family
How many in the Ripken family worked/played baseball for Orioles ?
(3)
Cal's dad,
Cal
Cal's brother, Billy
Where is the home field of the Orioles?
Baltimore or Oriole Park at Camden Yards
How many World Series did the Orioles win while Cal was playing on the team.
1
Did Cal ever experience slumps in his baseball career?
Yes
Slump is the word we would use to describe Cal's winning streak
True or False
False
It means to drop or slide down suddenly.
How many children did Cal and his wife have?
2
True or False
For some years Cal, his dad, and his brother Billy were on the Orioles team?
True
How many consecutive games did Cal play before he stopped playing baseball.
(hint: he broke the old record of 2,130)
2,632
What high school class did Cal love ?
Math
A synonym for competitive is:
A. unambitious
B. passive
C. aggressive
C. aggressive
Why did Cal Ripken and his wife not name his son, Cal Ripken III
because they wanted their son to have his own name, and his own identity
The team Cal Ripken Jr played for is?
A. Red Sox
B. Orioles
C. Yankees
B. Orioles
In the major leagues, Cal started out in a slump, but he ended up winning what title ? In lesson 2
A. Most Improved Player
B. Rookie of the Year
C. Personality of the Year
B. Rookie of the Year
what was Cal Ripken Jr's nickname, during his baseball career?
Iron Man
what does the word consecutive mean?
following continuously
What are Cal Ripken Jr's children's names?
A. Rachel and Ryan
B. Rebecca and Robert
C. Susan and Michael
A. Rachel and Ryan
Why was Cal's dad fired as Orioles manager in 1987?
Orioles was not doing well. They lost too many experienced players. Cal's dad was blamed for the team not doing well
Who held the record for the most consecutive games played, before Cal Ripken Jr broke it?
Lou Gehrig
Why did Cal stay up very late (everyone else sleeping) one night studying for a class?
To figure out a math problem that even the math teacher said would be a challenge to answer.
Cal was able to figure out the problem and no one else in the class did.
draft in this story means
A. gust of air from bat
B. outline
C. to destroy
B. outline
When Cal's dad got fired from his position as Orioles Manager, he left the team, but later came back to the Orioles in what position/job?
Third base coach
At what age was Cal, when he was picked from the baseball draft, to play professional baseball for the Orioles ?
17 - 18 yrs old
When Cal played in the minors he played a game that went in the history books as the longest game played. The game went on for over 8 hrs and still was not finished, so the game was finished on another day.
How many innings total did it take to finish the game?
A. 33
B. 21
C. 17
33 innings
The state where Cal Ripken was born?
A. Florida
B. North Carolina
C. Maryland
Maryland
When Cal was in a groove, that means he was what?
performing well, doing excellent in his game.