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01What are the official colors forShaw University?Pick one answer from the choices below.Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAMaroon and GoldBBurgundy and GrayCGarnet and White

02Who was a civil rights activist & cofounder of the Student NonviolentCoordinating Committee (SNCC)?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAElla BakerBJohn LewisCStella Washington

03Who became the director of Seminary WithoutWalls at Shaw University Divinity School inRaleigh, North Carolina, Dean of Divinity atShaw University Seminary, and recipient ofthe Presidential Medal of Freedom Award?George ThomasDr. C.T. VivianEmory WashingtonTrivia Questions about Shaw University

04Who is a multi-millionaire attorney,motivational speaker, businessman?Choose oneWillie E. GaryJoe JacksonDanny GreenTrivia Questions about Shaw University

05Who was the 1st heavyweight boxingchampion to earn a college degree?ADean SewellBMuhammad AliCJames “Bonecrusher” SmithTrivia Questions about Shaw University

06Who was a Grammy Award-WinningGospel singer?Which one is correct?Shirley CaesarVenessa BellElla FitzgeraldTrivia Questions about Shaw University

07Who was a 2010 Stellar Award Winner?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAClark SistersBTasha Cobbs LeonardCShawn “CoCo” McMillan

08Who is a singer, member of Gladys Knight & the Pips, member of the Rock Roll Hall of Fame, andreceived an Honorary Doctorate?Gladys KnightTrivia Questions about Shaw UniversityMartha WilsonDiana Ross

09Who was a NFL Player?Choose OneTrivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAVan BrownBVan WhiteCVan Green

10Who was a President & CEO ofMechanics & Farmers Bank?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityALee JohnsonBEdward RandolphCPeter Farmers

11Who was a Professionalbasketball player?Pick one answer from thechoices below.ABCThomas DuncanRonald "Flip" MurrayEarl “The Pearl”WashingtonTrivia Questions about Shaw University

12Who was one of the first African Americanfemale pilots and flight instructors in theUnited States?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAAmelia EarhartBTammie Jo ShultsCIda Van Smith

13Who was the only African female President of the UnitedNations General Assembly? She was also the second womanfrom any nation to head the United Nations?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAAngie BrooksBMaría FernandaEspinosa GarcésCEleanor Roosevelt

14Who was a Congressman from New York,1945–71?ATrivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAdam Clayton Powell, Jr., D.D.BMalcolm XCJamal Bowman

15Who was a former President of Shaw University,President Emeritus of Howard University, and1983 recipient of the Presidential Medal ofFreedom?APhilip CheeksBSamuel CheeksCJames E. CheekTrivia Questions about Shaw University

16Who was a former member ofthe North Carolina Senate from 1993to 2002?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityALuther Van DrossBLuther JordanCElijah Luther

17Who was a Best-selling author, nominatedfor the National Book Award &NAACP Image Award?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityASheila P. MosesBSheila ECSheila Stewart

18Who was a President of the Medgar Evers College (2009–2013)?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityABWilliam WhiteWilliam L. PollardCDCarl AndrewsEdward Randolph

19Who was the Founder and Presidentof North Carolina Central University?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAJames E. ShepardBJames JohnsonCJames Shepard

20Who was an Offensive Lineman and OffensiveTackle for the Buffalo Bills?Edawn CoughmanStephan DiggsRuben BrownTrivia Questions about Shaw University

21What college was the first in the nation tooffer a four-year medical program?AShaw UniversityBElizabeth CityCSaint AugustineTrivia Questions about Shaw University

22What GPA do you need to get into ShawUniversity?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityA2.6B3.0C2.2

23Shaw is a private liberal arts institutionaffiliated with the Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityABaptist ChurchBAME ChurchCMethodist Church

24What is the name of the first historically Blackcollege in the nation to open its doors towomen?ABennett CollegeBShaw UniversityCSpelman CollegeTrivia Questions about Shaw University

25What is the name of the first historicallyBlack college in North Carolina to be grantedan “A” rating by the State Department ofPublic Instruction?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityALivingstone CollegeBFayetteville StateUniversityCShaw University

26Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityWhat college was the founder of North Carolina Central Universityand the first presidents of Elizabeth City State and North CarolinaA&T Universities?ABSaint Augustine’sUniversityShaw UniversityCDWinston-Salem StateUniversityJohnson C. SmithUniversity

27What month and year was ShawUniversity first started?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityADecember 1865BJuly 1865CNovember 1864

28Who founded Shaw University?Dr. Martin Luther KingDr. Henry Martin TupperDr. Elijah ShawTrivia Questions about Shaw University

29What is the name of the department store thatSNCC organizes a “sit-in” protest in NorthCarolina?ARoses Discount StoreBFive and Dime StoreCF.W. WoolworthTrivia Questions about Shaw University

30What year was the Greek sorority ZetaPhi Beta and fraternity Alpha Phi Alphaestablished?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityA1936B1946C1956

31What year did the Lady Bears basketball teamwin its first NCAA Division II title?A1996B2012C2020Trivia Questions about Shaw University

