Jackie Robinson

What did Jackie notice about baseball that bothered him?

• The hot dogs cost too much money.

• There were no white players on any of the baseball teams.

• The baseball coaches were too mean to their players.

• There were no black players on any of the baseball teams.

Why could Jackie not join the major leagues to play baseball?

• Major league baseball still only hired white players.

• He was not talented enough to play on the major leagues.

• Major league baseball only hired black players.

• There was not an opening on a major league baseball team.

Who helped Jackie by signing him to the Montreal Royals and to the Brooklyn Dodgers?

• Branch Ricky

• Rickey Branch

• Branch Riley

• Branch Rickey

What is Jackie Robinson known for?

• He was the first black person to work in a baseball stadium.

• He was the first black player in major league baseball.

• He was the first black baseball coach in major league baseball.

• He was the first black player in minor league baseball.

What else is Jackie Robinson known for?

• He was the first black American to be voted into basketball's Hall of Fame.

• He was the first black American to receive the medal of honor.

• He was the first black American to receive a Grammy Award.

• He was the first black American to be voted into baseball's Hall of Fame.

What state was Jackie Robinson born in?

• California
• Georgia
• Kanas City

a system of keeping people of different races separate

• segregation
• intergration
• division 

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Which Major League team did Jackie play for first?

• Brooklyn Dodgers
• New York Yankees
• Atlanta Braves

Jackie Robinson was inducted in to the ______________ in 1962. 

• Baseball Hall of Fame
• boyscouts
• little league

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In 1997 the post office created a ________ in honor of Jackie Robinson

• car

• stamp

• book

• Post office building