Jackie Robinson QUIZIZZ

Jackie Robinson was born in the state of

• California

• New York

• Alabama

• Georgia

The period of legal and unofficial segregation in the United States is known as the _____ era.

• Cold War

• Jim Crow

• Ebbets Field

• Branch Rickey

True or False: Robinson excelled at sports other than baseball.

• True

• False

Which of the following is true about American baseball in the 1940s?

• All-whites teams played against all-black teams.

• Black athletes could not play professional sports teams until 1950.

• White players were in the Major Leagues, and black players were in the Negro Leagues.

• Black and white players were on the same teams, but there was a lot of violence between them.

Branch Rickey was the ________ of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

• owner

• captain

• manager

• shortshop

The stadium where Robinson played his first Major League game was called

• Ebbets Field

• Wrigley Field

• Dodgers Park

• Shea Stadium

What was Robinson’s number with the Dodgers?

• 1

• 14

• 42

• 48

Which of these achievements did Robinson not earn during his baseball career?

• Cy Young Award

• World Series win

• Rookie of the Year

• National League MVP

After retiring from baseball, Robinson

• became a coach

• wrote an autobiography

• stopped working completely

• continued to champion civil rights

Robinson’s jersey number has been retired by

• all Major League teams

• the Los Angeles Dodgers only

• no Major League teams

• the Brooklyn Dodgers only