Deaf Culture Jeopardy!

Deaf Movies

100

Famous actress known for Signing Naturally books (and Marvel)

Lauren Ridloff

200

First movie with sound, causing the start of decline in silent films (Bonus points for year of release)

The Jazz Singer

1927

300

First male Deaf actor to win an Academy award

Troy Kotsur

400

Deaf actor who became friends with Charlie Chaplin

Granville Reymond

Deaf History

100

Inventor of the telephone, and strong supporter of oralism

Alexander Graham Bell (AGB)

200

Girl who inspired Gallaudet to create a Deaf school

Alice Cogswell

300

French "Father of the Deaf"

Abbé de l'Epée

400

Infamous meeting held without participation of the Deaf, mandating oralism and no sign language (Bonus points for year)

Milan Conference

1880

500

Name some methods of signing that have been used throughout history (Points for each method mentioned)

Rochester method

SEE (Signed Exact English)

Sim-Com

ASL

Deaf Art

100

Deaf artist who made art relating signs to their real-world counterparts

Chuck Baird

200

Black Deaf woman who was a well-known storyteller and poet

Nathie Marbury

300

Prominent figure in ASL poetry, making it be recognized as a form of art

Clayton Valli

400

Deaf artist who made vibrant art with pop culture elements, and sometimes sarcastic tone

Ann Silver

Fun facts!

100

Approximate number of people worldwide who use sign language (closest guess)

70 million (as of 2017)

200

Fraction of deaf children with hearing parents

90% (may not be up to date)

ASL is awesome

100

Feature of ASL consisting of descriptors of actions, shapes, etc. that encompass a category. Widely used in storytelling

classifier

200

Common feature in ASL, used to demonstrate dialog (give two possible ways to sign)

Role Shift (RS or ROLE-SHIFT)

300

Number handshape used the least in ASL

SEVEN

400

5 parameters of signs in ASL (points for each aspect mentioned)

handshape, movement, palm orientation, location, expression/non-manual signs