Negro History Quizz, 1949

Description:	A negro history quiz, created in 1949 by Mrs. Suelha King. NEGRO HISTORY QUIZZ By: Mrs. Suelha King 2-16-491.Give the name of a nationally famous soprano: Her father a chauffeur;born at Danville, Va; won the Marian Andersen award 1943 and 1944;thefirst Negro to be a guest sinner over WGN Mutual Chica Theater ofthe air.Ans.2. Name a jazz king: Born at Fulton, Mississippi; graduated from FiskUniversity; studied music under Paul Whiteman; taught music in aMemphis school; organized a band; died in July 1947.Ans .3. Name a sculptor and painter: Born at Bay, St. Louis, Mississippi;holds an honorary master of arts degree from Xavier University atNew Orleans, La. 4. Give the name of author: Born on a plantation near Natchez. Miss.;partly reared in an orphan asylum; wrote the book, Uncle Toms Children and Black Boy. Ans. __ _______________________ _5. Name a man born at Knoxville, Tenn.: whose mother was a widow whobaked pies and sold them for a living, saving: $1100.00 for the supperof her son, Who is now the 1st Negro Governor of the Virgin Islands.Ans.6. Give the name of a star born at Indianapolis, Indiana: Father aminister; mother a teacher; sang in Carnegie Hall on invitation ofDr. Mary McEe.od Bethune for support of the Truman Human and CivilRights program. Ans. 7, Name a child prodigy: Born in Chicago, Illinois; acclaimed by critics in 1947. Ans..8. Give the name of a writer who was born at Estonville, Fla; rearedwithout a mother; wrote the books “Their Eyes Were Watching God, andTell my Horse. Ans . 9. Name the 1st elected President of the N.A.C.W.C.Ans. _ .10. Give the name of the church and its pastor in which the 1etmeeting of the N.A.C.W.C. was held. Ans. Pastor 11. Name a man: Born at Albany, Georgia; worked as a pullman porterwhile he studied 4 years at Fisk University; completed his law studiesat North western University; and is assigned the fourth time ascongressman of the U.S.; is also assigned to one of the highest committees in the House of Representatives. Ans.12. Give the name of a poetess: Bern in Africa; brought to Boston,Mass. as a slave, and through her poems that she wrote. Obtained her freedom under President George Washington. Ans. ______13. Give the name of the first Negro to chaplain assigned to U.S. Armyby Abraham Lincoln. Ans. 14. Give the name of a poet and editor born in Missouri and is calledHarlem’s Shakespeare. Ans . ___ 15. Give the name of a writer and poetess: Born at Alexandria, La whowrote Black Thunder and God Sends Sunday. Ana.__ __16. Give the name of an educator: Born at Macon, Miss; attended FiskUniversity; 1st assigned president of the N.A.C.W.C.; teacher at Tuskekegee, and after the death of her husband, she served as Dean of theFaculty. Ans.17. Give the name of the 1st woman to enter Graduate school and teachin Oberlin College; her freedom bought by her aunt.____.Ans 18. What star: Born at Norfolk, Va.: called Black Nightingale?Ans.19. Name a liberator to his race : who has investigated 41 lynching’s,8 race riots, and traveled more than 420,000 miles over the U.S.A andworld in behalf of his race and its problems. Ans.20. Name the star that christened the S.S. George Washington Carver.Ans.
Origin:	1949
Created By:	King, Suelha
Source:	http://michianamemory.sjcpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16827coll4/id/2052
Collection:	Civil Rights and African American History
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Subjects:	African Americans

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