WBAN BHM QUIZ 5 (Grand Prize)

Question 1

What honor did Gaius Bolin receive during his senior year?

Accepted Answer

Pipe orator for Class Day

Question 2

Which debate concluded 'people of colour' should not be admitted?

Accepted Answer

Philotechnian Literary Society

Question 3

Which college graduated its first black student in 1823?

Accepted Answer

Middlebury College

Question 4

What was a primary grievance during the 1972 WAAS protest at the snack bar?

Accepted Answer

Smaller portions for black patrons

Question 5

Who was the first black student at Williams to graduate Phi Beta Kappa in two years?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edward Besolow

Question 6

What event in 1969 catalyzed policy changes regarding Afro-American studies at Williams?

Accepted Answer

Hopkins Hall occupation

Question 7

Which Williams alumnus became a prominent poet and educator at Howard University?

Accepted Answer

Sterling Allen Brown

Question 8

Who established Massachusetts' first anti-slavery society at Williams?

Accepted Answer

John A. Davis

Question 9

Which newspaper noted Gaius Bolin's admission to Williams?

Accepted Answer

The Springfield Republican

Question 10

With which family did Gaius Bolin reside during his first year?

Accepted Answer

The Dunsetts

Question 11

Which student pursued a medical career at Northwestern University?

Accepted Answer

Eugene A. Clark

Question 12

Who transferred from Howard University to Williams in 1891?

Accepted Answer

George Morton Lightfoot

Question 13

Which activity is Gaius Bolin associated with at Williams?

Accepted Answer

Track and field

Question 14

Which artistic project featured a narrative quilt depicting Williams' African American history?

Accepted Answer

Quilt by Faith Ringgold

Question 15

Who earned the nickname 'Prince Besolow'?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Edward Besolow

Question 16

Which student became the first president of Miner Teachers College?

Accepted Answer

Clyde Cantey McDuffie

Question 17

How many of the WAAS's 15 demands were agreed to after the Hopkins Hall occupation?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 18

What was the main focus of the 1977 Committee on the Academic and Social Life of Black Students at Williams?

Accepted Answer

Admissions and counseling

Question 19

Who was the first black student at Williams in the late 19th century?

Accepted Answer

Gaius Charles Bolin

Question 20

Which Supreme Court decision sparked debates on affirmative action at Williams in the late 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Regents v. Bakke

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