Final Review: History of Sports

Question 1

Youth racing event where children build their own small cars & race them down hills, popular during the Great Depression

Accepted Answer

Soap Box Derby

Question 2

A practice where sports teams traveled the country to play local teams

Accepted Answer

barnstorming

Question 3

The first Black player in the NHL, breaking the color barrier in professional ice hockey.

Accepted Answer

Willie O'Ree

Question 4

Boxing champion defeated by James Braddock in a match during the Great Depression

Accepted Answer

Max Baer

Question 5

A heavyweight boxing champion known as the "Brown Bomber," who became a symbol of American pride during WWII.

Accepted Answer

Joe Louis

Question 6

A movement during the 1968 Olympics aimed at promoting civil rights and protesting racial discrimination.

Accepted Answer

Olympic Project for Human Rights

Question 7

Only African-American man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon

Accepted Answer

Arthur Ashe

Question 8

Competition between Mark McGwire & Sammy Sosa to break the single-season home run record.

Accepted Answer

1998 Home Run Chase

Question 9

A famous racehorse known for his underdog story and popularity during the Great Depression.

Accepted Answer

Seabiscuit

Question 10

US boycott of the Moscow Olympics, because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

Accepted Answer

1980 Olympic Boycott

Question 11

The first African American to play on the PGA Tour, breaking racial barriers in golf.

Accepted Answer

Charlie Sifford

Question 12

Meeting of prominent African American athletes to support Muhammad Ali's refusal to be drafted into the Vietnam War

Accepted Answer

Cleveland Summitt

Question 13

A baseball player who challenged the reserve clause in baseball, leading to free agency

Accepted Answer

Curt Flood

Question 14

"The father of Russian ice hockey"; established the Soviet Union as "the dominant force in international competition"

Accepted Answer

Anatoli Tarasov

Question 15

An award given annually to the most outstanding player in college football in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Heisman Trophy

Question 16

The nickname for the U.S. men's basketball team that won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics

Accepted Answer

Dream Team

Question 17

The use of sports as a way to improve relationships between countries. It can help break down barriers and promote peace

Accepted Answer

Sports Diplomacy

Question 18

Refers to the Chicago baseball team that threw the 1919 World Series.

Accepted Answer

Black Sox

Question 19

African American track & field athlete who won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, challenging Nazi race ideology

Accepted Answer

Jesse Owens

Question 20

Exchange of table tennis players between the US & China in 1970 which helped improve relations between the two nations.

Accepted Answer

Ping Pong Diplomacy

Question 21

A temporary merger between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles during WWII due to player shortages

Accepted Answer

Steagles

Question 22

The coach of the U.S. ice hockey team that won the gold medal in 1980

Accepted Answer

Herb Brooks

Question 23

Basketball player who won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics & was an important civil rights activist

Accepted Answer

Bill Russell

Question 24

Professional cyclist who won multiple Tour de France titles but was stripped of his titles due to doping allegations

Accepted Answer

Lance Armstrong

Question 25

Baseball player known for his incredible hitting ability & charismatic personality. Became a national hero in the 1920s

Accepted Answer

Babe Ruth

Final Review: History of Sports

Questions 25

Final Review: History of Sports

Questions 25