Trivia

By TODD DAVIS, DALLASNEWS.COM

How much do you know about African-American leader and educator Booker T. Washington?

1. Born nine years before the end of the Civil War, he spent some of his childhood as a slave. In which Southern state was he born?

a. Georgia.

b. Virginia.

c. South Carolina.

d. Louisiana.

2. The “T” in his name stands for Taliaferro. What is the significance of that name?

a. It means “Free land” in Portuguese.

b. It was the name of the town he grew up in.

c. It was the last name of the dean at the local college.

d. It was the last name of his master.

3. Which aspect of his time in charge of what is now Tuskegee University is false?

a. Washington bought a former plantation for the school’s campus.

b. He designed it as a liberal-arts college so that his students could have a classic education.

c. He was in charge of the school until his death.

d. He married one of the instructors.

4. What was the name of his autobiography, which came out in 1901?

a. “Beacon of Truth.”

b. “The Long Way to Progress.”

c. “Educated and Dedicated.”

d. “Up From Slavery.”

5. Complete Washington’s famous quote: is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.

a. Excellence.

b. Ambition.

c. Innovation.

d. Rebellion.

ANSWERS

1. b. Virginia.

2. d. It was the last name of his master.

3. b. He designed it as a liberal-arts college so that his students could have a classic education.

4. d. “Up From Slavery.”

5. a. Excellence.

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