More than a Game (Part 4)

What job did Don Haskins have?

• He was a college basketball coach.

• He was a college football player.

• He owned a professional baseball team.

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Where did Don Haskins coach basketball?

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What did Coach Haskins do that upset many people?

• He chose to put in five African American players during the championship game.

• He told his players that they had to be A+ students before he would let them play basketball.

• He started a new basketball program at the University of Kentucky.

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What sport did Althea Gibson play when she was younger?

• tennis

• track and field

• women's soccer

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What happened to Althea Gibson in 1950?

• She was invited to play in the U.S. National Championship.

• She won the silver medal in the Olympics.

• She donated all of her money to a children's charity.

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What was special about her invitation to play in the U.S. National Championship?

• She was the first African American invited to play.

• She won first place.

• She had her medals taken away.

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What honor did Althea Gibson receive in 1957?

• She was named Female Athlete of the Year.

• She was ranked the highest scoring female player in the world.

• She was given a medal by the President of the USA.

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Althea Gibson broke another barrier starting in 1964. What was it?

• She became the first African American to play in the Ladies Professional Golf Association.

• She was accepted as the first African American student to Harvard University.

• She became the first African American woman to travel to the Moon.

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Where was Duke Kahanamoku from?

• Hawaii

• Taiwan

• Thailand

What sports did Duke excel in?

• swimming and surfing

• horse racing and diving

• figure skating and hocky