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Trivia: Booker T. Washington

11:34 AM CDT on Thursday, April 5, 2007

By TODD DAVIS / Staff writer

Booker T. Washington was born on April 5, 1856. How much do you know about the African American leader and educator?

1. Born nine years before the end of the Civil War, he spent some of his childhood as a slave. In which Southern state was he born?
Georgia
Virginia
South Carolina
Louisiana

2. The "T" in his name stands for Taliaferro. What is the significance of that name?
It means "Free land" in Portugese.
It was the name of the town he grew up in.
It was the last name of the dean at the local college.
It was the last name of his master.

3. Which aspect of his time in charge of what is now Tuskegee University is false?
Washington bought a former plantation for the school's campus.
He designed it as a liberal arts college so that his students could have a classic education.
He was in charge of the school until his death.
He married one of the instructors.

4. What was the name of his autobiography, which came out in 1901?
Beacon of Truth
The Long Way to Progress
Educated and Dedicated
Up From Slavery

5. Complete Washington's famous quote: ________ is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.
Excellence
Ambition
Innovation
Rebellion

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