AAPIHM Trivia

Dr. David Ho made many innovative scientific contributions to the understanding and treatment of HIV infection

How many golden globes has Sandra Oh won?

Payal Kadakia is the Founder of ClassPass, the world’s largest health club aggregator with 15,000 clubs in 11 countries.

At what age did Balamurali Ambati become the world's youngest doctor?

Padma Lakshmi was best known as a winning contestant on the cooking competition Top Chef.

Jim Lee is a comic-book artist, writer, editor, publisher & currently the Co-Publisher and Chief ___Officer of DC Comics

Far East Movement became the first Asian American Group to hit #1 on the hot 100 with which song?

Tammy Duckworth is the first disabled woman and the second Asian-American woman in the Senate representing what state?

Norah Jones is a singer, songwriter, and pianist who sold more than 50MM records worldwide and won how many Grammy's?

In 1993, Connie Chung became the first Asian American nightly news anchor for which network?

Kim Hyung-soon and Kim Ho experimented breeding fruit of which 2 fruits to create the nectarine?

Naomi Osaka was ranked #1 in professional women's tennis and the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in _____.

Sessue Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as the leading man in the U.S., Europe, & Japan.

Asian Americans can trace their roots to over 20 countries in East & Southeast Asian and the Indian subcontinent

Fareed Zakaria has been a columnist or editor for which of the following?

Bobby Jindal was the first Indian American to serve as governor of a US state. Which state did he serve 2008-2016?

Perry Chen is an artist and entrepreneur best known for being the creator and principal founder of what?

During "Linsanity", Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 38 points against which team?

Who was the first Asian American actor to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor?

Kamala Harris is the currently the highest-ranking female official in U.S. History.

Crazy Rich Asians became the first major studio film with Asian-Americans as lead roles since 1993's “The Joy Luck Club”

Billy Dec, TV Personality, Producer, Actor, Attorney, Restaurateur, and CEO of Rockit Ranch, won how many Emmy Awards?

Ajay Bhatt was the co-inventor of what tech device?

What is the estimated # (in millions) of Asian heritage residents in the US in 2019 according to the US Census Bureau?

Jokichi Takamine isolated adrenaline from the suprarenal gland in 1901.

Ellison Onizuka became the first Asian American astronaut in 1950 aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.

A native of ____, Jerry Yang came to the US at age 10. At Stanford, Yang created Yahoo! to help friends find cool sites

Chloe Kim became the first (and youngest) woman to win two gold medals in what Winter Olympic event?

Michelle Kwan holds the singles skater record for receiving how many perfect marks across all her major competitions?

Yo-Yo Ma is an acclaimed violinist and songwriter who has produced more than 75 albums and won 18 Grammy Awards.

Dr. Tien Liu (inventor of Play-Doh) stayed on as the Play-Doh Expert for which toy company?

Indra Nooyi became CEO of PepsiCo in 2006.

Who was the first Korean American film actor to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Bruce Lee founded which martial arts philosophy that combines different combat disciplines?

Who is the iconic fashion designer that worked in Vogue and Ralph Lauren before launching her own signature collection?