Unit 1: 9/11-Intro to sports)

What two MLB teams were the first to play in New York on 9/21/2001 after the attacks on 9/11?

• The NY Yankees & Arizona Diamondbacks

• The NY Yankees & Boston Red Soxs

• The NY Mets & Atlanta Braves

• The NY Mets & NY Yankees

What player hit that iconic home run to boost his team to victory in the first game after the attack on 9/11/01?

• Derek Jeter

• Mike Piazza

• Jorge Posada

• ARod

What places were attacked on 9/11/2001?

• The Twin Towers & the Pentagon

• The Twin Towers &

  the White House

• The Freedom Tower &

  the Pentagon

• The White House and the NY Stock Market

Who was responsible for the attack on 9/11/2001?

• Hamas

• Islamic State

• Hezbollah

• Al-Qaeda

Who was the President of the United States during the attack on 9/11/2001, who also threw the first pitch at the World Series that year?

• Bill Clinton

• Barack Obama

• George W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

How did the return of football and baseball impact the Country after the attacks on 9/11/2001?

• Baseball and Football didn't return until 2002

• The return of sports provided an outlet for people to escape the sadness of 9/11.

• It had little impact as football and baseball are unpopular.

• It had no impact.

Who won the 2001 World Series and in how many games?

• The Yankees in 6

• The Diamondbacks in 6

• The Yankees in 7

• The Diamondbacks in 7

What football player is from Long Island, played lacrosse at Syracuse, and is in the Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

• Tom Cestaro

• CeeDee Lamb

• Lawrence Taylor

• Jim Brown

The definition of sports includes

• an activity with physical skill, competition, and rules.

• an activity done for fun .

• an activity that must have more than two competitors.

• any contest that includes a racquet.

What did Coach Wooden mean by the following quote?

"Sports do not build character. They reveal it."

• Sports are mostly team activities and say nothing about the individual.

• Playing a sport makes you a better person.

• How an athlete responds to the pressure of sports tells you what they are made of.

• You cannot learn about an athlete from how they play.