Vocabulary
Author's Message
Artists, Authors and Athletes
Jess Owens
John Lewis
100

This word means not defeated, especially in a battle or other contest.

What is undefeated?

100

The author's name is Kwame ____________.

What is Alexander?

100

He is a professional basketball player who has won 3 NBA championships for the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

Who is Lebron James?

100

He was very ___________ and _________ as a child, so no one thought he would be a successful athlete. 

What is skinny and sick?

100

John Lewis was the son of a __________________.

What is a sharecropper?

200

This word means something you can never forget. 

What is unforgettable?

200

The illustrator's name is ?

Who is Kadir Nelson?

200

She was known as the "First Lady of Song," or "The Queen of Jazz."

Who is Ella Fitzgerald?

200

Jesse started participating in this sport when he got to high school. 

What is track and field?

200

What did John Lewis fight for? 

What are civil rights?

300

This word means not scared and brave. 

What is unafraid?

300

The book is written in the style of a _________. 

What is poem?

300

He was born Cassius Clay and became "The Greatest" heavyweight boxing champion of all time. 

Who is Muhammad Ali?

300

He competed in the 1936 Olympics in which country? 

What is Germany?

300

John Lewis was the right-hand man to which famous person?

Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?

400

This word means it is so awful and so bad that it cannot be expressed in words. 

What is unspeakable?

400

The Undefeated was made to honor and celebrate historical figures and events in _______ History.

What is Black or African American?

400

He was a famous trumpeter, composer, singer and actor and one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time.

Who is Louis Armstrong?

400

Jess Owens won how many gold medals at the 1936 Olympics?

What is four?

400

As a child, he attended segregated schools because of these type of laws. 

What are Jim Crow laws?

500

This word means having or showing calmness in a crisis.

What is unflappable?

500

The two blank pages where the text says "and the ones who didn't" represents black people who did not what?

What is survive? (or live)

500

She was one of the fastest women runners of all time and the first African American woman to win 3 gold medals at the Olympics. 

Who is Wilma Rudolph?

500

Jess was so fast that he earned the nickname "The Buckeye ____________."

What is Bullet?

500

John Lewis was a U.S. representative for which state?

What is Georgia?

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