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Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 9hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Walt Whitman said baseball was ___________
a)
boring
b)
a great world game
c)
America's game
d)
crazy fun
2.
Which of the following was a characteristic of the Progressive Era
a)
high immigration
b)
high wages
c)
advances in medicine
d)
world peace
3.
The name of the first organized baseball players group was called_________
a)
MLB Players Union
b)
The Brotherhood
c)
Players Protective Association
d)
Baseball Workers Rights Association
4.
Who created the American League?
a)
Mountain Landis
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Branch Rickey
d)
Byron Bancroft Johnson
5.
What characteristics were associated with American League play?
a)
Cracked down on dirty play
b)
banned liquor from ballparks
c)
Baseball was becoming a more acceptable activity
d)
all of the choices
6.
Baseball was becoming a reflection of the changing ___________ composition of America.
a)
weather
b)
ethnic
c)
education
d)
none of the choices
7.
A number of Northern and Eastern European immigrants played on teams as a __________
a)
means for social mobility.
b)
way to pass the time
c)
both choices
d)
neither choices
8.
First Woman to Play Professional Baseball
a)
Claire Underhill
b)
Alta Weiss
c)
Barbara Fisk
d)
Adriana Clayton
9.
Most famous song associated with baseball?
a)
Bleacher Seats
b)
Put Me In Coach
c)
I am the Greatest
d)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
10.
_______________ establishes the tradition of throwing out the first pitch on April 14, 1910
a)
William Howard Taft
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Babe Ruth
11.
First players strike happened in what year?
a)
1910
b)
1919
c)
1912
d)
1904
12.
A group of players including: Joe Jackson and Eddie Cicotte, accepted money to throw the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, were called___
a)
Black Sox
b)
Red Sox
c)
Blue Birds
d)
Black Listers
13.
Because of the evident problems baseball was having, who was brought in as the sport’s first commissioner?
a)
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
b)
Branch Rickey
c)
Walt Witman
d)
Bancroft Johnson
14.
What led to an increase in baseball’s attendance and popularity?
a)
cheaper prices
b)
more food options
c)
better players
d)
new, exciting style of play coupled with America's economic boom
15.
Who is The Great Bambino?
a)
Ty Cobb
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Cy Young
d)
Lou Gehrig
16.
With the creation of the _____ , a new industry was developed that broadcast play-by-play descriptions of baseball games
a)
TV
b)
radio
c)
Morse Code
d)
ESPN
17.
On August 5, 1921 Westinghouse station’s Harold Arlin broadcasted the first game from __________
a)
Forbes Field
b)
Yankee Stadium
c)
Tiger Stadium
d)
Dodger Stadium
18.
In 1920, , a former ballplayer__________, founded the Negro National League
a)
Ty Cobb
b)
Bud Jackson
c)
Rube Foster
d)
Jackie Robinson
19.
What was going on in the 1930s in America?
a)
the Great Depression
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
the Progressive Era
20.
_____threw out more first pitches than any other president in history despite his physical ailments from polio
a)
FDR
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Warren G Harding
21.
Star players of the 1930s
a)
Joe DiMaggio
b)
Lou Gehrig
c)
Hank Greenberg
d)
All of the choices
22.
1933~The first All-Star Game was played at ?
a)
Yankee Stadium, New York
b)
Fenway Park, Boston
c)
Comiskey Park, Chicago
d)
Wrigley Field, Chicago
23.
1935~The first night game is played in __________
a)
New York
b)
Boston
c)
Chicago
d)
Cincinnati
24.
The Baseball Hall of Fame is opened on __________
a)
June 12, 1939
b)
June 15, 1926
c)
July 12, 1939
d)
July 20, 1938
25.
The first players inducted were Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson in 1936
a)
Hall of Honor
b)
Hall of Greats
c)
All-American Hall
d)
Hall of Fame
26.
Who had a 56 game hitting streak in the 1940s?
a)
Joe DiMaggio’s
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Ty Cobb
d)
Ted Williams
27.
Who had a .406 batting average in 1941?
a)
Ty Cobb
b)
Babe Ruth
c)
Ted Williams
d)
Joe DiMaggio
28.
MLB players served during WW II
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Who formed the All American Girls
Pro Baseball League
Pro Baseball League
a)
Branch Rickey
b)
Mountain Landis
c)
Charles Comiskey
d)
Philip Wrigley
30.
Why was the All American Girls Baseball League formed?
a)
to keep interest in baseball during WW II
b)
Girls played for less money
c)
Girls sued to be able to play baseball
d)
the MLB players went on strike
31.
What league did these teams play in: Rockford Peaches, Racine Belles, Kenosha Comets, and South Bend Blue Sox
a)
MLB
b)
Negro Leagues
c)
All American Girls Baseball league
d)
All American Girls Softball League
32.
In the A.A.G.P.B.L. Girls were required to wear skirts, high heels, and makeup off the field, otherwise they were fined
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Who said, “If a black boy can make it in Okinawa and Guadal Canal, hell, he can make it in baseball!”
a)
Mountain Landis
b)
Albert Benjamin “Happy” Chandler
c)
Branch Rickey
d)
Jackie Robinson
34.
Who broke the color barrier in MLB?
a)
Rube Foster
b)
Walter Johnson
c)
Buck Johnson
d)
Jackie Robinson
35.
What sport was Jackie Robinson's least favorite to play in college?
a)
Football
b)
Track
c)
Basketball
d)
Baseball
36.
What was the name of the first team Jackie Robinson agreed to play for?
a)
Kansas City Monarchs
b)
Los Angeles Dodgers
c)
Brooklyn Dodgers
d)
Homestead Greys
37.
What day did Jackie Robinson first play in a MLB game?
a)
April 20, 1952
b)
April 15, 1947
c)
May 15, 1947
d)
April 27, 1947
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