HBCU Knowledge Quiz

What does HBCU stand for?

• High Business College University

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• Heritage-Based Community University

• High-Grade Black College Union

Which HBCU is known as the first institution of higher learning for African Americans?

• Howard University

• Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

• Tuskegee University

• Spelman College

In what year was the Higher Education Act, which officially defined the HBCU designation, passed?

• 1965

• 1954

• 1972

• 1980

Which HBCU is located in Washington, D.C.?

• Florida A&M University

• Howard University

• Morehouse College

• Hampton University

What is the primary mission of HBCUs?

• To serve primarily white students

• To provide advanced technical training

• To serve the educational and cultural needs of African American students

• To focus exclusively on graduate education

Which HBCU has a highly regarded engineering program?

• Clark Atlanta University

• North Carolina A&T State University

• Bethune-Cookman University

• Fisk University

The Marching 100 band is associated with which HBCU?

• Southern University

• Florida A&M University

• Grambling State University

• Jackson State University

Which HBCU is known for its significant role in the Civil Rights Movement?

• Alabama State University

• Morehouse College

• Spelman College

• Tuskegee University

In which state is Tuskegee University located?

• Georgia

• Alabama

• Mississippi

• Louisiana

Who was the famous educator and advisor to presidents that founded Tuskegee University?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Booker T. Washington

• Thurgood Marshall

• Martin Luther King Jr.