HU Trivia
What year was Howard founded?
1867
Which D9 orgs were founded on Howard's campus (one point per answer)
AKA, Ques, DST, Sigmas, Zetas
What is the name of Howard University's famous a cappella singing group known for their performances on the show "The Sing-Off"?
Afro Blue
What is the annual music and cultural festival hosted by HBCUs in New Orleans?
Bayou Classic
Who founded the Tuskegee Institute, now known as Tuskegee University?
Booker T Washington
What national sports team had/has the same mascot as Howard?
Buffalo Bills
Name 6 well known Howard alumni
Chadwick, Anthony Anderson, Phylicia Rashad, Lance Gross, Debbie Allen, Toni Morrison, Stokely Carmichael, Zora Neale Hurston
What was the first HBCU to be established in the United States?
Cheyney University of PA (1837)
Name the three academic buildings on the yard
Douglas, Locke, Fine Arts
Who was the headline performer a Yardfest before its haitus
Drake
Name the 3 libraries on campus
Founders, Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library, UGL
What white man founded Howard?
General Oliver O. Howard
Name three freshman boys &/or girls organizations
Gentlemen of Drew, Men of George Washington Carver, etc (you tell me, idk any more)
What is the name of the stadium? Who is it named after? (one point per answer)
Greene Stadium. William H. "Stud" Greene
What couple studied psychology at Howard and created a study that was used in the Brown v. Board of Ed case? What was the name of the study?
Kenneth and Mammy Clark. Doll Study
Name 4 TV characters who attended Howard University
Khadijah James, Maxine Shaw (Living Single), Flex Alexander (One on One), Nicole Williams (Craig of the Creek), Andre Johnson, Junior (Black-ish), Gabe Wilson (US), etc
Name the Fine Arts Buildings
Lulu Childers Hall
What schools are located on/near Howard's campus?
Middle School for Math & Science, Banneker
Name the research center inside of Founders Library
Moorland Spingarn
What other top HBCU was founded in 1867?
Morehouse College
What celebrity graduated with HU20?
Nick Canon
What HBCU is famous for its annual homecoming celebration known as "The GHOE"?
North Caroline A&T
What is the name of the vegan restaurant located up Ga Ave that now has a station in Blackburn?
NuVegan
Recite the first 2 lines of the alma mater. (extra point for reciting the next two lines)
Reared against the eastern sky. Proudly there on hilltop high. [Far above the lake so blue. Stands old Howard firm and true.]
What is the name of the Ethiopian-owned restaurant located across the street from SOB that used to have a station in Blackburn? Name the filmmaker who runs the restaurant.
Sankofa; Haile Gerima
What are the 3 closest metro stations to Howard? (extra point if you can name the 4th)
Shaw-Howard, U-street, Columbia Heights, Mt. Vernon Sq
Name 2 HBCU bands?
Showtime Marching Band (HU), Sonic Boom of the South (Jackson State), Blue and Gold Marching Machine (NCAT), Ocean of Soul (Tx Southern), Marching 100 (FAMU), etc
What dorms were converted to unaffordable studio apartments due to gentrificaiton?
Slowe Hall, Carver Hall
Name the full names of each of the women the Quad halls were named after (one point per full name)
Sojourner Truth, Julia S. Caldwell-Frazier, Priudence Crandall, James? Baldwin
Which HBCU was the first to offer higher education to African American women?
Spelman
Name all 5 halls in the Harriet Tubman Quadrangle
TRUTH, Frazier, Wheatley, Crandall, Baldwin
Who wrote the book "Between the World and Me"
Ta-Nehisi Coats
What is the name of the official student newspaper of Howard University?
The Hilltop
Which prominent US Supreme Court justice graduated from HU School of Law?
Thurgood Marshall
Name 3 airports you can fly into to get to Howard
Thurgood Marshall Airport/BWI Reagan International/DCA Dulles International/IAD)
What is Howard's motto?
Veritas et Utilitas (Truth & Service)
