UF History
This is the year that UF was founded.
a. 1776 b. 1853 c. 1942 d. 1891
What is 1853?
I Am....Sasha Fierce won this artist six Grammys in 2009.
Who is Beyoncé?
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in this sport.
What is Track and Field?
The city where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.
What is Washington, D.C.?
The 1990s sitcom starred Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This is the year that the UF Football team won their first National Championship.
What is 1996?
"All Eyez On Me" is an album by this rapper.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal began his career with this team.
What is the Orlando Magic?
The name of the movement during the 1920s and 1930s that celebrated Black art, music and literature, centered in New York City.
What is The Harlem Renaissance?
This comedian played crown prince Akeem in Coming To America.
Who is Eddie Murphy?
This was UF's first African-American student, after he was admitted into the College of Law
a. Virgil Hawkins b. George Starke c. W. George Allen
Who is George Starke?
The female singer to earn five gold records, and is known as the "Queen of Soul".
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This number is the amount of times Kobe Bryant won the NBA Championship.
a. 3 b. 5 c. 7
What is 5?
This is the year that Black History Month was first recognized nationally in the U.S.
What is 1976?
One of the following actresses is an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony).
a. Octavia Spencer b. Queen Latifah c. Whoopi Goldberg
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
This is the year that UF became the first program in collegiate history to own both the men's basketball and football national titles in the same calendar year.
What is 2006?
The most awarded female artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records.
Who is Whitney Houston?
Muhammad Ali was given this iconic nickname.
What is "The Greatest"?
This man became the first African American Supreme Court Justice in 1967.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir.
What is "Becoming"?
This year is the year that UF's Institute of Black Culture (IBC) was established.
a. 1956 b.1971 c. 2005
What is 1971?
Nicknamed "Satchmo", this trumpet player was one of the most influential artists in jazz.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Jackie Robinson debuted in the MLB as first base for this team.
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This woman became the first Black woman to travel in space in 1992.
a. Toni Morrison b. Mae Jemison c. Shirley Chisholm
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
This person was best known for being the first Black artistic director of Louis Vuitton.
Who is Virgil Abloh?