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What year was the National Association for the Deaf (NAD) established?

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1880

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What year did the Milan Conference take place

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1880

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What year was Helen Keller born

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1880

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When was Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's Birthday?

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December 11, 1787

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When was Laurent Clerc's Birthday?

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December 26, 1785

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Name the successor to De L'Eppe at the Royal Institute of the deaf who educated Lauren Clerc.

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Abbe Sicard

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In which U.S. state was Helen Keller raised in her early life?

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Alabama

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Who was the daughter of Dr. Cogswell?

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Alice

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One minute on October 22, 1931.

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Thomas Edison

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Who influenced Thomas Gallaudet about deafness?

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Alice Cogswell

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Name the deaf school which is located in Hartford Connecticut.

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American School for the Deaf

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In the 1970s, name the American missionary and educator. He was known as "_______ is to Africa what Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet is to the United States of America"

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Andrew Foster

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Give the first name of Helen Keller's teacher who is featured in the movie "The Miracle Worker"

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Anne

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Name the "Father of Sign Language and Deaf Education" who established the first public school for the deaf.

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Charles De L'Epee

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What did the wives of Thomas Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc have in common?

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Deafness

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Who sponsored Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet's trip to sail for Europe to study methods of teaching of the deaf? (a good two years before the Hartford School was opened )

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Dr. Cogswell

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Deaf people have safer ______ records than hearing people nationally

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Driving

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Who was the first president of Gallaudet University?

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Edward Miner Gallaudet

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Who founded Gallaudet?

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Edward Miner Gallaudet

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What country did Laurent Clerc come to USA from?

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France

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What is the name of the only Deaf University in the world?

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Gallaudet University

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Name the present College which was named after the "National Deaf Mute College."

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Gallaudet University

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Which sign language did Pope John Paul II say he recently learned because of his increasing deafness?

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Gestuno

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Name the deaf male who was a host of the popular news magazine program Deaf Mosaic, during the expansion of cable television system in the late 1980s.

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Gilbert Eastman

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Who did Thomas Gallaudet marry?

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Sophia Fowler

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Who is the first deaf Afro-American to earn a Ph.D. degree?

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Glenn Anderson

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Name the Gallaudet student Body Government president who played a crucial leadership role during the Deaf President Now (DPN) movement.

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Greg Hlibok

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Name the 20th century American writer/historian who authored Deaf Heritage: A Narrative History of Deaf America.

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Jack Gannon

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In the Royal Institute for the Deaf, name the brilliant deaf teacher who taught Laurent Clerc under the superintendency of the Roch-Ambroise Sicard, successor to Abbe De L'Epee

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Jean Massieu

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Name the 19 century Deaf American painter/writer who painted the first American Deaf teacher, Laurent Clerc.

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John Carlin

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Of the 3 great early pioneers in Rocketry and Space Travel- one American, one German, and one Russian-the Russian one was deaf. Name this man.

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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

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Name the German composer whose Ode to Joy was played for gold winning unified athletes at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

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Ludwig Beethoven

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During the 52-days-long voyage, name the ship on which Clerc taught Gallaudet signs.

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Mary Augusta

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Who is the Current Executive Director of the National Association of the deaf?

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Bobbie Scoggins

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Which state is the Cleary school for the deaf in?

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New York

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Which state is the Lexington School for the deaf in?

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New York

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Name the deaf inventor of the acoustic coupler for TTYs.

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Robert Weitbrecht

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What city was selected for the 2009 Summer Deaflympics?

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Taipei, Taiwan

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What kind of artwork did deaf artist Douglas Tilden specialize in?

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Sculpture

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Name the first country that received a formal and complete education for the deaf.

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Spain

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Name the first inventor who died on October 18, 1931. In am effort to erect a momentary monument to the deaf inventor, President Hoover put out the white House lights for one minute on Oct. 22, 1931.

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Thomas Edison

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What company was the first to distribute videophones so that deaf people could communicate with each other on televisions?

