Fingerspelling
ASL Influential Figures
ASL Grammar & Parameters
Deaf Culture
ASL History
100

This title is given to those who are known to educate, often working in educational institutions.

Fingerspelled: Teacher

100

He composed 9 symphonies, relying on vibrations, among them is "Für Elise"

Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?

100

This handshape is used to indicate "chair" and "sit".

What is "H" (or "U")?

100

ASL attention-grabbing techniques.

What is (Waving, shoulder tapping, or flashing lights)?

100

This term describes the act of passing down stories, jokes, and histories within the Deaf community.

What is Oral Tradition (Acceptable: ASL storytelling).

200

Someone who is able to cast creativity to a blank canvas, they've historically designed/created their own pigments using natural minerals.

Fingerspelled: Painter

200

Inventor of "practical incandescent light", he was deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other

Who is Thomas Edison?
200

A grammatical structure which emphasizes the subject at the beginning, followed by context.

What is Topicalization?

200

An ASL cultural tradition of being bestowed a unique name.

What is sign name?

200

Founded in 1864, this D.C. institution became a global leader in deaf education.

What is Gallaudet University?

300

An eight-legged creature, occasionally referred to as an "arachnid".

Fingerspelled: Spider

300

She's recognized as the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, a renowned author, activist and lecturer?

Who is Helen Keller?

300

Non-manual markers are pivotal in ASL grammar, which indicates topic or rhetorical question?

What is raised eyebrows?

300

The term for discrimination against Deaf People.

What is Audism?

300

This was the main demand of the protesting students and faculty at Gallaudet University, March 1988?

What is a Deaf President

400

An electronic device commonly used to view and hear general, over-the-air, capable or satellite broadcasts.

Fingerspelled: Television (Acceptable: TV) 

400

Known as the "father" of ASL, he captained ASL linguistics.

Who is William Stokoe?

400

The Five parameters of sign are handshape movement, palm orientation, location and this.

What is non-manual markers?
400

Behavior that is generally regarded as impolite/rude when communicating with a Deaf person, especially in public.

What is talking without signing?

400

In 1817, the first permanent school for the deaf in the U.S., was originally named?

What is the "Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons"? (Acceptable: "American School for the Deaf")

500

Outerwear commonly worn for insulation during frigid conditions.

Fingerspelled: Coat (Acceptable: Jacket)

500

He established a multiple deaf institutions, revered as the "Father of Deaf Education in Africa".

Who is Andrew Foster?

500

This is the palm orientation for the sign "before"

What is the inward,towards the body?

500

Variations in signing styles and vocabulary that differ by geographical location.

What is Regional Signs?

500

He was a Spanish monk in the 16h-century, recognized as the first teacher of the deaf?

Who is Pedro Ponce de León