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HBCU Quiz

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What HBCU did Oprah Winfrey attend?

a)

North Carolina A&T

b)

Tennessee State U

c)

Tuskegee

d)

Fisk

3.

Which HBCU did Taraji P. Henson attend?

a)

Grambling State University

b)

Howard University

c)

Fisk University

d)

Spellman College

4.

HBCU stands for ...

a)

Historically Better College and University

b)

Helping Blacks in College and Universities

c)

Historically Black College and University

d)

Historically Below Common Universities

5.

Only African Americans are allowed to attend HBCU's

a)

False

b)

True

6.

Which of the following is an HBCU?

a)

McNeese State University

b)

Louisiana State University

c)

Harvard University

d)

Howard University

7.

Which prominent African American leader attended an HBCU?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Michael Jackson

8.

Every HBCU was created by black people.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The first Historically Black College & University, Cheyney University, was founded in ______.

a)

1908

b)

1978

c)

1837

d)

1492

10.

Which is not a historically black medical school?

a)

Meharry Medical College

b)

Morehouse School of Medicine

c)

Howard University School of Medicine

d)

Tuskegee University

11.

Alabama has the largest number of HBCU's. How many are located there?

a)

32

b)

7

c)

18

d)

15

12.

Which HIP HOP artist attended an HBCU on a scholarship?

a)

2 Chainz

b)

Drake

c)

Kanye West

d)

Lil' Wayne

13.

Which HBCU did Martin Luther King Jr. attend at the age of 16? (Hint: All male school located in Atlanta, GA).

(a)  

14.

A historically black liberal arts college for women located in Atlanta, Georgia dedicated to the intellectual, creative, ethical, and leadership development of is ...

(a)  

15.

How many HBCU's were founded before the American Civil War

a)

7

b)

12

c)

2

d)

3

16.

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

17.

What was the first HBCU founded after the Civil War

a)

Claflin University

b)

Dillard University

c)

Shaw University

d)

Livingstone College

18.

Which annual HBCU Football Classic takes place every Saturday after Thanksgiving

a)

Big Easy Classic

b)

Bayou Classic

c)

Atlanta Football Classic

d)

BoomBox Classic

19.

Which of these are not part of the HBCU Athletic Conferences?

a)

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

b)

Southwestern Athletic Conference

c)

Western Athletic Conference

d)

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

20.

How many HBCU's are there total (Closed and Operating)?

a)

95

b)

101

c)

104

d)

121

21.

Which State has the largest number of HBCUs?

a)

Georgia

b)

North Carolina

c)

Alabama

d)

Florida

22.

What is the 5th Quarter at a HBCU Football Game?

a)

Another name for halftime

b)

When the teams go into overtime

c)

Battle between the bands

23.

This Florida A&M University Grad is known for producing movies such as “Think Like a Man”, “Girls Trip”, and “Little”.

a)

Will Packer

b)

Kenya Barris

c)

Tyler Perry

d)

Ryan Coogler

24.

A graduate of Tuskegee University, this alum is the youngest chief prosecutor of any major American City and serves as the current State’s Attorney for Baltimore.

a)

Mark Dupree

b)

Marilyn Mosby

c)

Sherry Boston

d)

Wesley Bell

25.

Matthew Knowles, the former manager of Destiny’s Child and daughter’s Beyonce & Solange Knowles graduated from which university in 1974?

a)

Fisk University

b)

Texas Southern University

c)

Southern University

d)

Tennessee State University

26.

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.

27.

The music artist, 2 Chainz, attended which university and majored in?

a)

Clark Atlanta University, Social Work

b)

Alabama State University, Psychology

c)

Albany State University, Mass Comm

d)

Alabama A&M University, Criminal Justice

28.

What is the real HU?

a)

Howard University

b)

Hampton University

c)

A long-term rivalry between Howard University and Hampton University.

d)

Harris Stowe State University

29.

This HBCU is the largest producer of pilots and aviation professionals of color in the country.

a)

Tuskegee University

b)

Delaware State University

c)

Winston-Salem State University

d)

Prairie View A&M University

30.

“Hidden Figures” mathematician and former NASA employee, Katherine Johnson graduated from?

a)

Philander Smith College

b)

Hampton Unversity

c)

Shaw University

d)

West Virginia State University

31.