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Sorenson

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Which U.S. state provided the deaf members of the Bolling family (who were noteworthy as direct descendants of the Native American princess Pochahontas, sixth generation) one of the first educations for the deaf in the

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Virginia

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The first chimpanzee to learn American Sign Language was named:

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Washoe

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Name the person whose research and journal entitled "Sign Language Studies" paved the way to prove that American Sign Language (ASL) is an actual, viable language?

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William Stokoe

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Who is known for "The French legacy?"

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Laurent Clerc

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Who was "the eyes of the Texas army?"

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Erastus Smith

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Founder of Indiana School for the Deaf

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William Willard

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Artist, writer, and advocate

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John Carlin

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Name the famous Deaf "Literary Patriot"

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Laura Searing

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Who is known as the "Michelangelo of the West?"

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Douglas Tilden

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Who is known as the "The first and best Girl Scout of them all" (and is also deaf)?

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Juliette Low

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He was the first deaf Major-League Baseball player, playing for the Cincinnati Reds and the Washington Senators, and is also famous for the invention of umpire signals.

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Hoy

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Name the famous Deaf Major-League Baseball pitcher

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Luther Taylor

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This deaf man is known as the "World's Greatest Lifeguard."

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LeRoy Colombo

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Who is known as the "Father of the American Athletic Association of the Deaf (AAAD)?"

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Art Kruger

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Name the famous humanitarian, leader, and advocate of Deaf rights. He was the Executive Director of the NAD until his death in 1979.

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Frederick Schreiber

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Who is known as "The Father of Total Communication?"

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Holcomb

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Name the famous Deaf missionary/educator who went to Africa.

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Andrew Foster

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Who is known as the Father of Closed-Captioning?

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Malcolm Norwood

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What famous Deaf actor, known as the "Prince of Players," was also instrumental in establishing the National Theater of the Deaf?

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Bernard Bragg

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Pro Boxer

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Eugene Hairston

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Highest-ranking government official, working for the U.S. Secretary of Education. He is the current president at Gallaudet University.

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Robert Davila

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Author and historian of the Deaf Community

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Jack R. Gannon

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First Deaf African-American Ph.D.s

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Allen and Anderson

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First deaf president of Gallaudet University

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Jordan

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Tony Award-winning actress

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Phyllis Frelich

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Sesame Street star

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Linda Bove

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Fastest woman on Earth

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Kitty O'Neil

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Bodybuilder and actor

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Lou Ferrigno

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Oscar-winning actress

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Marlee Matlin

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DPN student leaders

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Covers, Hlibok, and Bournefirl

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Deaf pro football player who played for the Denver Broncos

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Kenny Walker

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Champion bodybuilder, American Gladiator

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Shelley Beattie

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Deaf pro baseball player who is currently playing for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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Curtis Pride

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Deaf girl who won the Miss America 1995 crown

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Heather Whitestone

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Who is the author of "When the Mind Hears?"

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Harlan Lane

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Who is the only Deaf Parliamentarian?

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"Bummy"Burstein

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Because Deaf people had a hard time getting auto insurance, this organization was established in 1910.

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The National Fraternal Society of the Deaf

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What year was the World Federation for the Deaf established?

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1951

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Which state in the United States has three residential schools for the deaf?

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Pennsylvania

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What year was the World Games for the Deaf established?

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1924

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What does CISS stand for?

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Comite International des Sports des Sourds

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Who is the currently president of the CISS

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Donalda Ammons

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Where and when were the first Summer Games for the Deaf held?

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Paris, France. 1924

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The next Summer Games for the Deaf will be held where and when?

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Taipei, Taiwan, Summer 2009

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Where and when was the first Summer Games for the Deaf held in the United States?

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Washington, D.C. 1965

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Where and when was the last Summer Games for he Deaf held in United States?

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Los Angeles. 1985

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When and where was the first time the Winter Games for the Deaf was held in the United States?

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Lake Placid, New York, 1975

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What was the first non-European country to host the World Games for the Deaf?

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USA, Washington D.C. 1965

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Name the deaf athlete who won not only 5 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medals in the World Games for the Deaf in swimming, but also a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke in the Olympics in 2000

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Terence Parkin

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Who is the founder and Artistic Director of the Deaf West Theatre?

