The Art of the Game: Negro Leagues Trivia

The Art of the Game: Negro Leagues Trivia

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Patrice Biddle

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4th - 12th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

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Who was Jackie Robinson?

The first black to play in soccer?

The first black man to join a baseball team?

The first African American to integrate or play on a Major League Team.

An ordinary man with a dream to one day play baseball.

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What Major league team was the first to sign Jackie Robinson?

New York Yankees

Brooklyn Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

New York Giants

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What does the phrase "He opened the door for blacks in the sport of baseball" mean when talking about Jackie Robinson?

That he Jackie held a door open for blacks to enter the stadium?

That Jackie was the first to play in Major Leagues ?

That because Jackie was the first to play it created opportunities other blacks to play?

That black players would not able to play ever.

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How did Jackie Robinson respond to the other team calling him names?

He laughed and called them names.

He yelled back at them.

He ignored them and focused on playing the game.

He got upset and quit.

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Why did Branch Rickey hire Jackie?

He was a good baseball player

He wanted the best players no matter what color they were

He was brave enough not to fight back.

All of the above

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