42
What sport does Jackie Robinson play in the movie 42?
What is baseball
What sport is played by the main characters in Remember the Titans?
What is Football
What sport does Trudy Ederle compete in throughout the movie?
What is swimming
In what decade does The Help take place?
The 1960's
What sport do the main characters play in Rez Ball?
What is Basketball
What number did Jackie Robinson wear that was later retired by all Major League Baseball teams?
What is 42
What is the name of the newly integrated high school team in the movie?
Who are the Titans
What body of water does Trudy attempt to swim across in her historic challenge?
What is the English Channel
What job do Aibileen and Minny have in the movie?
What are maids (or domestic workers)
What sport do the main characters play in Rez Ball?
What is Native American Reservation
Which MLB team signs Jackie Robinson and brings him into the major leagues?
Who are the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who is the new head coach brought in to lead the integrated team?
Who is Coach Herman Boone
What obstacle from Trudy’s childhood does she overcome that makes her success even more remarkable?
What is illness that damaged her hearing (or becoming partially deaf)?
What is the name of the young woman who decides to write a book about the maids’ experiences?
Who is Skeeter Phelan
What is one major challenge the team faces off the court?
What are limited resources and difficult living conditions on the reservation
What major obstacle does Jackie Robinson face throughout the movie as he plays professional baseball?
What is Racism
What major issue causes conflict between players at the beginning of the movie?
What is racial segregation
Why do many people doubt Trudy’s ability to complete her swim?
What is discrimination against women in sports (or beliefs that women are not strong enough)
What unfair rule in the movie requires Black maids to use separate bathrooms from white families?
What are segregation laws (or Jim Crow laws)
How does basketball impact the players’ lives beyond the game itself?
What is providing hope, discipline, and a sense of purpose/community
Who is the Dodgers’ general manager that takes the risk of signing Jackie Robinson and supports him despite backlash?
Who is Branch Rickey
What important lesson do the Titans learn that helps them become a championship team?
What is teamwork and unity (or overcoming prejudice through respect)
What larger message does Trudy Ederle’s achievement represent beyond athletic success?
What is breaking barriers for women and proving women can accomplish the same goals as men
What is the main purpose of the book Skeeter writes in the movie?
What is to expose racial injustice and give Black maids a voice
What larger message does Rez Ball communicate about Native youth and sports?
What is that perseverance, culture, and teamwork can help overcome adversity and stereotypes