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February Lesson: Dave DeJernett
February Lesson: Dave DeJernett
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19 Where did DeJernett's 1930 championship victory make news?
C) As far away as China
B) Only in the United States
D) Nowhere—it was ignored
A) Only in Indiana
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3. What nickname was Dave DeJernett given due to his size and skill?
C) Big Dave
B) The Washington Wonder
A) Mighty Dave
D) The Dunking Machine
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17. In which year was Dave DeJernett inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame?
A) 1950
D) 1989
C) 1976
B) 1964
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1. Who was Dave DeJernett?
A) A famous football player
B) The first African-American to play in the NBA
C) A pioneering African-American basketball player in Indiana
D) A gold medalist in the Olympics
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9. In what famous venue did DeJernett play in the 1930 state finals?
D) Hoosier Dome
A) Madison Square Garden
C) Butler Fieldhouse
B) Lucas Oil Stadium
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12. What professional basketball team did Dave DeJernett play for?
A) Harlem Globetrotters
D) Boston Celtics
B) New York Renaissance
C) Chicago Bulls
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16. How many bronze battle stars did Dave DeJernett earn for his service?
D) 5
A) 1
C) 4
B) 2
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20. What was unusual about the "national" basketball tournament DeJernett was invited to?
A) They lost by a large margin
C) They refused to play
B) They were disqualified
D) They won the "world" title with a 28-26 victory
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5. What made Washington High School’s championship win especially remarkable?
D) They won without scoring a single three-pointer
A) They were a small school competing against much larger schools
C) They played all their games without a coach
B) They had the tallest player in history
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4. What year did Dave DeJernett lead Washington High School to a state basketball championship?
A) 1925
D) 1941
C) 1936
B) 1930
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7. What was the name of the opposing team Washington defeated in the 1930 state championship?
A) Indianapolis Tech
B) Evansville Central
D) Fort Wayne North
C) Muncie Central
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6. How many teams competed in the 1930 Indiana high school basketball tournament?
B) 250
A) 100
D) 800
C) 500
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11. What milestone did Dave DeJernett achieve in college basketball?
C) He invented the slam dunk
D) He was Indiana’s first Black college basketball star
A) He became the first player to go straight to the NBA
B) He scored 100 points in a single game
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14. How did DeJernett’s father react to the threat against his son?
C) He told Dave to sit out the game
B) He attended the game with a pistol in his coat
A) He ignored it
D) He reported it to the police
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8. Who was the other African-American player in the 1930 state championship game?
C) Jesse Owens
D) Larry Bird
A) LeBron James
B) Jack Mann
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18. What famous boxer praised Dave DeJernett as one of the best basketball players he had ever seen?
C) Floyd Mayweather
B) Mike Tyson
D) Joe Louis
A) Muhammad Ali
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13. What dangerous threat did DeJernett receive before an important high school game?
B) His house was burned down
A) A death threat from the KKK
C) He was arrested for playing basketball
D) He was banned from playing
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2. In which Indiana town did Dave DeJernett grow up?
C) Muncie
D) Fort Wayne
A) Indianapolis
B) Washington
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15. During which war did Dave DeJernett serve in the military?
B) World War II
D) The Vietnam War
C) The Korean War
A) World War I
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10. After high school, where did Dave DeJernett play college basketball?
A) Indiana Central College (now University of Indianapolis)
C) Purdue University
B) Indiana University
D) Notre Dame
