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AAPI Heritage Month trivia

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Steffi Lau

Today's conference focuses on key themes, matching speakers to topics, unveiling our keynote speaker, and engaging participants with a fun quiz.

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1 - Freestyle

2 - Pick Answer

How many countries does the AAPI term encompass?

3 - Leaderboard

4 - Pick Answer

In what century did Asians first arrive in the Americas?

5 - Leaderboard

6 - Pick Answer

Born to an Indian American biologist and Jamaican American professor, this figure had a long career in public office, later serving as a senator from California. Name this person who in 2020 ascended to a high-ranking position in the federal government.

7 - Pick Answer

There is a stereotype of Asian Americans as a successful, prosperous minority group which doesn't need economic or social assistance, which is considered to pit Asian Americans against other minorities. What is the name of this stereotype?

8 - Leaderboard

9 - Pick Answer

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, first-generation Americans are:

10 - Leaderboard

11 - Pick Answer

Born Diamonte Quiava Valentin Harper, this California-born Filipino, Chinese and African American rapper rose to fame through their short raps on Instagram, with multiple singles hitting the Billboard Hot 100 List. 

12 - Leaderboard

Leaderboard

13 - Pick Answer

Now a state park, this place served as an immigration station from 1910 and 1940 and processed hundreds of thousands of Asian immigrants during the height of Asian Exclusion. Name this place, colloquially known as the "Ellis Island of the West Coast." 

14 - Leaderboard

15 - Pick Answer

Before he was a top-grossing Hollywood actor, this Samoan and black actor was a football player at the University of Miami, but went undrafted in the 1995 NFL Draft. He rose to prominence as a WWF wrestler and is known for his roles in Fast & Furious and Moana.

16 - Pick Answer

The most popular language spoken after English and Spanish in Nevada is this language:

17 - Pick Answer

This Chinese American dish was invented in the U.S. in 1987 when chef Andy Kao visited Hawaii to open the first Panda Express. Inspired by the flavors of Hunan province in China and the citrus on the islands, he created the dish, removing whole chilis to accommodate milder American palates.

18 - Leaderboard

19 - Pick Answer

Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to "relocation centers" further inland – resulting in the incarceration of Japanese Americans.

20 - Leaderboard

21 - Pick Answer

In 1982, a Chinese American man was killed in a racially motivated assault in Detroit by two laid off autoworkers who mistook him for Japanese, at a time when autoworkers scapegoated the Japanese auto industry. This deep injustice went on to galvanize the Asian American movement. What is his name? 

22 - Freestyle

23 - Pick Answer

Name the only law in American history to deny naturalization in or entry to the U.S. based on a specific ethnicity or country of birth. 

24 - Leaderboard

25 - Pick Answer

Created for Netflix, the comedy Never Have I Ever centers around Devi Vishwakumar, an Indian American teen navigating romance, friendships, high school and the loss of her father. The actress playing the starring role is: 

26 - Pick Answer

According to Pew Research, Asian Americans now make up what percentage of the U.S. population?

27 - Leaderboard

28 - Pick Answer

In 1898, the Supreme Court heard the case of Wong Kim Ark who sued the U.S. when he was not permitted to return after visiting family in China, despite being born in SF. He won, and the case was used to affirm birthright citizenship. Under which amendment was his case decided?

29 - Pick Answer

In 1898, the Supreme Court heard the case of Wong Kim Ark who sued the U.S. when he was not permitted to return after visiting family in China, despite being born in SF. He won, and the case was used to affirm birthright citizenship. Under which amendment was his case decided?

30 - Freestyle

31 - Pick Answer

Name this ethnic group, commonly found in Southwest China and Southeast Asia, which counts Olympic medalist and gymnast and native Minnesotan Suni Lee as one of their own. 

32 - Leaderboard

33 - Pick Answer

Born in London and immigrating to the U.S. at age 3, this author grew up in Rhode Island, where her father was a librarian. After publishing a New Yorker essay about teaching herself Italian, she published several books, including "Interpreter of Maladies," winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

34 - Leaderboard

35 - Pick Answer

Name the last Hawaiian monarch.

36 - Leaderboard

37 - Pick Answer

What year did Hawaii become a state? 

38 - Freestyle

39 - Leaderboard

40 - Pick Answer

This martial arts star of Chinese descent was born in San Francisco while his parents were on an international opera tour. Name this actor.

41 - Leaderboard

42 - Pick Answer

In the early 1900s, there was a sudden flood of new American citizens of Chinese descent called "paper sons." This wave of immigration was triggered by:

43 - Freestyle

44 - Leaderboard

45 - Pick Answer

Anna May Wong is often considered the first Chinese American Hollywood actor, appearing in hit Hollywood films from the 1920s onwards. In 2022, 61 years after her death, she made headlines as the first Asian American to: 

46 - Freestyle

47 - Freestyle

48 - Leaderboard

49 - Pick Answer

Name this famous activist who championed civil rights, particularly for marginalized groups such as African Americans, Asian Americans and Puerto Ricans. She was friends with Malcolm X, and was seen cradling him in her arms in the infamous photo capturing his assassination. 

50 - Pick Answer

Native Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku is known as the father of:

51 - Freestyle

52 - Leaderboard

53 - Pick Answer

What was the first state to mandate Asian American history in K-12 education?

54 - Pick Answer

In World War II, 14,000 Japanese Americans volunteered to fight for their country - determined to prove their loyalty. Segregated from white troops, they became the 442nd Regiment and became the most decorated unit in the history of American warfare. What was their motto?

55 - Freestyle

56 - Freestyle

57 - Leaderboard

58 - Pick Answer

Name the first Asian American to become elected to the U.S. Congress. 

59 - Leaderboard

60 - Pick Answer

In The Asian American Foundation's (TAAF) 2025 annual study, they found that this percentage of Americans believe Asian Americans are more loyal to their countries of origin than the U.S. 

61 - Leaderboard

62 - Pick Answer

In 1997, Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian American woman to:

63 - Youtube

64 - Leaderboard

65 - Freestyle

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67 - Freestyle

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