1. Who was William Hoy & why was he important to the Deaf community? (5 points)
2. Who were the Goodyear Silents? (5 points)
3. What are Deaf players best known for inventing? (2 points)
4. What were the Deaflympics? (3 points) When & where were they started, and why? (10 points)
5. Are there any Deaf athletes currently competing in professional sports?(2 points) If so, what are their names and what sports do/did they participate in/teams are they on (5 points a piece!)?
Education
6. Who is Laurent Clerc? (5 points) Why is he so important to Deaf History and Deaf Education? (8 points)
7. What was the Milan conference of 1880? (5 points) What did it change about Deaf Education? (5 points)
Technology
8. What does TTY stand for? (3 points) Who invented it and when? (5 points)
9. What does a TTY do/how does it work? (10 points)
10. The TTY was replaced by new technology in 2003. What was that technology? (3 points)
11. Deaf individuals now have a number of ways they can communicate. List as many as you can think of/find (worth 2 points a piece!)
12. List some of the historical cures for deafness (each worth 2 points!)
13. What were some of the first devices used to aide people with hearing loss (each worth 2 points!)?
14. When was the first electric hearing aide invented and who invented it? (5 points)
15. What level of hearing loss do current hearing aides address? (5 points)
16. List two other recent technologies that aide the Deaf in hearing. Be sure to include the name of the technology, the level of hearing loss it addresses, and what part of the body it works with. (Each worth 5 points) For a bonus 4 points, list one “pro” and one “con” for each device (they all have to be different! Each “pro” cannot be “The person can hear”!)
Entertainment
16. The Deaf Community has its own theater company. What is the name of this company and when was it established? (8 points)
17. What is the name of some of the recent productions the company has put on (Name at least 2-3)? (10 points)
18. Name an actor or actress who is currently working on a TV show or in a play on Broadway....name their TV show/play as well. (3 points for each one!)