Quizzes & Puzzles How Much Do You Know about Africana Studies on the Hill? During Black History Month, test your knowledge of Cornell’s ground-breaking program with these 10 trivia questions! Cornell is considered a birthplace of Africana studies as an academic field—an effort that began in the late 1960s and was further spurred by the occupation of Willard Straight Hall in April 1969. In celebration of Black History Month, test your knowledge about the University’s program and its history with these 10 questions: 1) Since 2011, Africana studies has been housed in what school/college? Human Ecology Arts & Sciences CALS ILR None 2) Cornell was one of the first universities in the U.S. to establish a department of Africana and Black studies. What other institution was similarly pioneering? Washington University in St. Louis Michigan State University San Francisco State University Northwestern University None 3) Africana studies moved to North Triphammer Road after the center’s original home was destroyed by arson. Where was it located? Wait Avenue Stewart Avenue Thurston Avenue University Avenue None 4) Africana studies currently offers courses in what languages? Swahili Yoruba Wolof All of the above None 5) The late James Turner, the center’s founding director, conducted research that informed what seminal civil rights documentary? “Eyes on the Prize” “Freedom Riders” “Soundtrack for a Revolution” “Slavery by Another Name” None 6) When famed novelist Toni Morrison, MA ’55, returned to campus in 2013, she viewed a portrait of herself at the Africana Center—in what medium? Quilting Mosaic tile Watercolor Bas relief sculpture None 7) In what year did Cornell grant its first PhD in Africana studies? 1983 1996 2007 2019 None 8) Approximately how many volumes are housed in the Clarke Africana Library? 11,000 17,000 22,000 35,000 None 9) What year did the center break ground on a renovation and expansion project? 1994 2004 2014 2024 None 10) The program’s prominent alumni include activist and legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw ’81. What term did she coin to describe the even-more-harmful melding of racism and sexism? Confluency Intersectionality Synthesia Combinatorics None Time’s up Top: Photo by Cornell University. Published February 14, 2024 Comments Fagdeba 24 Feb, 2024 Pretty informative quiz. I am not from Cornell Reply Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Class Year Email * Save my name, email, and class year in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Other stories You may like Campus & Beyond Birdcams Offer Up-Close Views of Avian Life Students Hotelie Aims to Bring Brown Butter to a Dairy Case Near You Campus & Beyond From ‘Eco’ to Ujamaa, Program Houses Offer Community