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1
What famous Deaf actress won an Academy Award for her role in the film
"Children of a Lesser God"
?
Marlee Matlin
Camryn Manheim
Phyllis Frelich
Linda Bove
2
Who founded the
Deafhood
and is known for promoting Deaf culture and awareness?
Paddy Ladd
Mark Drolsbaugh
Ben Bahan
John Lee Clark
3
What is the name of the school for the Deaf that
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
and
Laurent Clerc
founded in 1817?
American School for the Deaf
Gallaudet University
Maryland School for the Deaf
Rochester School for the Deaf
4
Which Deaf inventor developed the
TTY
(
Teletypewriter
), a communication device for the Deaf?
Alexander Graham Bell
Robert Weitbrecht
Thomas Edison
Samuel Morse
5
Who was the Deafblind author and political activist who advocated for the rights of Deaf and Blind individuals?
Helen Keller
Laura Bridgman
Marlee Matlin
Haben Girma
6
Who was the Deaf activist and educator who co-founded the
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
?
William Stokoe
Robert P. McGregor
Andrew Foster
George Veditz
7
Which Deaf educator was instrumental in the creation of
ASL
?
William Stokoe
Andrew Foster and William Stokoe
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc
Alexander Graham Bell
8
Which Deaf athlete won numerous gold medals in swimming at the Deaflympics and was known as the "
Silent Wonder
"?
Terence Parkin
Jeff Float
Anja Niedringhaus
Jessica Long
9
Who was the Deaf
Spanish romantic artist
known for his work in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
Diego Valázquez
Francisco De Goya
Joan Miró
Antoni Tàpies
10
Who wrote the book "
Train Go Sorry,
" exploring Deaf culture and the New York School for the Deaf?
Leah Hagar Cohen
Anne Sullivan
Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy
Laura Bridgman
11
Who was known as '
the fastest deaf woman speed racer in the world
'?
Claudia L. Gordon
Kitty O'Neil
Chella Man
Haben Girma
12
Who is known as the '
Father of Deaf Education
' for founding the ASD?
Mason Cogswell
Laurent Clerc
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Alexander Graham Bell
13
What famous Deaf actress played the role of
Melody
in the TV series "
Switched at Birth
"?
Marlee Matlin
Millicent Simmonds
Linda Bove
Phyllis Frelich
14
Who are the Deaf scholars known for their groundbreaking research on ASL linguistics?
William Stokoe
Carol Padden
Alexander Graham Bell and Carol Padden
Carl Croneberg and Dorothy Casterline.
15
Who is known as
America's greatest inventor
with little to no hearing?
Laurent Clerc
Casar Jacobson
Vint Cerf
Thomas Edison
16
Who was the first Deaf woman to win an
Olympic gold medal
in long jump and set world records in the sport?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Terence Parkin
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Flo Hyman
17
Who is the
Deaf Hall of Famer
and baseball legend?
William "Dummy" Hoy
Lou Gehrig
Jackie Robinson
Babe Ruth
18
Who is the
first Deaf Black female attorney
in the United States and a disability advocate?
Claudia L. Gordon
Casar Jacobson
Francisco Goya
Hermon & Heroda Berhane
19
Who is the
first legally Deaf
offensive player in America’s National Football League (NFL)?
Vint Cerf
Derrick Coleman
John Goodricke
Haben Girma
20
Who was the Deaf composer known for his musical compositions and conducting, such as "
Deaflympics Symphony
"?
Beethoven
Mozart
Evelyn Glennie
Ludwig Van Beethoven
21
Who became the
second Deaf performer
to win an Oscar?
Troy Kotsur
Trey Kotsur
CJ Jones
Marlee Matlin
22
Who was a
key figure
in the development of ASL and deaf education?
Clayton Valli
Laurent Clerc
Alexander Graham Bell
Franciscco Goya
23
Who was the first
Deafblind
person to earn a bachelor's degree in the United States?
Anne Mansfield Sullivan Macy
Helen Keller
Laura Bridgman
Anne Sullivan
24
Who completed multiple
Ironman triathlons
and earned the nickname "
Deaf Ironman
" due to his inspirational achievements?
Jim Kyte
Kamden Romano
Jessica Long
Terence Parkin
25
Who is the
deaf linguist and ASL poet
who first identified ASL poetry as a literary genre?
Casar Jacobson
Lauren Clerc
Derrick Coleman
Clayton Valli
26
Who was the first Deaf person in North America to earn a
national pageant title
?
Haben Girma
Casar Jacobson
Kitty. O'Neil
Tamika Catchings
27
Which Deaf activist founded the
National Theater of the Deaf
and was instrumental in promoting Deaf theater?
Phyllis Frelich
Marlee Matlin
Bernard Bragg
Linda Bove
28
Who created the "
Mechanical Ear
" and contributed to the De'VIA art movement?
John Maucere
Douglas Tilden
Chuck Baird
David Call
29
Which Deaf actress starred in the TV series "
The West Wing
" and "
The L Word
"?
Linda Bove
Marlee Matlin
Camryn Manheim
Phyllis Frelich
30
What was the birthplace of
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
, where he started his work in Deaf education?
Boston, Massachusetts
New York City, New York
Hartford, Connecticut
Washington, D.C.
31
Who is the author of '
Deaf Like
Me
,
' the Deaf writer and artist?
Chuck Baird
Douglas Tilden
Mark Drolsbaugh
John Lee Clark
32
Who was the
Deaf artist
known for
colorful
and
vibrant
paintings
that often featured Deaf and ASL themes?
John Maucere
Douglas Tilden
David Call
Chuck Baird
33
This Deafblind activist and author wrote the famous autobiography "
The Story of My Life"
.
Laura Bridgman
Marlee Matlin
Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan
34
Who is the accomplished disability rights lawyer and the
first DeafBlind
person to
graduate from Harvard Law School
?
Kitty O'Neil
Haben Girma
Claudia L. Gordon
Helen Keller
35
Who is known as one of the '
fathers of the internet
'?
Vint Cerf
John Walter
Chella Man
Haben Girma
36
Who was the Deaf comedian and actor known for his role in the TV series "
Sesame Street
"?
Russell Harvard
Camryn Manheim
Bernard Bragg
CJ Jones
37
Who won
four Olympic golds
and recorded the
first quintuple-double
in 1997?
Haben Girma
Tamika Catchings
Kitty O'Neil
Vint Cerf
38
This Deaf writer and historian documented Deaf culture and history in his book "
Deaf Heritage.
" Who is he?
William Stokoe
Andrew Foster
Jack R. Gannon
Bernard Bragg
39
Who starred in the film "
What the Bleep Do We Know!?
" and is known for contributions to science and spirituality?
Phyllis Frelich
Linda Bove
Marlee Matlin
Camryn Manheim
40
Who wrote the memoir "
In This Sign
" about a Deaf family's struggles and triumphs?
Phyllis Frelich
Marlee Matlin
Joanne Greenberg
Andrew Foster
