History Of ASD
ASD's Campus Life
Deaf Culture and Language
Deaf History Timeline
Famous Deaf People
100
When did American School for the Deaf first opened?
a) 1819
b) 1917
c) 1817
d) 1997
c) 1817
100
What's ASD's colors?
a) Blue and Buff 
b) Orange and Blue 
c) Blue and Black 
d) Orange and Black 
d) Orange and Black
100
Where did ASL come from?
a) Americans from a long time ago, invented it
b) It came from French Sign Language.
c) We got it from Canada.
d) It came from French Sign Language and mixed with some local signs from America.
d) It came from French Sign Language and mixed with some local signs from America.
100
Who Founded Gallaudet University in DC?
a) Thomas Gallaudet
b) Laurent Clerc
c) Jeff Bravin 
d) Edward Gallaudet
d) Edward Gallaudet
Edward Gallaudet founded Gallaudet College in 1864.
100
Who is the well-known Deaf Actor that won an Oscar?
a) Sandra Mae Frank 
b) Marlee Matlin 
c) Jeff Bravin 
d) Heather Whitestone 
b) Marlee Matlin
Marlee Matlin won an Oscar for her role in the 1986 film Children of a Lesser God. 
200
Who were the founders of American School for the Deaf?
a) Edward Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell
b) Paula Morabrito and Jeff Bravin
c) Thomas Gallaudet and Jeff Bravin
d) Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc
d) Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc
200
What is ASD's Mascot?
a) Cougars 
b) Galloping Ghosts 
c) Tigers 
d) Tornadoes 
c) Tigers
200
Who invented the Huddle?
a) Paul Hubbard 
b) William "Dummy" Hoy 
c) Eugène Rubens-Alcais 
d) Curtis Pride 
a) Paul Hubbard
Paul Hubbard invented the huddle back in 1894 to keep the team plans in secret so the other team can not see what the plan would be during the games. Paul was a quarterback for Gallaudet College Football Team.
200
When was ADA signed into a law?
a) 1997
b)1990
c) 2001
d) 1970
b) 1990
The ADA was signed into a law on July 26, 1990 by President George H.W. Bush.
200
Who is Linda Bove and what did she do? 
a) she was the first Deaf person who won Miss America
b) She is one of the Deaf Actors and worked with books to teach art
c) She is one of the Deaf Actors and worked with Sesame Street to teach sign language
d) she is one of the Deaf people and worked with children.
c) She is one of the Deaf Actors and worked with Sesame Street to teach sign language
300
Who was the first student at ASD?
a) Kathy Falco 
b) Thomas Gallaudet 
c) Alice Cogswell 
d) Heimo Ilmari Antila 
c) Alice Cogswell
300
What do we do for our Homecoming Pep Rally/ Events at ASD?
a) Fight Song, sports games, spirit week
b) nothing
c) spirt week
a) Fight Song, sports games, spirit week
300
What is NOT typically way to get a Deaf person's attention?
a) Banging on table/floor
b) Flashing lights
c) calling a Deaf Person's name in voice.
d) tapping on the shoulder.
c) calling a Deaf Person's name in voice.
300
Is this property ASD's first campus ever?
a) no
b) yes
a) no
ASD moved 3 times before owning this property.
First the campus was in Hartford near the Hartford Ins. Company building (you can see the deer logo off I-84). The second place was across from the current Wadsworth museum. The third place was in downtown Hartford. Every time we moved due to growing enrollment.
300
Who was the first Deaf person to win the Dancing with The Stars?
a) Daniel Durant 
b) Marlee Matlin 
c) Nyle DiMarco
d) Warren Snipe
c) Nyle DiMarco 
400
Was American School for the deaf the 11th deaf school in America?
a) true
b) false
False!
American School for the Deaf was the first Deaf school in America.
400
Which sports are NOT offered at ASD?
a) Wrestling and Basketball
b) Soccer and Volleyball
c) Track and Cheerleading
d) Cross Country and Softball
d) Cross Country and Softball
400
What is the name of the competition We, ASD students, do to use ASL for poetry, stories and art?
a)Gallaudet Writing Competition
b) Marie Jean Philips Competition
c) RIT spirit Competition
d) Tigers ASL Competition
b) Marie Jean Philips Competition
400
What year was Deaf Olympics founded?
a) 1824
b)1924
c)1817
d) 1948
b)1924
Eugène Rubens-Alcais, was a French man and an athlete. He founded Deaflympics.
400
Who from ASD acted in this movie, "And Your Name Is Jonah" in 1979? 
a) Paula Morabrito Asst. Supt. President of ASD) 
b) Jennifer Labroia- Mcgee (D. of Ed/Principal) 
c) Jeff Bravin (CEO of ASD)
d) Christopher DiSanto (Athletic Director)
c) Jeff Bravin (CEO of ASD)
500
Why was the American School for the Deaf founded?
a) To teach children French
b) There were no available formal education for Deaf children and the founders were inspired by Alice Cogswell.
c) To teach hearing children sign language for fun
d) So Laurent Clerc and Thomas Gallaudet have a home
b) There were no available formal education for Deaf children and the founders were inspired by Alice Cogswell.
500
Which staff here at ASD is NOT the alumni of ASD?
a) Kathy Falco (High School History Teacher) 
b) Jeff Bravin (CEO of ASD) 
c) Alexandra Daly (Admin.Asst.) 
d) Justin Brooks ( Director of Student Life)
b) Jeff Bravin (CEO of ASD)
Jeff graduated from Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens, NY
500
Why Martha’s Vineyard is part of deaf culture? 
a) It was the first island to have a school for the Deaf.
b) Many people there used sign language, both Deaf and hearing.
c) It was where American Sign Language (ASL) was invented.
d) It was the home of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.
b) Many people there used sign language, both Deaf and hearing.
500
Why did Gallaudet College protest "DPN"?
a) Because the college elected a Deaf Woman.
b) Because the students did not want homework.
c) Because the college elected a hearing president and wanted a deaf person
d) Because the college wanted to ban ASL and become oral.
c) Because the college elected a hearing president and wanted a deaf person
500
What is the name of the movie that shows a deaf family with a daughter/sister who is hearing?
a) Switched at Birth
b) Children of a Lesser God
c) Only Murders in the Building
d) CODA
d) CODA 