This HBCU claims to have the Greatest Homecoming of Earth, also known as GHOE.

a)

Morehouse University

b)

Howard University

c)

North Carolina Central University

d)

North Carolina A & T State University

32.

What are the two all female HBCU's?

a)

Spelman College

b)

Hampton University

c)

Bennett College

d)

Xavier University

33.

What percent of African American Dentists and Physicians earn degrees at HBCUs?

a)

30%

b)

45%

c)

55%

d)

70%

34.

Which school is the only public HBCU in the state of Florida?

a)

Bethune Cookman University

b)

Edward Waters College

c)

Florida A & M University

d)

Florida Memorial University

35.

What celebrity graduated from an HBCU?

a)

Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther)

b)

Stacey Abrams

c)

Loni Love

d)

Kamala Harris

e)

All of the above

36.

Reported in the New York Times, What school produces the highest number of black medical students in the nation?

a)

Xavier University

b)

Tuskegee University

c)

Howard University

d)

North Carolina Central University

37.
a)

Florida A&M

b)

Howard Univ.

c)

Albany State Univ.

d)

Texas Southern Univ.

38.
a)

Florida A&M

b)

Tuskegee Univ.

c)

Spelman

d)

Howard Univ.

39.
a)

Hampton Univ.

b)

Spelman

c)

Howard Univ.

d)

Dillard Univ.

40.
a)

Albany State

b)

Jackson State

c)

Florida A&M

d)

Morehouse

41.
a)

Southern Univ.

b)

Grambling State

c)

Prairie View A&M

d)

Alabama A&M

42.
a)

Hampton Univ.

b)

Howard University

c)

Spelman

d)

Bennett College

43.
a)

Hampton Univ.

b)

Howard Univ.

c)

Morehouse

d)

Xavier Univ.

44.
a)

Morehouse

b)

Clark Atlanta Univ.

c)

Howard Univ.

d)

Texas Southern

45.
a)

Alabama A&M

b)

North Carolina A&T

c)

Virginia State

d)

Shaw University

46.
a)

Bowie State

b)

Delaware State

c)

Bethune-Cookman

d)

Winston-Salem

47.
a)

Prairie View A&M

b)

Southern Univ.

c)

Stillman College

d)

Texas Southern

48.
a)

Howard Univ.

b)

Grambling Univ.

c)

North Carolina A&T

d)

Southern Univ.

49.
a)

North Carolina A&T

b)

Miles College

c)

Jackson State

d)

Morehouse College

50.
a)

Spelman

b)

Hampton

c)

Howard

d)

Fisk

51.
a)

Florida A&M

b)

Southern University

c)

Prairie View A&M

d)

Bowie State

52.

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

a)

Southern University

b)

Grambling State University

c)

Clark Atlanta

d)

Morehouse

53.

What was the fictional HBCU that Denise Huxtable attended?

a)

Stillman College

b)

Tillman College

c)

Hillman College

d)

Helman College

54.

Name the only HBCU that has a system

a)

Howard University

b)

Jackson State University

c)

Hampton University

d)

Southern University

55.

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

(a)  

56.

How many accredited HBCUs are in operation today?

a)

29

b)

57

c)

101

d)

107

57.

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

58.

Keshia Knight Pulliam Pulliam, who played Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show, attended which HBCU?

a)

Bennett College

b)

Fisk University

c)

Clark Atlanta

d)

Spelman

59.

Toni Morrison This Nobel Prize-winning author of such esteemed classics as Song of Solomon and Beloved graduated from this HBCU.

a)

Morgan State University

b)

Howard University

c)

Hampton University

d)

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

60.

Deon "Coach Prime" Sanders is the new head football coach of which HBCU?

a)

Alcorn State University

b)

Florida A & M University

c)

Southern University

d)

Jackson State University

61.

When this school relocated to Highwood Plantation in 1891, the rural landscape had an abundance of snakes, especially rattle snakes. This is how the mascot name, “The Rattlers” was chosen. Name that HBCU

a)

Talladega Colllege

b)

Selma University

c)

Florida A & M University

d)

Miles College

62.

Which comedian attended Hampton University. After graduating in 1986, they worked at the National Security Agency for five years.

a)

Bill Cosby

b)

Wanda Sykes

c)

Richard Pryor

d)

Eddie Murphy

63.

Who was the first black quarter back to win a Super Bowl?

a)

Warren Moon

b)

Russell Wilson

c)

Doug Williams

d)

Michael Vick

e)

Steve McNair

64.

