HBCU Knowledge Quiz

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HBCU Knowledge Challenge

Test your knowledge about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with our engaging quiz! Discover fascinating facts about HBCUs' history, influential alumni, and significant events.

Challenge yourself and see how much you really know about:

  • The origins of HBCUs
  • Notable figures in HBCU history
  • Unique facts about their contribution to education

8 Questions2 MinutesCreated by DiscoveringRoots24
Historically black colleges and universities began appearing in the South in what year?
1837
1865
1887
1901
Which Hollywood actor was expelled from Morehouse College for student activism?
Spike Lee
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington
Wesley Snipes
Which former Atlanta mayor was not a graduate of an HBCU?
Keisha Lance-Bottoms
Maynard H. Jackson
Shirley Franklin
Bill Campbell
Which of these four HBCUs has an overwhelmingly white student body?
Bluefield State College (West Virginia)
Lemoyne-Owen College
Kentucky State University
Dillard University
How many accredited HBCUs are in operation today?
29
57
72
101
In 1863, a tree on campus which still stands, was the site of the first Southern reading of the Emancipation Proclamation
Shaw University
Hampton University
Claflin University
Morris Brown College
Founded in 1865 and is considered the first HBCU in the South.
Spelman College
Talladega College
Shaw University
Fisk University
Who played in the first black college football game?
Lincoln (PA) University/Cheyney University
Wilberforce University/Fisk University
Morehouse College/Clark College
Johnson C. Smith University/Livingstone College
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