Howard Alums
Bunche Center History
HBCU Facts
Pop Culture
Etc.
100

Which Howard Alum is the College of Fine Arts (COFA) named after?

Chadwick Boseman 

100

Who is the International Affairs Center at Howard University named after?

Ralph J. Bunche (World-renowned American diplomat and founding member of the United Nations)

100

What does HBCU stand for?

Historically Black College or University 

100

Finish the lyrics 

"Don't go chasing waterfalls..."

"Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to"

100

This person is an American political activist, professor, and author who was an active member of the Communist Party and the Black Panther Party and is known for her iconic afro. Who is it?

Angela Davis 

200

Who was a civil rights activist, writer, and orator known as a lead figure within the Pan-African and Black nationalist movements, and for coining the slogan, “Black power"?

Kwame Ture 

200
When was the Bunche Center founded?

1993 

200

Which university was the first HBCU?

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania



200

What was the name of Beyonce's first solo album?

Dangerously In Love 

200

Who invented the potato chip?

George Speck



300

What school did Taraji P. Henson attend before transferring to Howard?

North Carolina A&T

300

How many student fellowships are available through the Bunche Center? (Extra points for each program named)

5

The Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship

Rangel International Affairs Program 

Rangel Summer Inrichment Program 

Donald M. Payne International Affairs Program 

Pickering Fellowship Program

300

What is Howard University's current ranking on the list of HBCU's?

#2
300

This show is a sitcom focusing on a mixed batch of black women who face life's tests and triumphs together.

Girlfriends 

300

Who was the first Black woman in space?

Mae Carol Jemison



400

This person was an American politician, lawyer and author who became the first African American Mayor of the New York City, from 1990 to 1993. Who is it? 

David Dinkins 

400
Who is Patricia Roberts Harris?

She was the first Black woman to serve the nation as Ambassador, the first Black woman to become dean of a law school, and the first Black woman to serve in a Presidential cabinet.

400

How many HBCU's are there currently in the US? 

A. 326

B. 224

C. 107

D. 96 

C. 107

400

In what year did the first American Black superhero, Black Panther, debut?

A. 1957

B. 1968

C. 1962

D. 1970

1968

400

Who founded the Black Lives Matter movement?

Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi

500
In what year did former Virginia governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder graduate from Howard?

1959

500

Who are the Program Manager and Program Coordinator of the Bunche Center?

Ms. Jamilah Rashid and Ms. Aichaa Nimaga

500

What is Howard University's ranking on US News Best Universities?

A. 125

B. 212

C. 101

D. 115

D. 115

500

What movie is the following quote from?

“I'm poor, Black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I'm here! I'm here!”

The Color Purple 

500

Who was the first Black U.S. Senator? 

Hiram Rhodes Revels