Black History Quiz Bowl slated for Saturday
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on February 23, 2018 9:35 AM
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Jennifer Kuykendall, new director of the Wayne County Museum, stands next to a case of old cameras belonging to Ernest L. Lofton, part of the black history exhibit.
In an effort to promote more unity in the community, the Goldsboro/Wayne County NAACP will host its annual Black History Quiz Bowl and art/literature competitions Saturday at the Wayne County Museum from noon to 3 p.m.
"The more people know about each other's culture, the more unity you're going to have," said Keith Copeland, education committee chairman for the branch. "It's also a great encouragement for people to learn about the adversity people have had to go through. It's not always taught in schools and they don't go into a lot of detail about it.
"This focuses on things about the African American culture that even African Americans don't know about."
Copeland said that the quiz bowl questions go as far back as African American culture all the way up to today.
"Every year we add some additional questions that have to do with things we've learned that year," Copeland said. "There are more than 300 questions."
They deal with all areas of life for African Americans -- government, education, sports, literature, engineering, science, and more -- to show the diversity in the culture.
The quiz bowl is for middle school students.
"The public schools allowed us to ask students if they wanted to participate," Copeland said. "New this year, we also have students participating from the charter and private schools.
"We sent out questions to all the middle schools," Copeland said. "The schools find students who want to participate and then they work with the students on those questions."
The students will participate in the double elimination individual competition for the quiz bowl. There will be prizes for first, second and third places.
"We ask the students to sign up, but never know just how many we'll have," Copeland said. "In the past, we've had anywhere from 10 to 20. This year, we're hoping for 20 to 30."
There will be a moderator and judges from the community.
The art and literature contest is also for middle school students. It can be anything the student deems to be art. So far students have submitted a sculpture, pencil drawings, colorful drawings.
Local art figures will be judges.
There will be prizes for first, second and third places.
Students may turn in their artwork up to the day of the contest at the museum.
Refreshments will be served at the event.
"And we want people to go to the museum and look at the artwork and literature from students here in Wayne County."