BSU HISTORY
Bowie State University was founded in this year, making it Maryland's oldest historically Black university.
What is 1865?
This viral song became popular on TikTok after a funny fishing-related phrase about a creek took over social media.
What is Quiet on the Creek?
This man served as the 44th and first black United States president.
Who is Barack Obama?
This volleyball statistic measures the average number of successful attacks that result in points for a player during each set.
What is "Kills per Set" or K/S?
This Canadian singer rose to fame as a teenager after being discovered through YouTube and is known for hits like “Baby”.
Who is Justin Bieber?
Bowie State University is part of this athletic conference.
What is the CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association)?
This viral TikTok influencer recently started blowing up because of their infamous Mink Mink Mink dane trend and funny TikTok Lives.
Who is Wardrobe?
This entrepreneur became one of the first self-made female millionaires in America after building a successful hair-care company for Black women.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This volleyball team won the NCAA Division 1 Volleyball Championship in 2025.
What is Texas A&M University?
This artist became the first Black woman to headline Coachella in 2018 ( Hint: Homecoming)
Beyonce
This person has served as the 10th president of the Bowie State University since July 2017.
Who is Dr. Aminta H.Breaux.?
This TikTok dance went viral because it incorporates the iconic dance move scuba ( HINT:"swimming with them fishes)
What is the "Deep See Diver" dance?
This Supreme Court case ended legal racial segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This legendary college volleyball coach spent over 20 years leading the University of Nebraska volleyball program, before retiring in 2025
Who is John Cook?
This female artist recorded and released a very popular album while being pregnant with many features on it like Doja Cat and 21 Savage.
Who is Latto?
These mascots are a dynamic DUO that appear at many athletic games at BSU (hint: BOY and GIRL)
Who are Butch and Goldie?
This song lyrics states "Baby, Baby, I just wanna dance, I just wanna dance".
What is Ghetto Love Story?
From 1967 until 1991, this person served as the Supreme Court's first African-American justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This player has won NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year in 2024 and 2025.
Who is Olivia Babcock?
This artist just released three different albums in May 2026 with a combined total of 197 million streams in the first 24 hours.
Who is Drake?
This building was developed in 2024, making it the newest facility on campus.
What is the MLK Building?
This viral TikTok sound became popular surrounding the trend of spending money ( HINT: Goyard)
What is "Spend Dat"?
This Tulsa, Oklahoma district became a thriving center of Black-owned businesses before it was destroyed during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
What is "Black Wall Street"?
This women's volleyball team has won the most National Championships.
What is Stanford University?
Known as the “King of Pop,” this legendary artist released the best-selling album Thriller.
Who is Michael Jackson?