NSBE History
Regional Facts
Leadership Best Practices
Black History
Engineering Facts
100

What university was NSBE founded at?

What is Purdue University?

100

How many zones are in NSBE Region II?

What is 5?

100

What’s the term for training someone to take over your role after you leave it?

What is succession planning?

100

Who was the first African American woman in space?

Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?


100

What branch of engineering focuses on the design and construction of buildings?

What is Architectural Engineering?

200

What is NSBE’s mission statement’s first word?

What is “to?”

200

Which region is nicknamed the “Model Region”?

What is Region II?

200

What does “delegation” mean in leadership?

What is Assigning tasks to others?


200

Who invented the three-light traffic signal?

Who is Garret Morgan?

200

What is the basic unit of electrical resistance?

What is an ohm?

300

Who are the founders of NSBE?

Who are Edward A. Coleman, Anthony Harris, Brian Harris, Stanley L. Kirtley, John W. Logan Jr., and George A. Smith?

300

Name the current Region II Programs Chair.

Who is Cheick?

300

Which leadership style focuses on motivating through vision and inspiration?

What is transformational leadership?

300

Who invented the three-light traffic signal?

Who is Thomas L. Jennings?

300

What’s the engineering term for the resistance of any physical object to any change in its state of motion?

What is inertia?

400

What year was the first NSBE Annual Convention held?

What is 1975?

400

What annual fall event is held by each NSBE region to train leaders?

What is Regional Leadership Conference?

400

What’s the leadership term for preventing burnout by giving breaks and recognition?

What is sustainable leadership?

400

Who invented the carbon filament used in light bulbs, making them last longer?

Who is Lewis Latimer?

400

What principle explains why ships float?

What is Archimedes’ principle?

500

What was the original name for NSBE before becoming a national body?

Black Society of Engineers 

500

In team management, what’s the full SMART acronym?

What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound?

500

In what year did the Civil Rights Act pass?

What is 1964?

500

What’s the engineering term for the maximum stress a material can withstand without breaking?

What is tensile strength?

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