Virginia Cancels Virginia Tech Game After Football Players Killed

Virginia Cancels Virginia Tech Game After Football Players Killed

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Social Studies, History, Other

9th - 12th Grade

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The University of Virginia canceled its game against Virginia Tech to honor three football players who were killed on campus. The announcement came two days after a memorial service for Lavelle Davis, Devin Chandler, and Sean Perry. The players were shot on a bus after a field trip by former UVA football player Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., who faces multiple charges, including three counts of second-degree murder. Jones is being held without bond.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the University of Virginia cancel their game against Virginia Tech?

Due to bad weather conditions

To protest against a rival team

To honor the three football players who were killed

Because of a scheduling conflict

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the University announce the cancellation of the game?

A week after the incident

Two days after the memorial service

Before the memorial service

Immediately after the incident

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the victims honored in the memorial service?

Lavelle Davis Jr., Sean Perry, and another student

Three unidentified students

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., Devin Chandler, and Sean Perry

Lavelle Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and Sean Perry

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What charges does Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. face?

First-degree murder

Second-degree murder and other charges

Manslaughter

Assault and battery

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.'s connection to the University of Virginia?

He was a faculty member

He was a visiting scholar

He was a former football player

He was a current student