Jackie Robinson Trivia

After his honorable discharge, Jackie was encouraged to try out for the Monarchs of this Midwestern city

This NNL/MLB star with the longest pro baseball career was not happy that Jackie was the first to sign an MLB contract

This talk show host, author, and philanthropist is a Founding Donor of the African American Museum of History & Culture

The Negro National League (NNL) was established in 1920, leading to the first World Series in this year

The was the only remaining NNL team that played exhibition games until the 1980s as a humorous sideshow

Jackie Robinson has had this posthumous honor

Despite being from Trenton, New Jersey, the first professional baseball team formed in 1885 was called this

Jackie was active in the civil rights movement and this leader called him “a legend and symbol in his own time”

A second lieutenent in WWII, Jackie never saw combat due to his arrest and court marshal because of what incident?

In a poll conducted in 1947, Jackie was the 2nd most popular man in the country behind this man

A legendary story of racial empathy toward Jackie is depicted in a statue in Brooklyn. Who put their arm around him?

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?

After professional teams began integration, this NNL team was the first to integrate a white man

Jackie ended segregation signing a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in on April 15, 1947 to play this position

Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do this

Robinson won the junior boys singles championship in the Pacific Coast Negro Tournament in this sport

Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson was named after this American president, who died 25 days before he was born

Jackie was "tested" before signing his contract with this

Since 2009, MLB players wear jerseys with Jackie's retired number "42" to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on what date?

The Baseball Hall of Fame is located in this city