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JR'S EARLY LIFE
JR BEFORE BASEBALL
JR'S BASEBALL CAREER
JR'S LIFE AFTER BASEBALL
BASEBALL AFTER JR
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What state was Jackie Robinson born in? A) New York B) Tennessee C) Georgia D) Florida
What is C) Georgia
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What league did Jackie Robinson play in before he was drafted as the first African American into the MLB? A) The Farm League B) The Negro League C) The Southern Baptist League D) The African American League
What is B) The Negro League
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Did Jackie Robinson play against Babe Ruth? A) yes B) no
What is B) No, Ruth was deceased before Robinson made his Major League debut.
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Is JR still alive? A) yes B) no
What is B) No. He died in in 1972 at the age of 53 from diabetes.
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What does the Jackie Robinson Foundation do? A) provides scholarships for minority students B) provides sporting equipment for underprivileged kids C) rebuilds parks in impoverished communities D) provides city youth programs
What is A) provides scholarships for minority students
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What president was Jackie Robinson named after? A) Abraham Lincoln B) Lyndon B. Johnson C) Woodrow Wilson D) Theodore Roosevelt
What is D) Theodore Roosevelt. Jackie's middle name is Roosevelt.
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What other sports did Jackie Robinson play in College? A) Basketball B) Football C) Track D) All of the above
What is D) He attended UCLA and was the first student to earn a varsity letter in four sports
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What was Jackie Robinson's jersey number? A) 24 B) 2 C) 48 D) 42
What is D) 42
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What did Jackie Robinson do after he retired from baseball? A) nothing B) became Vice President of Chock Full'o Nuts C) became a black panther D) became an MLB announcer
What is B) became Vice President of Chock Full'o Nuts. Chock was one of the first companies to emphasize hiring black employees. Three-quarters of its workforce was African American.
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In what month does every player in the MLB wear Jackie Robinson's number? A) March B) April C) May D) June
What is B) April
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In what sport was Jackie Robinson named to the All-American Team? A) Baseball B) Curling C) Football D) Basketball
What is C) Football
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What was Jackie Robinson arrested for? A) Refusing to back off a segregated bus B) Drinking from a white only drinking fountain C) Sitting in the non-colored stands at a baseball game D) Waiting in the white terminal at an airport
What is A) Refusing to back off a segregated bus
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What position did Jackie Robinson play? A) Centerfield B) Pitcher C) First Base D) Shortstop
What is C) First Base
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What percentage of MLB players were African American in 1959, 2 years after Jackie Robinson retired, 12 years after he became the first African American to play in the MLB? A) 17% B) 15% C) 12% D) 8%
What is A) 17%. By 1959, the color barrier in the MLB had definitely been broken.
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What year did Jackie Robinson's number retire? A) 1997 B) 1957 C) 1967 D) 1987
What is: A) 1997
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Where did Jackie Robinson grow up? A) Boston, Massachusetts B) Brooklyn, New York C) New Orleans, Louisiana D) Pasadena, California
What is D) Pasadena, California
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What agreement did Jackie Robinson have to sign with the manager of his team before he could play with the Dodgers? A) That he would use a separate locker room from the other players B) That his contract would be void if he had issues with the other players C) That he would not fight back against racist attacks on him D) That he was not allowed to shake hands with the opposing team after the games
What is C) That he would not fight back against racist attacks on him
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What teams did Jackie Robinson play on? A) Brooklyn Dodgers B) Pittsburgh Pirates C) New York Giants D) Boston Red Sox
What is A) Brooklyn Dodgers
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What civil rights organization did Jackie Robinson join after his retirement? A) Black Muslims B) NAACP C) The Rainbow Coalition D) National Civic League
What is B) NAACP
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How much is an original Jackie Robinson baseball card worth? A) $80,000 B) $240 C) $12,000 D) $1800
What is D) $1800
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Why did Jackie Robinson not end up playing professional football? A) He was drafted to the MLB B) He got injured C) He was drafted into the army D) The National Football League was not integrated
What is C) He was drafted into the army
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Who was the manager who signed Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers? A) Branch Rickey B) Todd Hellman C) Jerry McGuire D) Jackie Chan
Who is A) Branch Rickey
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How many seasons did Jackie play before he retired? A) 16 B) 12 C) 10 D) 8
What is C) 10
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What company did Jackie Robinson Found? A) Mercury Insurance B) Topps Baseball Cards C) Disneyland D) Freedom National Bank
What is D) Freedom National Bank - a black-owned and operated commercial bank based in Harlem
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Who was the last player in the MLB to wear Jackie Robinson's number? A) Satchel Paige, Cleveland Indians B) Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers C) Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees D) Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Who is C) Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees