General History
This is the US Supreme Court case which legalized interracial marriage nationwide.
What Loving v. Virginia?
These are two terms that can be used in place of "mixed" when describing race. (not referring to any specific racial makeup)
What is "biracial" and "multiracial"?
Finish the lyrics to this Olivia Rodrigo song:
“Well, good for you, ___ ”
"you look happy and healthy
Not me, if you ever cared to ask"
Will also accept:
"you're doing great out there without me, baby
God, I wish that I could do that "
Two of the three films MSU has held movie nights for over the past two years.
Hint: One is based on a true story and two are animated
What is Spiderman: Into the Spider-verse (2018), Spiderman: Across the Spider-verse (2023), and Passing (2021)
Scott H. was trying to sell this device, perfect condition, in the MSU GroupMe.
What is a MacBook?
This is the year in which people were allowed to check off multiple boxes for their race on the U.S. census.
A) 1970 B) 1980 C)1990 D)2000
What is 2000?
According to the 2020 United States census, this percentage of people, identify as multiracial.
A) 7.2% B) 10.2% C) 11.8% D) 4%
What is 10.2% of the population, (or 33.8 million people)?
Finish the Shakira lyric:
"Tsamina mina, eh eh ___"
What is "Waka waka, eh, eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa?"
Mixed Student Union holds the annual potluck with this RSO.
What is In-Between?
This is a Cuban origin mixed drink consisting of white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint.
What is a mojito?
This is the year that Loving v. Virginia was decided.
A. 1960 B. 1949 C. 1982 D. 1967
What is 1967?
This country has among the highest proportion of mixed-race individuals.
A) Mexico B) South Africa C) India D) America
After attending Northwestern University for acting and moving to the UK following her marriage, this biracial American actress faced a great deal of in-law drama and public scrutiny.
Who is Megan Markle?
This is the name of the kick off MSU event hosted a few days following Quad Day.
What is Mixed Student Mixer?
Other acceptable answers are "What is Mixed Mixer?"
This is the first mixed person to become the the second-highest officer in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government, having Jamaican and Indian roots.
Who is Kamala Harris?
In 1655, this enslaved mixed woman successfully sued for her freedom using the principle that, under English common law, legal status was inherited from the father.
Who is Elizabeth Key/Elizabeth Key Grinstead?
Among these states: CA, FL, NY, TX, this is the correct order of these states in order of most to fewest people who identify as mixed
California, Texas, Florida, New York
The tile dedicated to MSU at La Casa was inspired by the cover of the album 'One World' by this famous biracial reggae artist.
Who is Bob Marley?
These are the three cultural houses with which MSU is currently affiliated.
What is the AACC, BNAACC, and La Casa?
A controversial Cheerios commercial featuring a biracial family came out in this year.
A. 2011 B. 2013 C. 2012 D. 2014
What is 2013?
True or false: during Japanese internment, non-Japanese spouses of Japanese Americans were interned.
True
According to a Pew Research Study published in 2015, this racial make-up was the largest group of Americans who identified as multiracial (50% of all multiracial identifying people).
*not including white + non-specific other race
What is White and American-Indian?
This Canadian actor, whose first name means “cool breeze over the mountains” in Hawaiian, has played in a variety films over the decades
Who is Keanu Reeves?
This is the year in which a multiracial student organization was first founded at the University of Illinois.
A) 1997 B) 2008 C) 2014 D) 2017
C) 2014
These two biracial rappers collaborated on the song "First Person Shooter" in 2023.
Who is Drake and J. Cole?