Who did what?
Life Lesson
Time, places, count
Race
Small impacts
100
This person was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Branch Rickey or Pee Wee Reese
100
Why are do children grow up with racist opinions and behavior?
They were TAUGHT to be racist against black people.
100
How many total players were there in the MLB teams before JR joined?
400 white players
100
Why did Jackie Robinson decide to say it wasn't the pitchers fault that Robinson was hit in the head?
He knew the reporters wouldn't believe him because he was black.
100
What happened after a white man in the audience yelled a racial slur towards Jackie Robinson?
The white man's son started to yell the N-word for JR to leave the field.
200
This person managed the Montreal Royals of the International League in 1946.
Clay Hopper
200
How did Pee Wee show that he was standing up for his team member?
He put his arm around JR pre-game.
200
How many MLB teams were there in 1946?
16
200
What caused AA to play sports without any barriers stopping them?
Negro Leagues
200
What did Rachel Robinson do when she admits she has never seen a "whites-only" resturaunt?
She uses the bathroom anyway.
300
This person attempted to distract Jackie Robinson by calling him racial slurs in a baseball game.
Spanky
300
What was one of the main reasons Branch Rickey decided to bring JR to the team?
(varied answer)
1. He played baseball with a black man and never stoof up for him after he was mistreated.
2. He decided to break the unwritten code that there should be no black players in any sport.
300
How many AAs joined MLB after JR made an impact of the way people view black athletes playing baseball?
2
300
What happened when AA came back after fighting in World War 2?
They were treated as a lower class and the Jim Crow Laws continued to be in order.
300
Who was fired from the team in 1948
July of 1948
400
This person started the JFR (Jackie Robinson Foundation) in 1973, the following year after Jackie Robinson died.
Rachel (Rae) Robinson
400
Why did the white man at the gas station call Jackie a "boy" instead of a "man"?
The white man believed that black men or black people in general are "below" him or in a lower class than white people.
400
What year did Jackie Robinson go to the Hall of Fame?
1962
400
Who was in the audience cheering on Jackie Robinson until their dad yelled a racial slur? (No specific name)
A little white boy
400
What was JR's original position?
Short-stop
500
Who came to Branch Rickey about the hate mail that was sent to them for playing with Jackie Robinson in their hometown.
Pee Wee Reese
500
What made Branch Rickey question his decision of bringing Jackie Robinson in the beginning of the movie?
Branch Rickey tested JR's temper to see if he would break down easily before a game. This was meant to prepare him for the types of words thrown at him.
500
How many games did Ralph Branca win?
21 games
500
What was one of the REAL reasons Branch Rickey decided to bring Jackie Robinson to the team?
"I want a player who got the guts NOT to fight back"
500
What team won the World Series against the New York Yankees in 1955?
Brooklyn Dodgers