Language
ASL is an acronym that stands for what three words
American Sign Language
This person was a revolutionary German composer and pianist who started losing their hearing in their mid 20s
Ludwig van Beethoven
The name of the only four year university founded for deaf students
Gallaudet University
The name for the multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee at which deaf athletes compete at an elite level is called what
Deaflympics
The appropriate way to get the attention of a deaf person.
Answers vary: tap on shoulder, wave hand, stomp floor, pat table
ASL is predominately used in what countries
U.S.A and Canada
In 1987, this person was the first Deaf actress to win an Academy Award
Marlee Matlin
This person was a French Deaf man that helped establish the first school for the Deaf in the United States
Laurent Clerc
The Gallaudet's sports cheer song is called what
The Bison Song
This is the least effective method of communication between deaf and hearing people.
Speech and lip reading
Historically ASL is related to what other sign language
French Sign Language
Name the woman who was the first deaf Miss America in 1995
Heather Whitestone
This person signed the Charter allowing Deaf individuals to earn a college degree
President Abraham Lincoln
This person invented the huddle that is still seen today by all football teams while at Gallaudet University
Paul Hubbard
A CODA stands for what four words.
Child of deaf adult
The number of sign languages in the world
Over 300
Name the first person who was deaf on the TV’s reality show “Survivor, the Amazon.”
Christy Smith
The NAD stands for what
The National Association of the Deaf
This person was the first deaf baseball player in Major League Baseball and invented the hand signals used in American Baseball
Dummy Hoy who played for the Cincinnati Reds
The percentage of English speech sounds that is actually visible on the lips?
30%