HBCU/ WSSU Jeopardy

Important Dates/Numbers

100

How many credit hours should you take every semester to stay on track to graduate in 4 years?

Minimum 15

200

How many students does WSSU have? (Closest estimate required)

4,782

300

What were the dynamics of the first class at Slater Industrial Academy?

1 class, 25 students, 1 instructor

400

What year did construction begin for the first building at WSSU?

1896

500

What date was our university founded? (Month, Date, Year)

September 28th, 1892! 

Important People/ Things

100

What is the name of our current Chancellor (who is also the first Woman Chancellor in University history)?

Chancellor Bonita Brown! (Aka Auntie BB)

200

What is our mascot's name?

AMON!

300

What is the full name of WSSU's Founder? 

Dr. Simon Greene-Atkins

400

What was WSSU's Founder's wife’s name?

Oleona Pegram Atkins

500

What is the name of our Alma Mater?

"As We Go Forth"

WSSU!

100

What is the name of the WSSU Marching Band?

Red Sea of Sound!

200

Name a WSSU WSSU-specific tradition!

- Ramdition

- Ram Fest

- Homecoming

- Winston-Woman Wednesday

- Any other thing Mr. Whitaker approves

300

Name 6 of the 11 WSSU Residence Halls!

- Martin Hall (MSX)

- Brown Hall

- Covington Hall

- Atkins Hall
- Moore Hall

- Wilson Hall

- Gleason Hairston Terrace Hall

- Rams Commons Hall

- Foundation Heights Hall

- The Flats 

- The Station

400

What was the original name of WSSU?

Slater Industrial Academy

500

What is WSSU's Address?

601 South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. 

HBCU

100

What does H.B.C.U stand for?

Historically Black College and University

200

Name 5 HBCUs other than WSSU!

Mr. Whitaker will confirm the correct answers!

300

What university is considered the first HBCU?

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

400

Why were HBCUs created?

In a gist: In times of great racial segregation and division, HBCUs were created to educate black people who were banned from attending PWI's. 

500

How many HBCU's are in NC?

11! Use to be 12 ... 

• Barber-Scotia College: Located in Concord, North Carolina
• Bennett College: Located in Greensboro, North Carolina
• Elizabeth City State University: Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
• Fayetteville State University: Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina
• Johnson C. Smith University: Located in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Livingstone College: Located in Salisbury, North Carolina
• North Carolina A & T State University: Located in Greensboro, North Carolina
• North Carolina Central University: Located in Durham, North Carolina
• St. Augustine's University: Located in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Shaw University: Located in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Winston-Salem State University: Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Honorable Mention: 

• Kittrell College: Located in Kittrell, North Carolina