All That: HBCU History
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black College and University
This HBCU is the nation’s only private, historically black, four-year, liberal arts college for men
Morehouse College
What is the nation’e oldest black athletic conference?
CIAA
What year was Winston Salem State University founded?
1892
What was the first D9 sorority founded?
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Duhh
How many colleges and universities joined to make up the Atlanta University Center (AUC), which was the largest and oldest consortium of historically African American educational institutions in the world?
Six
Which state is recognized as having the most HBCUs?
Alabama
Which HBCU marching band is known as the “Sonic Boom of The South”
Jackson State University
What is the name of WSSU Marching Band?
Red Sea of Sound
Which sorority is the only one constitutionally bound to a fraternity?
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (bound to Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.)
Clark Atlanta University
Which HBCU is the top producer of Black Engineeers
North Carolina A&T State University
On March 12,1944, a basketball team “secretly” played a team from Duke Univeristy in an illegal racially-integrated game. This “Secret Game” was, of course, the first racially-integrated basketball game in the South. What HBCU basketball team was it?
North Carolina Central University
Name a WSSU-specific tradition!
- Ramdition
- Ram Fest
- Homecoming
- Winston-Woman Wednesday
What year was the NPHC founded?
1930
America’s only Historically Black and Catholic University?
Xavier University
What was the first Black College in the nation to award the bachelors degree in elementary eduction?
Winston Salem State University
Pro Football Hall of Fame Larry Little played for the only undefeated NFL team the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Where did he play college football at?
Bethune- Cookman College
What was the original name of WSSU?
Slater Industrial Academy
Which D9 organization were founded on the campus of Howard University?
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Katherine Johnson was a mathematician that worked at NASA. Her mathematical calculations were very instrumental in space travel of Apollo astronauts. Her life was dedicated in the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures”. She is an alumna of what University?
West Virginia State University
Which university was the nation’s first historically black university to own an on-campus commercial radio and television station in North Carolina.
St. Augustine’s University
In 1892, Which two schools played each other in the first HBCU football game.
Livingstone and Johnson C.Smith
In what year did WSSU win a NCAA and who was the team led by?
WSSU became the first HBCU to win a NCAA championship in 1967. The team was led by Earl “The Pearl” Monroe and coached by the legendary Clarence "Big House" Gaines.
In what order were the Divine Nine organizations founded?
1. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. (1906)
2. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (1908)
3. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. (1911)
4. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (1911)
5. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (1913)
6. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. (1914)
7. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (1920)
8. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. (1922)
9. Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. (1963)