Delta Kappa Gamma Trivia

Practice item!

What day of the week is it?

• Saturday (pick this one!!)

• Not Saturday

• Not Saturday

• Not Saturday

What do the initials DKG stand for?

• Don't Kick Giraffes

• Delta Kappa Gamma

• Dolly Kvetches Grandiloquently

• Deutschland Kraftfahrtechnisch Gesellschaft

Who was the founder of DKG?

• Anne of Green Gables

• Annie Webb Blanton

• Betsy Ross

• Susan B. Anthony

In what year did the Society begin?

• 1981

• 1900

• 1929

• 1824

How many women were first inducted into DKG?

(Including Dr. Annie Webb Blanton, how many founding members were there?)

• 12

• 5

• 10

• 1

What did the Founders have in common? All were...

• living in Texas

• women

• educators

• all of the above

How many of the founding members of Delta Kappa Gamma had earned doctoral degrees?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The Founders wanted to include which group(s) of educators?

(mark all that are correct)

• urban teachers

• librarians

• administrators

• preschool teachers

• college/ university teachers

At which university was the Society founded?

• University of Tennessee

• University of Texas

• University of Georgia

• Texas A&M University

What was the ORIGINAL name of Delta Kappa Gamma?

• Terrific Teachers of Texas

• Gamma Delta Kappa

• Kappa Gamma Delta

• Elite Educators of America

Answer explanation

The organization, originally called Kappa Gamma Delta, was chartered under its present name on August 15, 1929, after founders learned that the original name was being used by an aeronautics society. Exclusive rights to the name were not finally secured, however, until 1941.