The first ever "official" form of sign language in the world.
What is: French Sign Language
100
A teacher who vowed to travel the world in search of the best methods to teach his deaf neighbor; he eventually wound up in France at a famous deaf school.
Who is: Thomas Gallaudet
100
This part of "speech" almost always comes at the end of an ASL sentence.
What is: the Verb
100
This is the number associated with how many Parameters there are within a single sign.
What is: 5 (parameters of a sign)
100
The first ever School for the Deaf in the entire world was located in this city and state.
(city and state needed)
What is: Paris, France
200
Back before the 1800s, what is one of the failed attempts to cure deafness.
(only one answer needed)
What is:(any of the following)
- Force feeding random pills
- Pouring animal blood in ears
- Holistic / Herbal methods
200
The deaf French teacher who traveled to America to aid in setting up a School for the Deaf.
Who is: Laurent Clerc
200
If present in an ASL sentence, this part of "speech" always comes at the very beginning.
What is: the Tense
200
The year in which American Sign Language was officially recognized as an acceptable form of communication for the deaf.
What is: the year 1817
200
A specific method of teaching the deaf that includes, reading, writing, and speaking.
What is: the Oralist Method
300
The Greek philosopher who began the 2,000+ year stereotype claiming deaf people could not learn.
Who is: Aristotle
300
The headmaster of a school in France who convinced one of his teachers to travel to America and help set up an education system for the deaf.
Who is: Jean Massieu
300
This language function is not a Parameter, but equally important to grammar, as it denotes how many hands you will use to sign a word.
What is: the Condition
300
American Sign Language most closely resembles this spoken language.
What is: French
300
A specific method of teaching the deaf that includes, reading, writing, and signing.
What is: the Manualist Method
400
The reason why Martha's Vineyard had such a high population of deafness.
What is: a defective gene passed down due to incest.
400
The teacher who eventually disproved Aristotle's claims that deaf people were incapable of learning.
Who is: Abbe d'Leppe
400
This type of grammar function doesn't have anything to do with signing at all, rather, how the eyes, face, or body is held during sign production.
What are: Non-Manual Markers
400
The term associated with a person who is part of a "little d deaf" view on deafness, is ashamed of being deaf, and yearns to be viewed as hearing.
What is: Pathologically deaf (Medically deaf)
400
One of the names of the first ever School for the Deaf in America.
What is: the American School for the Deaf
500
The reason why early Hominids most likely used a manual form of communication.
What is: A Larynx incapable of producing speech.
500
The two Spanish priests who aided in disproving the notion that deaf people could not learn.
(must say both names)
Who are: (both)
- Pedro Ponce De Leon
- Juan Pablo Bonnet
500
For these two specific types of questions, your eyebrows must be raised during sign production.
(two answers needed)
What are: (both)
- Rhetorical Questions
- Yes / No Questions
500
The 3 "languages" that merged together and eventually formed the ASL we know and love today.
(all 3 needed)
What is: (all 3)
- Written English
- French Sign Language
- Martha's Vineyard Sign
500
The name of the first person appointed President of the first ever College for the Deaf in the world.