Frederick D. Facts
What state was Frederick Douglass born into slavery in?
(x2 Points: What holiday did he celebrate his birthday?)
What is Maryland.
(x2 Answer: Valentines Day <3)
Towson University was originally founded in what year? Closest year wins the points!
(2x Bonus: What was the original name?)
1866
(2x Answer: Maryland State School)
"I Have a Dream" was spoken by what civil rights leader.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
What is the name and singer of this song? 15 SECONDS ONLY
(2x Bonus: What year was this song released?)
Beat It by Michael Jackson
(2x Answer: 1982)
What 2025 vampire film received a record 16 nominations at the Academy Awards?
(x2 Bonus: What blues musician played an elderly Sammie at the end of the film?)
What is Sinners
(x2 Answer: Buddy Guy)
What east coast state/city did Frederick Douglass travel to escape from slavery in Maryland?
(x2 Points: What prominent abolitionist did Douglass stay with?)
What is New York / New York City
(x2 Answer: David Ruggles)
What month/year was the Black Student Union formally founded? Closest Year wins the points!
What is February 1970.
What boxer said 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali
What east coast city did the singer Billie Holiday grow up in?
What is Baltimore, Maryland.
(She was born in Philidelphia, PA. If you said that, you still get points.)
Who was the first African-American director/comedian to win an Academy Award for Best Screenplay?
(x2 Bonus: What 2017 horror movie won him this award?)
Who is Jordan Peele?
(x2 Answer: Get Out)
In what east coast city did Frederick Douglass hold the position of U.S Marshal? He was appointed after the civil war, in 1877.
(x2 Points: Which U.S president named Douglass a U.S Marshal?)
What is Washington, D.C.
(x2 Answer: President Rutherford B. Hayes)
This 1954 Supreme Court case had the effect of ending segregation in public schools.
(x2 Bonus: What year did the first Black students enroll at Towson University?)
What is Brown v Board of Education?
(x2 Answer: 1955)
What artist said "If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and make a change."
Who is Michael Jackson
Heee heeeee
What is the name and singer of this song? 20 SECONDS ONLY
(2X Bonus: What movie soundtrack was this song featured on?)
I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston
(2X Answer: The Bodyguard)
This 2016 film tells the story of three Black women working as mathematicians at NASA.
(2x Bonus: Name one of the mathematicians the film is based on)
What is Hidden Figures?
(2x Answer: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson)
What was Frederick Douglass's FULL name at birth?
Hint: First Name, 2 Middle Names, Last Name
(x2 Points: What poem did Frederick Douglass adopt his name from? Name of poem or author.)
Who is Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
(x2 Answer: What is 'The Lady of the Lake' by Walter Scott )
Who were the first two Black graduates of Towson University? Last names are acceptable!
(Hint: Think of nearby residence halls!)
(x2 Bonus: What year did they graduate?)
Who is Marvis Barnes and Myra Harris.
(x2 Answer: What is 1959?)
Who is Frederick Douglass.
What is the name and singer of this song! 15 SECONDS ONLY
(2x Bonus: What is the name of the album this song is on?)
On & On by Erykah Badu
(2x Answer: Baduizm)
This 1992 film directed by Spike Lee tells the life story of a famous African-American activist.
(x2 Bonus: Name two actors cast in this movie. Spike Lee will not count!)
What is Malcolm X
(x2 Answer: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Giancarlo Esposito, Delroy Lindo, Al Freeman Jr, Albert Hall, John David Washington)
What famous Civil War regiment did Frederick Douglass recruit to fight for the Union?
Hint: Number and State
(x2 Bonus: This 1989 film stars Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick, and tells the story of this regiment)
What is The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
(x2 Answer: Glory)
This campus office works to promote diversity, equity and inclusion for students of all backgrounds at our institution.
Their acronym is OIIE.
(x2 Bonus: In what building is this office located?)
What is the Office of Inclusion & Institutional Equity
(x2 Points: Administration Building)
What singer, formerly part of The Fugees, asked "How you gonna win when you ain't right within."?
Hint: She is known for her Miseducation.
Who is Lauryn Hill
What West Coast rapper was the first non-classical/jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018?
(2x Bonus: How many Grammy Awards goes this rapper have?)
Who is Kendrick Lamar.
(2X Answer: Kendrick Lamar has 27 Grammy Awards)
What historical drama was the first film directed by a black filmmaker to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2014?
Only two films by Black directors have ever won best picture.
(x2 Bonus: What was the second film to win Best Picture?)
What is 12 Years A Slave.
(x2 Answer: Moonlight)