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Ed Waterstreet

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Laurent Clerc's name sign was created because he had a scar on a part of his body. What part was that?

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The right cheek

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Name the small town that Laurent Clerc was born in.

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LeBalme

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What American city was Clerc buried in after his career of working as a teacher of the deaf for over 40 years?

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Hartford

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Name the legendary Deaf artist from Fuendetodos, Saragossa in Spain whose work can sell for millions.

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Goya

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What is the nickname of the 5 man basketball team from Gallaudet that won a college tournament with only five players playing in all games?

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The 5-Iron Men

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How many deaf attendees went to the Milan Conference whereby sign language was banished from the schools for the deaf?

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One

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Name the French sculptor who made the Lincoln Memorial as well as the famous statue, "Gallaudet and Alice."

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Daniel Chester French

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What U.S. President gave his last speech on the Gallaudet campus before he was assassinated in 1881?

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James A. Garfield

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What is the name of the second indoor gymnasium to have an indoor pool built on the campus of Gallaudet University?

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Ole Jim

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What city is the offices for the NAD in?

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Silver Spring, MD

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What event takes place on either Friday or Saturday evening during the NAD convention?

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The Miss Deaf America Pageant

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What is the name of the nationwide NAD sponsored summer youth camp for the deaf in Camp Taloali, Oregon?

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Youth Leadership Camp

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The Convention of Instructors for the Deaf and Conference of Educational Administrators of the Deaf jointly own this, the oldest educational journal in the U.S.

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The American Annals of the Deaf

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What does this acronym stand for- NDBA?

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National Deaf Bowling Association

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What types of activities are done in the the World Deaf Timberfest?

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Lumberjacking, ax throwing, and beer drinking contests

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What year did Gallaudet College become Gallaudet University?

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1986

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What is the name of the eastern college that was established by a federal act during the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson?

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N.T.I.D

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Name the playwright of the play "Sign Me, Alice"

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Gil Eastman

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What is the sign system that was formerly used at international meetings for deaf people?

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Gestuno

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What does the initial "I" stand for in the name I. King Jordan?

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Irving

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On what kind of formation, used by football teams, originated at Gallaudet University to prevent other schools from reading their sign language?

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Huddle

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A deaf cartoonist, the creator of "Henry."

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Carl Anderson

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This place was called "The Island That Spoke By Hand"

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Martha's Vineyard

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This inventor of the telephone was originally an instructor for deaf children and invented the telephone to help his deaf wife and mother to hear.

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Bell

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"I am an actor in the theatre and I have studied under Marcel Marceau."

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Bernard Bragg

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The man who invented shorthand

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John Gregg

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In what year was caption decoder chips required (under ADA) in all television sets 13" and larger?

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1993

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In 1760, who opened the first school for the deaf in England?

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Thomas Braidwood

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1796-1859, he went to Europe to visit schools for the deaf and was amazed to see how well deaf children were lipreading and using speech in the German schools. Returning to America, he published a report of his findings. This interested parents who began to demand speech for their deaf children.

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Horace Mann

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What was the name of the famous gorilla of the seventies who knew sign language?

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Koko

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Name the 2001 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature which aired on PBS on January 8 about one family's struggle over whether or not to provide two deaf children with cochlear implants.

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Sound and Fury

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1520-1584, Catholic monk who established the world's first school for the deaf at the Monastery of San Salvador near Madrid, Spain where he taught till his death. "He taught the deaf mutes from birth to

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De Leon

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In 1755, who established the first oral school for the deaf in the world in Germany?

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Samuel Heinicke

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Who wrote "Hazards of Deafness?"

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Roy Holcomb

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In 1872, who opened a training school for the teachers of the deaf in Boston using the oral approach?

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Alexander Bell

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Students in front of what school for the deaf constructed in 1843 in which they used to hide cows from soldiers during the Civil War?

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Kentucky School for the Deaf

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Name the all-deaf football team, which was a semi-professional football team in Akron, Ohio in 1918.

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The Goodyear "Silents"

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