Jackie Robinson Quiz

Who was the new player for Brooklyn Dodgers?

• Jackie Robinson

• Roberto Clemente

What is one way that baseball was different 80 years ago?

• No Black Players were allowed to play in Major League Baseball.

• Big TV screens were in all the stadiums for the fans to watch.

• Mascots were high-fiving fans in all the stadiums.

How were black people treated differently than the white people in the 1940s?

• They had to eat in separate restaurants, bathrooms, and trains.

• They were not treated differently.

• They ate in the same places as the white people.

Who wanted the black and white athletes to play together?

• Jackie Robinson

• Branch Rickey

• Martin Luther King

How did Robinson respond to the treatment he received?

• He never yelled back and just kept playing.

• He yelled back at them and stopped playing.

• He quit playing major league baseball in went back to the other team.

What happened in 1949?

• Robinson won the most valuable player (MVP).

• The Dodgers won their first World Series.

• Robinson quit playing baseball.

What did Jackie do after he retired from baseball?

• He worked for equal rights for black people.

• He worked for equal rights for white people.

• He went to the beach and enjoyed life.

What number was Jackie Robinson's jersey?

• 42

• 12

• 32

What day do people celebrate Jackie Robinson day?

• April 15th

• March 15th

• February 15th

What professional sport did Jackie Robinson play?

• Major League Baseball

• Major League Football

• Major League Soccer