Famous Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Question 1

What was the name of George Takei’s groundbreaking character in Star Trek?

Accepted Answer

Hikaru Sulu

Question 2

The tech entrepreneur Sal Khan created what website that students from all over the world use as a learning tool?

Accepted Answer

Khan Academy

Question 3

Which Filipino immigrant moved to the US in 1929 and later led agricultural worker strikes in California in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

Larry Itliong

Question 4

Daniel K. Inouye had one of the longest tenures of service in US history in the US Congress, representing which state?

Accepted Answer

Hawai‘i

Question 5

Ted Ngoy, a Cambodian refugee, built a multimillion-dollar empire by selling which treat?

Accepted Answer

Doughnuts

Question 6

The last queen of Hawai'i was named Queen Lili'uokalani, with "Lili'u" as her given name, and "okalani" meaning what?

Accepted Answer

Of the heavens

Question 7

What is the nickname of actor and former pro wrestler Dwayne Johnson, who is of Black, Irish, and Sāmoan ancestry?

Accepted Answer

The Rock

Question 8

Suni Lee was the all-around gold medalist for artistic gymnastics in which Olympics?

Accepted Answer

2020

Question 9

Which Japanese and Haitian tennis player won four major titles, including 2 at the Australian Open and 2 at the US Open?

Accepted Answer

Naomi Osaka

Question 10

What instrument does Yo-Yo Ma famously play?

Accepted Answer

Cello

Question 11

Who was the first Asian American to be nominated for president by a major political party?

Accepted Answer

Kamala Harris

Question 12

Maya Lin, born in Athens, Ohio, is an American architect and sculptor best known for designing a memorial for which war?

Accepted Answer

Vietnam War

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