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100

Which HBCU did Oprah Winfrey attend?

A. North Carolina A&T

B.Tuskegee 

C. Tennessee State University 

D. Fisk University 

What is Tennessee State University?

100

The first historical black college and university, Cheyney University, was founded in?

a. 1908

b. 1837

c. 1978

d. 1866


When is 1937?

100

How many HBCUs are in the United States?

a. 50

b. 75

c. 107

d. 100

What is 107?

100

Every year which two HBCU’s have a rivalry game including a battle of the bands at the state fair classic? a. Prairie View A&M and Grambling State

b. Texas Southern University and Prairie View A&M 

c. Grambling State University and Xavier University of Louisiana

d. Clark Atlanta University and FAMU

What is Prairie View A&M and Grambling State University? 

100

What is the oldest HBCU of the South ?

a. Howard University

b. Shaw  University 

c. Southern University

d. Texas Southern University


What is Shaw University?

200

 Which filmmaker attended an HBCU?

a. Ava DuVernay

b. Spike Lee

c. Jordan Peele 

d. Tyler Perry

Who is Spike Lee?

200

Which HBCU is the oldest historically black college for women in America?

a. Tennessee State University 

b. Bennett College 

c. Spelman College 

d. Philander Smith College 


What is Spelman?

200

More than half of America’s black teachers and dentists went to an HBCU?

a. true 

b. false


What is true?

200

This HBCU is located in Texas and its official mascots is a black panther.

a. Texas Southern University

b. Prairie View A&M 

c. Paul Quinn College 

d. Howard Univeristy

What is Prairie View A&M?

200

This HBCU was the first state supported liberal arts college for African American students ?

a. Howard University 

b. Florida A&M

c. North Carolina Central University 

d. Bennett College

What is North Carolina Central University?

300

 Which HBCU did Taraji P. Henson attend? 

a. Grambling State University 

b. Fisk University

c. Howard University

d. Spelman College

What is Howard Univerisity?

300

 Alabama has the largest number of HBCUs? How many are located there?

a. 32

b. 18

c. 7

d. 14

What is 14?

300

What percent of STEM graduates attended HBCUs? 

a. 8%

b. 25%

c. 12%

d. 15%

What is 25%?

300

What HBCU started out as an all male school?

a. Spelman College 

b. Philander Smith College

c. Cheyney University

d. Morehouse




What is Morehouse?

300

What does UNCF stand for ?

a. United Nations College Fund 

b. United Negro College Fund

c. Unity of Negros Collegiate Foundation

d. Union of Nation College Foundation



What is the United Negro College Fund?

400

Which prominent African American leader attended an HBCU?

a. Barack Obama 

b. Martin Luther King Jr.

c. Malcolm X 

d. Micheal Jackson


Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

400

 What was the first HBCU established in Texas?

a. Wiley College

b. Texas Southern University

c. Prairie View A&M University

d. Paul Quinn College

What is Paul Quinn College?

400

 Which HBCU was founded for African Americans but is more than 90% white?

a. Bluefield State College

b. Simmons College of Kentucky

c. Shaw University 

d. West Virginia State University

What is Bluefield State College?

400

This HBCU is located in Louisiana, school motto is "where everybody is somebody".

a. Dillard University 

b. Xavier University of Louisiana

c. Southern University at New Orleans

d. Grambling State University

What is Grambling State University?

400

The Bayou classic is one of the biggest rivalries and draws more than 200,000 people to New Orleans. Fans from these universities meet during the Thanksgiving weekend for this game. What Universities?

a. Grambling State University and Southern University

b. Prairie View A&M and Grambling State University

c. Bethune-Cookman and FAMU

d. Southern University and Xavier  

What is Grambling State University and Southern University?

500

Which Hip Hop artist attended an HBCU on a scholarship?

A. 2 Chainz

B. Kanye West

C. Drake 

D. Lil’ Wayne

Who is 2 Chainz?

500

What are the two all female HBCUs? 

a. Spelman and Hampton

b. Bennett and Spelman

c. Howard and Clark Atlanta

d. Texas Southern University and Spelman

What is Bennett and Spelman? 

500

 What percent of African American students were enrolled in an HBCU in 2015?

a. 12%

b. 32% 

c. 9%

d. 15%

What is 9%

500

This HBCU's band is known as the "The Marching 100?"

a. Grambling State University

b. Florida A&M University

c. Jackson State University

d. Tennessee State University

What is Florida A&M University?

500

This college was featured in the 2002 movie "Drumline" as the rival school.

a. Shaw University 

b. Clark Atlanta University

c. Norfolk State University 

d. Morris Brown College

What is Morris Brown College?