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AAPI: How much do you know?
AAPI: How much do you know?
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A Quiz to test your knowledge AAPI history and people
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1
Chinese American architect I. M. Pei designed ___
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland
the Civil Rights Memorial in Alabama
the Louvre in Paris
the Vietnam War Memorial in D. C.
2
This famous Asian hosts his own political talk show on Netflix.
Hasan Minaj
Hari Kondabolu
Aziz Ansari
Kumail Nanjiani
3
Vientamese American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, ___.
Exit West
The Sympathizer
Pachinko
The Refugee
4
Simu Liu, star of the Canadian series "Kim's Convenience," was recently cast as ____
Green Lantern
Mr. Miyagi
Shang-Chi
Superman
5
This famous Asian is best known for...
her role in Crazy Rich Asians
her role in The Joy Luck Club
her role in The Karate Kid
her role in longest-running AAPI-centered family TV series
6
Olympian Chloe Kim is known for her athleticism in ___
speed skating
snow boarding
skiing
ice skating
7
Korean American David Chang...
owns restaurants and earned two Michelin stars
hosts a podcast called The David Chang Show
all of the above
stars in the Netflix series, Ugly Delicious
8
Chinese American scholar & Penn prof Angela Duckworth is famous for her ___ research on ___
education; grit and resilience
biology; neuroplasicity
language; translation
politics; gender dynamics
9
AAPI students make up __ of the total T/E student population.
16.3%
8.5%
19.0%
12.1%
10
Name this famous Asian!
Helen Zia, award-winning journalist & LQBTQ rights advocate
Margaret Cho, Korean American comedian
Chrissy Tiegen, model and actress
Kamala Harris, the 1st Indian American elected to US Senate
11
Crazy Rich Asians is the __ highest grossing rom-com of all time in the U.S.
6th
12th
2nd
9th
12
The term "Asian American" was first coined in the
1950s
1970s
1980s
1960s
13
Filipino American actor Dante Basco is the voice of
Mordecai (The Regular Show)
Patrick (Sponge Bob Squarepants)
Zuko (Avatar the Last Airbender)
Perry (Phineas and Ferb)
14
The term AAPI stands for
Asian Americans Protecting Identity
Asian American Pacific Islander
American Asians Pacific Islanders
American Asians from the Pacific Islands
15
Thai American Tammy Duckworth is...
the first senator to give birth while serving in Congress
a US senator for Illinois
a former US lieutenant colonel
all of the above
16
AAPIs represent _% of the total U.S. population.
4.5
6.8
3.8
5.6
17
Which of these statistics about the AAPIs is true?
Majority of AAPIs came to US after 1965
AAPIs are the fastest growing immigrant group in the US
AAPIs projected to become largest immigrant group by 2055
59% of AAPIs are foreign born
18
Hong Kong American actress Ming Na Wen has starred in all of the following EXCEPT
The Joy Luck Club
Crazy Rich Asians
Mulan
Agents of Shield
19
Asian Americans are the CEOs or Co-Founders of all the following companies EXCEPT
Jacksonville Jaguars
Google
Kickstarter
Coca-Cola
20
Fresh Off the Boat author Chinese American Eddie Huang also
won a snowboarding medal in the junior Olympics
works at Google as a developer
owns a restaurant
writes for Time Magazine
21
Name this famous Asian!
musician and activist Kina Grannis
feminist scholar and author Grace Lee Boggs
actor and comedian Awkwafina
civil rights and political activist Yuri Kochiyama
22
The case of the murder of Vincent Chin in 1982 is important in AAPI history because it
took place in Detroit (tensions high w/Japanese automakers)
was a hate crime against a Chinese American man
became a rallying cry for AAPI activists nationwide
All of the above
23
Japanese American George Takei is famous for
his activism as an LGBTQ advocate
his memoirs about his WWII Japanese Incarceration experience
his role as Sulu on Star Trek
All of the above
24
Taiwanese American Justin Lin is the director of the ___ franchise.
Harry Potter
Star Wars
Mission Impossible
Fast and the Furious
25
This famous Asian is multi-racial, claiming both Puerto Rican and ___ ancestry.
Korean
Filipino
South Asian
Chinese
26
The number of Asian American athletes who competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
2
14
11
6
27
These two Asian Americans have hosted SNL
Ken Jeong
Constance Wu
Lucy Liu
Awkwafina
28
Who was the first Asian American to win an Olympic medal?
Michelle Kwon (figure skating)
Apollo Anton Ono (speed skating)
Chloe Kim (snow boarding)
Sammy Lee (diving)
29
Each of the following celebrities has Asian ancestry EXCEPT
The Rock
John Cena
Tiger Woods
Chrissy Tiegen
30
Name this famous Asian!
Kal Penn, activist and actor
Hari Kondabolu, comedian and director
Sanjay Gupta, former Surgeon General and CNN host
Bobby Jindal, former governor of Louisana
31
The actor pictured was part of a social media movement to advocate for more AAPIs in Hollywood
Gary Locke
Norman Mineta
John Cho
Nathan Chen
32
Which of the following is a new acronym being used to include more groups that may be "Asian American"?
APIDA
ACKPA
APA
AA
33
The three largest AAPI ethnicities in the U.S. are
Chinese, Filipino, and Korean Americans
Chinese, Indian, and Filipino Americans
Chinese, Indian, and Japanese Americans
Chinese, Korean, and Filipino Americans
34
Asian Briton Kazuo Ishiguro was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in ___.
Political Science
Chemistry
Physics
Literature
35
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (#APAHM) take place in
January
October
May
There is none!
