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Duplicate of Sports and Western Society: Racial Equality
Duplicate of Sports and Western Society: Racial Equality
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1
What university did Jackie Robinson attend?
University of California
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley
University of Southern California
2
In 1938, what Nazi Boxer did Joe Louis defeat?
Max Schmeling
Wladimir Klitschko
Luz Long
Joseph Goebbels
3
Which Hall of Fame running back founded the Black Economic Union
Barry Sanders
Walter Peyton
Jim Brown
Gale Sayers
4
Besides basketball, what other sport was Allen Iverson a high school star?
Football
Track
Baseball
Soccer
5
What was the name of the Negro League Team in St. Louis?
The St. Louis Stars
The St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Browns
The St. Louis Monarchs
6
Who did Muhammad Ali defeat to earn his first heavy weight belt?
Sonny Liston
George Foreman
Larry Holmes
Joe Frazier
7
Who created and was the first coach of the Globetrotters?
Maurice Podoloff
Abe Saperstein
Albert Spalding
David Stern
8
Which president issued an Executive Order that required fair employment in defense industries?
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan
9
In 1890, what did the AA and the NL both unofficially enforce?
literacy tests
maximum of 2 black players per team
gambling oaths
color ban
10
What boxer claimed conscientious objector status to exempt himself from military service?
Sonny Liston
Joe Louis
Rocky Marciano
Muhammad Ali
11
What former heavy weight champion came out of retirement and was then beaten by Johnson?
Tommy Burns
Tommy Gunn
James J. Jeffries
Joe Choynski
12
This rule requires NFL teams to interview a minority candidate for head coaching jobs?
The Stabler Rule
The Pruitt Rule
The Nagurski Rule
The Rooney Rule
13
Where did Jack Johnson defeat Tommy Burns to become heavyweight champion of the world?
Las Vegas, Nevada
London, England
Sydney, Australia
Atlanta, Georgia
14
What was Joe Louis’s primary objective as a member of the U.S. Army Special Services Division?
Sale liberty bonds
Fight Nazi boxers in an effort to win the ideological war
Recruit African Americans to enlist
Participate in celebrity fights to raise money
15
Who was the first African-American baseball player in the Major Leagues?
Jackie Robinson
Bud Fowlers
Moses Walker
Satchel Paige
16
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that..
separate but equal facilities were legal
voting was guaranteed by the Constitution
segregation was illegal in the schools
African-Americans were not citizens of the U.S.
17
What city are the Globetrotters originally from?
Manhattan
Compton
Harlem
Chicago
18
Which of the following owners signed Jackie Robinson to a Major League contract?
George Steinbrenner
Branch Rickey
George Weiss
Harry Caray
19
Who was the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi?
James Meredith
Gen. Colin Powell
John Hope Franklin
W.E.B. Dubois
20
What future NBA Hall of Famer boycotted the 1968 Olympic Games in support of racial equality?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Hakeem Abdul-Olajuwon
21
The Ole Miss student infantry that suffered high casualty rates during the Civil War?
Bushwhackers
Johnny Reb
University Greys
Greybacks
22
Who was the first African American heavyweight champion of the world?
Cassius Clay
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
23
What boxer's nickname was the Brown Bomber?
Rocky Marciano
Jack Johnson
Joe Louis
Sonny Liston
24
What aspect of Johnson’s life hindered future opportunities for black’s in the heavyweights?
His refusal to enlist in the U.S. Army
His membership in the Nation of Islam
His public problems with drug abuse
His marriage to a white woman
25
This team defeated Kentucky to win the 1966 NCAA Men's National Championship?
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
Texas Christian University
Texas Western College
26
Which of the following NFL teams was the first to integrate?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Raiders
New York Jets
27
What member of the Black Muslim organization gave Muhammad Ali his Islamic name?
Elijah Muhammad
Warith Deen Mohammed
Malcolm X
Louis Farrakhan Muhammad
28
What was the nickname of Globetrotter great Reese Tatum?
The Answer
Doctor J
Goat
Goose
29
In order to defeat Jack Johnson, the media began calling for a ...
A Christian Super Star
Great White Hype
Great White Hope
Pound for Pound Contender
30
Which of the following was a factor that prompted racial integration in Major League Baseball?
Dr. King Jr. leading the Montgomery BusBoycott.
Jack Johnson's popularity
Commissioner Kenesaw Landis’s death
Rosa Parks arrest
