Deaf History
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1. ASL is used in the US and 

What is Mexico?

100

A way that is not appropriate to get a deaf person's attention.

What is jumping up and down?

100

6. A word describing what people have, a living culture, an available language, and possibilities.

What is (big D) Deaf

100

My eyebrow position when signing a "yes/no" question.

What is up?

100

The palm orientation for 11-15.

What is in?

200

Linguists recognize ASL as a distinct language in...

What is the Mid 1960's

200

I fingerspell with...

What is dominant hand?

200

My eyebrow position when signing a "WH" question?

What is down?

200

The "wh" question is positioned and the _________ of a sentence.

What is the end?

200

The location of Gallaudet University

What is Washington D. C.?

300

What percentage of deaf children have hearing parents?

What is 90%?

300

Thomas Gallaudet is

What is a hearing minister and father

300

The palm orientation for 1-5.

What is in?

300

A place that had a genetic pool resulting in a large Deaf community in the 1600s.

What is Martha's vineyard?

300

The palm orientation for numbers 6-9.

What is out?

400

In this conference it was ruled that deaf children would learn using the oral method.

What is the Milan Conference?

400

Deaf people prefer communicating with.

What is sign language?

400

A language that is the second major influence to American Sign Language

What is French Sign Language?

400

When signing numbers 23-29 I use this handshape for the number "2."

What is "L."

400

It is appropriate to press someone's shoulder or upper back 

When I need them to move aside.

500

The least appropriate way to communicate because t often leads to miscommunication?

What is lip/speech reading?

500

A hearing minister and father.

Who is Thomas Gallaudet?

500

The best way to get another's attention?

What is Waving,Tapping and using an Intermediary

500

Congress voted for ____________ at the deaf conference in 1880

What is oral education?

500

A sign used to acknowledge information signed by another person.

What is "Oh I see?"