israel died recently. How old was she?

128 years old

10

Joan Armatrading's first album was made with someone else. Who?

Pam Nestor

11

What was Michael Manley's nickname?

Joshua

12

What was the name of Linton Kwesi Johnson's first poetry book?

Voices of the Living and the Dead

13

For what did V S Naipal receive the Nobel Prize?

Literature

14

Jimmy Cliff recorded for the Island label. Who owned it?

Chris Blackwell

15

For what sort of music is the Mighty Sparrow famous?

Calypso

16

For what instrument is Louis Armstrong famous?

Trumpet

17

In which part of New York did James Baldwin grow up?

Harlem

18

Harriet Tubman took people to freedom along the route of what?

The Underground Railway

19

Michael Jordan won most basketball championships with which team?

Chicago Bulls

20

By what name was Nathaniel Adams Cole better known?

Nat King Cole

21

For what is Maya Angelou well known?

Poetry

22

Berry Gordy Jr founded which music recording company?

Tamla Motown

23

What was Bill Cosby's first acting job?

A secret agent in "I Spy" on tv

24

On June 8th 2002 Lennox Lewis did what?

Knocked out Mike Tyson

25

What kind of music did Big Bill Broonzy play?

Blues

26

Mckinley Morganfiled is the real name of who?

Muddy Waters

27

Who was The Brown Bomber?

Joe Louis

28

Who was the composer of "Minnie the Moocher"?

Cab Calloway

29

Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?

Aretha Franklin

30

The athlete Merlene Ottey comes from which country?

Jamaica

31

Who was the first black winner of Wimbledon?

Arthur Ashe

32

What do the letters "BB" stand for in the name BB King?

Blues boy

33

What is the wife of Martin Luther King called?

Coretta Scott King

34

How many fights did Muhammad Ali lose?

Five

35

How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the Berlin Olympics?

Four

36

How Many gold medals did Carl Lewis win at the Los Angeles Olympics?

Four

37

Who was the "Empress of the Blues"?

Bessie Smith

38

In which year did Derek Walcott receive the Nobel Prize for Literature?

1992

39

What was James Brown's first hit record?

Please, Please, Please

40

Where was Jesse Jackson born?

Greenville, South Carolina