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Jackie Robinson Trivia
Jackie Robinson Trivia
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1
This NNL/MLB star with the longest pro baseball career was not happy that Jackie was the first to sign an MLB contract
Josh Gibson
Larry Doby
Satchel Paige
Ray Campanella
2
After professional teams began integration, this NNL team was the first to integrate a white man
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Baltimore Black Sox
Cleveland Buckeyes
Montreal Royals
3
Since 2009, MLB players wear jerseys with Jackie's retired number "42" to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on what date?
February 21
October 2
April 15
March 26
4
The Baseball Hall of Fame is located in this city
Elkhart, Indiana
Davis, California
Canton, Ohio
Cooperstown, New York
5
Jackie was active in the civil rights movement and this leader called him “a legend and symbol in his own time”
Hank Aaron
John Lewis
Jesse Jackson
Martin Luther King Jr.
6
Despite being from Trenton, New Jersey, the first professional baseball team formed in 1885 was called this
Chicago Uniques
Cole's American Giants
Cuban Giants
Albany Bachelors
7
In a 12-7 win vs. the St. Louis Cardinals in 1947, Jackie hit a home run, a triple, double, and a single, called what?
"hit for the cycle"
"hangs a snowman"
"on the screws"
"ultimate grand slam"
8
Jackie Robinson has had this posthumous honor
World Series trophy was named after him
Had an asteroid named after him
Photograph hung in all league locker rooms
Received the Presidental Medal of Freedom
9
Jackie ended segregation signing a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in on April 15, 1947 to play this position
Pitcher
Catcher
First base
Third base
10
Jackie was "tested" before signing his contract with this
Berating and shouts of racial epithets
Name his top 5 favorite MLB players
5 hours of at-bats and slides into bases
Proof that he could read and write
11
In a poll conducted in 1947, Jackie was the 2nd most popular man in the country behind this man
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Humphrey Bogart
President Harry Truman
12
A legendary story of racial empathy toward Jackie is depicted in a statue in Brooklyn. Who put their arm around him?
Hugh Casey
Pee Wee Reese
Ralph Branca
Hank Behrman
13
Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson was named after this American president, who died 25 days before he was born
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
14
After his honorable discharge, Jackie was encouraged to try out for the Monarchs of this Midwestern city
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Indianapolis
15
The was the only remaining NNL team that played exhibition games until the 1980s as a humorous sideshow
Indianapolis Clowns
Harlem Chickens
Columbus Pink Ponies
Houston Striped Sox
16
The Negro National League (NNL) was established in 1920, leading to the first World Series in this year
1923
1924
1921
1922
17
A second lieutenent in WWII, Jackie never saw combat due to his arrest and court marshal because of what incident?
Refusing to sit at the back of an unsegregated bus
Getting in a fight with heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis
Stealing too many bases
Organizing a baseball game at Fort Riley, Kansas after being told not to
18
Robinson won the junior boys singles championship in the Pacific Coast Negro Tournament in this sport
Tennis
Basketball
Bowling
Golf
19
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do this
Be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Be a television sports analyst
Play on a major league sports team
Serve as the Vice-President of a major American corporation
20
This talk show host, author, and philanthropist is a Founding Donor of the African American Museum of History & Culture
Arsenio Hall
Oprah Winfrey
Tyra Banks
Whoopi Goldberg