What percentage of African-American public school teachers earned degrees from HBCU's?

a)

70%

b)

50%

c)

45%

d)

75%

65.

What two schools produce over half of the nation's African American women who go on to earn doctorates in all science fields

a)

Miles College and Stillman College

b)

Fort Valley State University and Albany State University

c)

Tuskegee University and Hampton University

d)

Spelman College and Bennett College

66.

How many Historically Black Colleges and Universities are there in Georgia?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

5

d)

8

67.

Two-year HBCUs are located in.................

a)

California

b)

Michigan

c)

Kentucky

d)

Mississippi

68.

The majority of HBCUs student population range from.........

a)

2,000 – 5,000 Students

b)

400 - 2,000 Students

c)

5,000 - 7,000 Students

d)

5,000 - 10,000 Students

69.

The largest HBCU is.................

a)

Howard University

b)

North Carolina A&T University

c)

Florida A&M State University

d)

Alabama State University

70.

How many HBCUs are there in Mississippi?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

8

d)

4

71.

When was Alcorn State University Founded?

a)

1987

b)

1887

c)

1871

d)

1877

72.

When was Jackson State University founded?

a)

1877

b)

1871

c)

1891

d)

1875

73.

When was Mississippi Valley State University founded?

a)

1962

b)

1970

c)

1950

d)

1955

74.
The "Divine Nine" is an informal name for whom or what in U.S. college/university Greek life?
a)
The nine historically African-American Greek-letter organizations 
b)
The first nine sororities to have ever been founded
c)
 The nine fundamental tenets of all fraternities and sororites
d)
The first nine U.S. presidents to have been members of a fraternity
75.
Do you know your alphabet? What Greek letter can be represented as "P"?
a)
 Rho 
b)
Psi
c)
Phi
d)
Pe
76.
What is the term typically used to describe the formal invitation given to someone to join a fraternity or sorority?
a)
Pledge
b)
Bid
c)
Order
d)
Application
77.
Generally speaking, what is a "legacy" when referring to U.S. college fraternities and sororities?
a)
The second time you pledge
b)
The child, grandchild, or sibling of a fraternity or sorority member
c)
The brother or sister of an active memeber
d)
Someone who loves Greek life
78.
 Membership in a sorority or fraternity is for college kids... or is it? For how long after joining is a person typically considered a member in a Greek-letter organization?
a)
10 years
b)
Lifetime
c)
30 years
d)
While in college
79.
Who am I?
a)
Iota Psi Theta
b)
Alpha Psi Alpha
c)
Kappa Alpha Psi
d)
Omega Psi Phi
80.
Who am I?
a)
Iota Phi Theta
b)
Alpha Psi Alpha
c)
Omega Psi Phi
d)
Kappa Alpha Psi
81.
Who am I?
a)
Alpha Psi Alpha
b)
Kappa Alpha Psi
c)
Omega Psi Phi
d)
Iota Phi Theta
82.
Who am I?
a)
Alpha Psi Alpha
b)
Kappa Alpha Psi
c)
Omega Psi Phi
d)
Iota Phi Theta
83.
Who are we?
a)
Sororities
b)
Fraternities
84.
What HBCU did I go to?
a)
Morehouse
b)
Howard
c)
A&T
d)
Spellman
85.
What sorority do we belong to?
a)
Delta Sigma Theta
b)
Alpha Kappa Alpha
c)
Zeta Phi Beta
d)
Sigma Gamma Rho
86.
HBCU's give minority scholarships to white people?
a)
True 
b)
False
87.
What Greek letter am I?
a)
Sigma
b)
Theta
c)
Rho
d)
Alpha
88.

Which HBCUs are located in Louisiana?

a)

Southern University

b)

Louisiana State University

c)

Dillard University

d)

Xavier University

e)

Grambling State University

89.

Which sorority is "serves all mankind", was founded in 1908 and it the first & the finest?

a)

Delta Sigma Theta

b)

Alpha Kappa Alpha

c)

Sigma Gamma Rho

d)

Zeta Phi Beta

90.

List the four HBCU schools in Florida and one thing they are known for...

4 lines
91.

What is the best HBCU in Florida?

a)

Bethune Cookman University

b)

Edward Waters College

c)

Florida A&M University

d)

Florida Memorial University

92.

Are you planning on attending college?

a)

Yes

b)

No

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