MSU History
In what year was Morgan State University originally founded?
1867
Which French emperor, famous for conquering much of Europe, was reportedly chased away by a large group of rabbits during a hunting event?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What 1954 Supreme Court decision declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which singer debuted his famous moonwalk during a televised Motown anniversary performance in 1983?
Michael Jackson
Who famously declared, "I have a dream"?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What was Morgan State University's original name when it was founded?
Centenary Biblical Institute
Which American president reportedly got stuck in a White House bathtub, although historians generally consider the story a myth?
William Howard Taft
What 1920s cultural movement centered in New York celebrated Black art, literature, and music?
The Harlem Renaissance
Which 1990s sitcom starred Will Smith as a teenager who moved from Philadelphia to live with wealthy relatives in California?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Who said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?
Patrick Henry
Morgan State University was originally established to educate African American men entering what profession?
Christian ministry
Which famous scientist was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 but declined the position?
Albert Einstein
What 1966 political organization founded in Oakland became known for armed self-defense and community survival programs?
The Black Panther Party
Which 1982 science-fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg became one of the highest-grossing films of the decade and featured an alien trying to return home?
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Who declared, "By any means necessary," in advocating for Black liberation?
Malcolm X
Who was the first African American president of Morgan State University, serving from 1937 to 1948?
Dwight O. W. Holmes
Which future American president reportedly worked as a lifeguard and was credited with saving 77 people from drowning?
Ronald Reagan
What 1919 period of widespread anti-Black racial violence across American cities became known by a particular name?
The Red Summer
Which female rapper became the first solo female rapper to release a platinum-certified album with All Hail the Queen in 1989?
Queen Latifah
Who wrote, "Power concedes nothing without a demand"?
Frederick Douglass
What Morgan State alumnus became the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of Transportation?
William T. Coleman Jr.
Which famous American author was born in 1835 during an appearance of Halley's Comet and died in 1910, shortly after its next return?
Mark Twain
What historian authored The Negro in the American Revolution and has a research institute at Morgan State University named in his honor?
Benjamin A. Quarles
Which legendary singer was originally offered the role of the Fairy Godmother in Disney's 1997 Cinderella but ultimately played the title character's mother in the 1995 film The Wiz Live!?
Whitney Houston
Who wrote, "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line"?
W. E. B. Du Bois