UW
Which UW registered student organization explicitly welcomes multicultural and multiethnic students as part of their mission?
Mixed Student Union (MSU)
Who was the first mixed-race president in American history?
Barack Obama
Which Nirvana song includes an outdated term for a mixed-race person?
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Which racial group has the highest rate of mental illness?
Mixed people #blessed
What is the term for the academic framework exploring how race, gender, class, and other identities overlap to shape lived experiences?
Intersectionality
Which UW office/program supports underrepresented students, including navigating identity intersections?
Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D)
Which U.S. state has the largest multiracial population?
Hawaii
What is Zendaya’s last name?
(Zendaya Maree Stoermer) Coleman
What is the proposed social phenomenon of Asian women choosing White men in romantic relationships?
Oxford study
What are the names of all current MSU officers?
Casey, Naomi, Amber, Sofia, Isabella
What is the name of the UW cultural center that was created in response to the student activism from the multiethnic student groups in the late 1960s?
Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center (ECC)
What year did the U.S. Census allow people to select more than one race?
2000
Which member of the group “One Direction” is mixed race? (Extra points if you can name the mix!)
Zayn Malik, British-Pakistani
As of the 2020 census, how much of the U.S. identifies as more than one race?
~10.2%
‘Mixed Race Day’ is celebrated on June 27th in which South American country?
Brazil
What percentage of UW students identify with more than one race?
6-9%
When was interracial marriage legalized in the United States?
1967
Who is the highest-earning mixed-race celebrity as of 2026?
Tiger Woods, $1.3B
What is the largest multiracial group in the United States?
White and American Indian (Which make up half of the country’s multiracial population, according to a 2015 Pew Research survey)
A ‘leopon’ is a mix between what two animals?
(Male) Leopard + (Female) Lion
Which UW library contains collections on Pacific Northwest multicultural history?
Allen Libraries Special Collections
Charles Curtis was the first Vice President of the U.S. under President Herbert Hoover to identify as mixed race (mixed European and Native American ancestry). What years did he serve?
1929-1933
What is the most subscribed to YouTube channel of a mixed-race person?
Markiplier (Mark Fischbach)
Since 1980, interracial or interethnic marriages made up 6.7% of newlyweds in the U.S. What was the approximate percentage in 2010?
15.1% (According to a 2010 Pew Research Center Report)
What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
Race divides people based on physical traits, while ethnicity refers to shared cultural expression, heritage, and ancestry.