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HBCU Trivia

  1.  
    In 1863, a tree on this campus, which still stands, was the site of the first Southern reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
    A. Shaw University B. Prairie View A&M University C. Hampton University D. Lane College E. Oakwood University
  2.  
    Two HBCUs have far and away the greatest endowments, and the endowment at the No. 1 school is substantially larger than that at the No. 2 school. Which are Nos. 1 and 2?
    A. Fisk University and Spelman College B. Morehouse College and Howard University C. Dillard University and Morehouse College D. Howard University and Spelman College E. Hampton University and Howard University
  3.  
    Which one of these five historically black colleges has an overwhelmingly white student body?
    A. LeMoyne-Owen College (Tennessee) B. Kentucky State University C. Savannah State D. Bluefield State College (West Virginia) E. Jackson State University
  4.  
    Which Hollywood actor was expelled from Morehouse College?
    A. Samuel L. Jackson B. Spike Lee C. Denzel Washington D. Wesley Snipes E. Will Smith
  5.  
    What percentage of students at HBCUs receive Pell Grants?
    A. 60% B. 75% C. 92% D. 47% E. 84%
  6.  
    Most HBCUs have graduation rates above 50 percent.
    A. False B. True
  7.  
    Who played in the first black college football game?
    A. Lincoln University vs. Cheyney University B. Wilberforce University vs. Fisk University C. Morehouse College vs. Clark College D. John C. Smith vs. Livingston College E. Alabama A&M University vs. Bowie State University
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  1.  
    In 1863, a tree on this campus, which still stands, was the site of the first Southern reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
    A. Shaw University B. Prairie View A&M University C. Hampton University D. Lane College E. Oakwood University
  2.  
    Two HBCUs have far and away the greatest endowments, and the endowment at the No. 1 school is substantially larger than that at the No. 2 school. Which are Nos. 1 and 2?
    A. Fisk University and Spelman College B. Morehouse College and Howard University C. Dillard University and Morehouse College D. Howard University and Spelman College E. Hampton University and Howard University
  3.  
    Which one of these five historically black colleges has an overwhelmingly white student body?
    A. LeMoyne-Owen College (Tennessee) B. Kentucky State University C. Savannah State D. Bluefield State College (West Virginia) E. Jackson State University
  4.  
    Which Hollywood actor was expelled from Morehouse College?
    A. Samuel L. Jackson B. Spike Lee C. Denzel Washington D. Wesley Snipes E. Will Smith
  5.  
    What percentage of students at HBCUs receive Pell Grants?
    A. 60% B. 75% C. 92% D. 47% E. 84%
  6.  
    Most HBCUs have graduation rates above 50 percent.
    A. False B. True
  7.  
    Who played in the first black college football game?
    A. Lincoln University vs. Cheyney University B. Wilberforce University vs. Fisk University C. Morehouse College vs. Clark College D. John C. Smith vs. Livingston College E. Alabama A&M University vs. Bowie State University

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