Emmett Ashford
Emmett Ashford was the first Black ____________ in Major League Baseball
Umpire
Enraged
What does rate stand for? How _________
fast
True or False: There are 15 body systems
False. There are 11
True or False: Axolotls are highly endangered
True
What branch of the military did Ashford serve in?
Navy
To yell at someone (verb)
Berate
What is the formula for solving rate, time, and distance problems
Rate x Time = Distance
The heart is the key to which body system?
Cardiovascular
Axolotls are found in one lake (Lake Xochimilco) in what country?
Mexico
Who was the first Black athlete to integrate baseball? The first Black baseball player.
Jackie Robinson
Small in stature, short (adjective)
Diminutive
If a train goes 40 mph and travels for 6 hours, how far did it go?
240 miles
The key function of the Skeletal System
Structure
Unlike other amphibians, axolotls never leave the _________
Water
Jim Bouton wrote a revelatory diary of Ashford's 1969 season. What did he title this book?
Ball Four
"Today the Spalding face mask he wore behind the plate is a tangible reminder of the courageous men and women who integrated U.S. sports. In the sentence what is the role of Tangible?
Adjective: Describes reminder
If a cheetah covers 90 miles in 2 hours, how fast is the cheetah running?
45 mph
The Key function of the Muscular System
Movement
Axolotls is a word from the Nahuatl, the indigenous Mexican language spoken by the _________________.
Aztecs
Due to Ashford's flamboyance and ebullience, he reached __________________ status.
Celebrity
What other word on the vocabulary list is most similar to Ebullience in meaning
Flamboyant or Boisterous
If a car travels at 60 mph and covers 300 miles, how long did it take?
5 hours
System that involves skin, hair, and nails
Integumentary System
Axolotls are in what class of animals?
Amphibians