32What year did a tornado hit thecampus, causing severe damage tothe university’s student center andresidence halls?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityA2011B2009C2015

33Shaw University is part of the CIAAconference. What does CIAA stand for?Central IntercollegiateAthletic AssociationCentral IntelligenceAthletic AssociationCentral AthleticIntercollegiate AssociationTrivia Questions about Shaw University

34What was Liles Grill famous motto?AWe are your second cafeteriaBIf you are a Bear you are at homeCOur food is cheap, but not free.Trivia Questions about Shaw University

35What is the oldest building on the ShawUniversity campus?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAEstey HallBDimple M. NewsomeLiving Learning CenterCWillie E. Gary StudentBuilding

36Who is the first university to offer a fouryear medical school?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAShaw UniversityBFayetteville State UniversityCSaint Augustine's University

37Was Shaw University the first to offer a schoolof pharmacy?ANoBYesTrivia Questions about Shaw University

38What North Carolina college closed in 1975and many of its students began theirmatriculation at Shaw University afterChristmas break?ABCTrivia Questions about Shaw UniversityDurham CollegeCentral Carolina CollegeKittrell College

39In the 2021 McDonald commercial featuringShaw U band members, what was thefeatured punchline?ALike Shaw, you can haveit your way.BIt's like the studentunion.but with fries.CTrivia Questions about Shaw UniversityMcDonalds is oursecond cafeteria.

40What School Administrator’s famousslogan was “you can do it my way orTrailways.”Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityABill JonesBMack SowellCDanny White

41Shaw University became the firstblack college to own a radio station.What is the name of the radiostation?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAWSATBWSHACWPAW

42What was the nickname given to the movietheatre (Lincoln) next to Shaw University?Shoe BoxRat BoxCat BoxTrivia Questions about Shaw University

43Who was the President of Shaw University during 1970to 1975?ADr. J Archie HargravesBJames E. CheeksCDr. Tashni DubroyTrivia Questions about Shaw University

44What was the name of the organizationin the American Civil Rights Movementaround 1960s that Ella Baker (ShawAlumni) started?ACore of Racial Equality(CORE)BThe Student NonviolentCoordinating Committee(SNCC pronounce snick)CTrivia Questions about Shaw UniversityFreedom Riders

45Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityIn 2005, Shaw University Divinity Schoolreceived a 10-year accreditation from theAssociation for Theological Schools. Whatis the acronym name for the DivinitySchool?ASUDSBSDUACSSDC

46What is the current name of Shaw University’smarching band?AMarching BearsBPlatinum SoundCDynamic BearsTrivia Questions about Shaw University

47The Shaw University Lady Bears have wonthe CIAA Tournament for how many yearsin a row?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAFourBThreeCTwo

48During its first year what college waslocated on Shaw’s campus?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityALivingstone CollegeBNC Central UniversityCNC A&T University

49What is the mascot of Shaw University?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAEaglesBFalconsCBears

50On November 1973, which R&B artistdid a benefit and was a trustee ofShaw University?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAStevie WonderBJerry ButlerCJames Brown

51What was the school’s name prior tobecoming Shaw University in 1871?ATrivia Questions about Shaw UniversityShaw Collegiate InstituteBShaw School forColoredsCElijah ShawTraining Academy

52What is the name of the professor whose slogans were“wake up and write it down” and “I am alive and fullyfunctioning?”ADr. John FlemingBDr. Grady DavisCMrs. Vivian SansomTrivia Questions about Shaw University

53In what sport is Shaw University theonly school to win a decade of CIAAChampionships (2000-2010)?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAVolleyballBTennisCBaseball

54What was the name of the trailer dormsbehind Spaulding gymnasium?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityASouth HallBSouth WingCNorth Hall

55What is the formal name of the mandatoryseminars for all Freshman entering ShawUniversity since the early 2000s?AFROSS (FreshmanRequired OrientationShaw Seminars)BCASES (Cultural AndSpiritual EnrichmentSeminars)CSUFLS (Shaw U For LifeSeminars)Trivia Questions about Shaw University

56What Sorority was the first chartered onShaw’s campus in 1934 and thirdundergraduate chapter in the state ofNorth Carolina?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAAlpha Kappa AlphaBDelta Sigma ThetaCSigma Gamma RhoDZeta Phi Beta

57The owner’s name of the grill locatedat the corner of Smithfield Street nextto Shaw University?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityAMs. LilesBMs. GraceCMs. Pearl

58What are the most common foods thatMs. Liles (Liles Grill) made?Trivia Questions about Shaw UniversityASausage Dogs and FriedChicken sandwichesBPig feet and ham hocksdinnersCBBQ and Big Macs

Greater Atlanta Alumni ChapterThank youfor your time!Trivia Questions about Shaw University

President Emeritus of Howard University, and 1983 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom? A. . In 2005, Shaw University Divinity School received a 10-year accreditation from the Association for Theological Schools. What is the acronym name for the Divinity School? A. SUDS. B. SDUA. C.