Jackie Robinson

Who decided professional baseball should be integrated?

• Jackie Robinson

• Branch Rickey

• Jackie Rickey

• Branch Robinson

How did Robinson learn to stand up to bullies?

• His family lived in a lower middle class white neighborhood and were welcomed to get them to leave.

• He got into fights all the time.

• His family lived in a lower middle class white neighborhood and were harassed to get them to leave.

• He joined a gang and was always in trouble.

Robinson was the national college champion in the broad jump. What other three sports did he excel in?

• Baseball, Soccer, Football

• Soccer, Baseball, Basketball

• Basketball, Football, Softball

• Basketball, Baseball, Football

What ended Robinson's pro football career?

• He was drafted at the beginning of the Cold War.

• He was drafted at the beginning of World War 2.

• He was drafted at the beginning of World War 1.

• He was drafted at the beginning of the Vietnam War.

How did Joe Louis help Jackie Robinson?

• He convinced the army to allow Robinson to be discharged.

• He convinced the army to allow Robinson into the marines.

• He convinced the army to allow blacks into UCLA.

• He convinced the army to allow blacks into OCS.

What honor did Robinson win during this first season with the Dodgers?

• Most Memorable Player Award

• Most Valuable Player Award

• Rookie of the Year

• Hall of Fame

What honor did Robinson get after he retired?

• Football Hall of Fame

• Gold Medal

• Baseball Hall of Fame

• MVP Award

How did Robinson work for civil rights after he retired?

• He traveled the world speaking at baseball games.

• He traveled the world.

• He traveled the country speaking for the NAACP.

Robinson's uniform number was retired by every team in the Major League Baseball on April 15, 1997. What was that number?

• 41

• 40

• 42

• 43

What does the Jackie Robinson Foundation provide?

• scholarships to college students

• scholarships to black college students

• scholarships to white college students

• food for black college students