Hampton University
Howard University
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T University
North Carolina Central University
100
Hampton University is located in this Virginia city.
What is Hampton?
100
Howard University is located in this U.S. city.
What is Washington, D.C.?
100
Norfolk State is especially known for programs in this broad field that includes computer science, engineering, and mathematics.
What is STEM?
100
North Carolina A&T is located in this North Carolina city.
What is Greensboro?
100
North Carolina Central University is located in this North Carolina city.
What is Durham?
200
This radio personality and co-host of The Breakfast Club graduated from Hampton University in 1999.
Who is DJ Envy?
200
Howard's mascot shares its name with this large North American grazing animal.
What is a Bison?
200
Norfolk State's athletic teams are known by this warrior-inspired nickname.
What are the Spartans?
200
NC A&T graduates more African American bachelor's degree recipients in this field than any university in the United States.
What is Engineering?
200
NCCU's mascot is this bird of prey.
What is an Eagle?
300
This famous educator graduated from Hampton before founding Tusk
egee Institute.
Who was Booker T. Washington?
300
The central gathering place on Howard's campus where many Homecoming events take place is known by this simple name.
What is The Yard?
300
Norfolk State's campus is located in the Hampton Roads region, which is known for this branch of the U.S. military.
What is the Navy?
300
Four students from A&T launched this famous civil rights protest in 1960.
What was the Greensboro Sit-In?
300
NCCU is one of only a handful of HBCUs in the nation to have its own accredited school in this profession.
What is law?
400
Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," earned a degree from Hampton University before founding this "celebration" in 1926.
What is Negro History Week or Black History Month?
400
This historically Black sorority, founded at Howard University in 1913, was the first Black Greek-letter sorority to be incorporated.
What is Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.?
400
Norfolk State has earned national recognition in this field focused on protecting computer networks and information systems.
What is Cybersecurity?
400
In 2025, North Carolina A&T became the first HBCU ever to exceed this number, cementing its status as the nation's largest HBCU.
What is 15,000?
400
NCCU is located in this North Carolina region, known for its concentration of technology companies, research institutions, and innovation-driven industries that provide students with internship opportunities and pathways to future careers.
What is the Research Triangle?
500
Hampton was originally founded to educate formerly enslaved people following this major U.S. conflict.
What was the Civil War?
500
Howard is often called "The Mecca" because it attracts talented Black students from across this geographic area.
What is the African Diaspora or the World?
500
If you want to study lasers, fiber optics, and the science of light, Norfolk State is one of the few HBCUs offering this engineering major.
What is Optical Engineering?
500
This North Carolina A&T alumnus became the second African American to travel into space and was one of the seven crew members who lost their lives aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986. One of the university's engineering facilities is named in his honor.
Who is Ronald McNair?
500
NCCU's law school played a major role in training attorneys who helped challenge segregation during this pivotal moment in U.S. History.
What was the Civil Rights Movement?