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Round 2: HBCU Trivia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which HBCU was founded by a native of Brusly, LA?

a)

Southern University

b)

Grambling State University

c)

Clark Atlanta

d)

Morehouse

2.

What was the fictional HBCU that Denise Huxtable attended?

a)

Stillman College

b)

Tillman College

c)

Hillman College

d)

Helman College

3.

Name the only HBCU that has a system

a)

Howard University

b)

Jackson State University

c)

Hampton University

d)

Southern University

4.

What HBCU started in New Orleans, but was later moved to another city?

(a)  

5.

Which HBCU is located in the state of Texas?

a)

Langston University

b)

Prairie View A & M University

c)

Morehouse College

d)

Texas A & M University

6.

What HBCU did Oprah Winfrey attend?

a)

North Carolina A&T

b)

Tennessee State U

c)

Tuskegee

d)

Fisk

7.

Only African Americans are allowed to attend HBCU's

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Which of the following is an HBCU?

a)

McNeese State University

b)

Louisiana State University

c)

Harvard University

d)

Howard University

9.

What is the first black fraternity to be founded at a HBCU?

a)

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

b)

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

c)

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

d)

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

10.

Which prominent African American leader attended an HBCU?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Michael Jackson

11.

Which Act granted federal funds to HBCUs and provided 25,000 acres of land for collegiate development

a)

Morrill Act Grant of 1890

b)

Hact Act Grant of 1887

c)

Smith Lever Grant of 1914

d)

Morrill Act Grant of 1862

12.

Which Hollywood actor was expelled from Morehouse College for student activism?

a)

Denzel Washington

b)

Samuel L. Jackson

c)

Wesley Snipes

d)

Spike Lee

13.

Which one of these four historically black colleges has an overwhelmingly white student body? More than 80% white!

a)

Kentucky State University

b)

Bluefield State College

c)

Savannah State

d)

LeMoyne-Owen College

14.

How many accredited HBCUs are in operation today?

a)

29

b)

57

c)

101

d)

107

15.

Two HBCUs have far and away the greatest endowments, and the endowment at the No. 1 school is substantially larger than that at the No. 2 school. Which are Nos. 1 and 2?

a)

Howard University and Spelman College

b)

Fisk University and Spelman College

c)

Morehouse College and Howard University

d)

Dillard University and Howard