Baseball
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100
What team did Lou Gehrig play for throughout his entire career?
New York Yankees
100
By setting the record for consecutive games played at the time, Gehrig put a _____________ for people to try and break through.
Glass ceiling
100
Lou Gehrig was born on June 19th of what year?
1903
100
What did Lou Gehrig go to college for?
Engineering
200
What was the nickname of the very popular team that Lou Gehrig played for in 1927?
Murderers Row
200
When Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with this disease in 1939, he showed endless positivity which helped influence other people at the time to show positivity during tough times
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
200
What part of Manhattan, New York was Lou Gehrig born and raised in?
Yorkville, Manhattan
200
How long was Lou Gehrig married to his wife?
7 years
300
What league in the MLB awarded Lou Gehrig with the MVP award in 1927?
American League (AL)
300
Lou Gehrig treated all of his peers and teammates with __________. He became an inspiration to many because of this.
Respect
300
How many kids did Lou Gehrig have?
0
300
What other sport did Lou Gehrig play in college besides baseball?
Football
400
How many World Series wins did Lou Gehrig have in the 1920s?
2
400
All past, present, and future National League (NL) and American League (AL) MVP's can be compared to Lou Gehrig as one of the ____________ players of all time because of his MVP win.
Greatest
400
Where did Lou Gehrig go to college?
Columbia University
400
How many siblings did Lou Gehrig have?
3
500
How many consecutive games did Lou Gehrig play in from 1925-1939?
2,130
500
Lou Gehrig's impact on the game of baseball and his "Murderers Row" team put this franchise in the books as one of the greatest franchises of all time
New York Yankees
500
What was the name of Lou Gehrig's wife?
Eleanor Twitchell
500
What was Lou Gehrig's actual first name?
Henry