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WorksheetsBlack History Bowl: Sports
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What professional African American baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs?
a)
Henry "Hank" Aaron
b)
Bill Russel
c)
Michael Spinks
d)
Jackie Robinson
2.
What basketball superstar became the first African American to coach a major-league sport team?
a)
Michael Jordan
b)
Bill Russel
c)
Lebron James
d)
Jackie Robinson
3.
Who became the first African American to play major league baseball and win baseball's Most Valuable Player Award?
a)
Barry Bonds
b)
Frank Thomas
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
Josh Gibson
4.
Who was the first African American to lead the NFL in rushing?
a)
Ernie Davis
b)
Barry Sanders
c)
Jim Brown
d)
Walter Payton
5.
What famous boxer was born with the name Cassius Clay?
a)
Mike Tyson
b)
Joe Louis
c)
George Foreman
d)
Muhammad Ali
6.
What Chicago Bulls’ NBA great got his start at The University of North Carolina?
a)
Michael Jordan
b)
Dennis Rodman
c)
Scottie Pippen
d)
Derrick Rose
7.
Who was the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy?
a)
Walter Payton
b)
Ernie Davis
c)
Herschel Walker
d)
Jim Brown
8.
Who was the first African American to win the world heavyweight boxing champion?
a)
George Foreman
b)
Mike Tyson
c)
Muhammad Ali
d)
Jack Johnson
9.
Who was the NBA basketball player who scored a record-setting 100 points in 1962 while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors?
a)
Derrick Rose
b)
Michael Jordan
c)
Wilt Chamberlain
d)
Bill Russel
10.
What NFL player, elected to the Hall of Fame, was the first African American to serve as a member of the Minnesota Supreme Court?
a)
Alan Page
b)
Walter Payton
c)
Jim Brown
d)
Randy Moss
11.
Who became the first African American woman to win the prestigious Wimbledon singles title?
a)
Serena Williams
b)
Venus Williams
c)
Althea Gibson
d)
Sloane Stevens
12.
In 1988, Debi Thomas won a medal in which Olympic event?
a)
Bob Sledding
b)
Skiing
c)
Figure skating
d)
Ski Jumping
13.
What running back surpassed Jim Brown's rushing record of 12,312 yards?
a)
Eric Dickerson
b)
Walter Payton
c)
Herschel Walker
d)
Marcus Allen
14.
Who became the first black player to quarterback a Super Bowl team to victory?
a)
Randall Cunningham
b)
Warren Moon
c)
Doug Williams
d)
Steve McNair
15.
Who set world records in three different track events at the 1935 Olympic Games?
a)
Jesse Owens
b)
Carl Lewis
c)
Michael Johnson
d)
Usain Bolt
16.
What African American female athlete won three gold medals and a silver at the 1988 Seoul South Korea Olympics for track and field?
a)
Jackie Joyner Kersee
b)
Florence Griffith-Joyner
c)
Simone Biles
d)
Marion Jones
17.
What baseball team did Ernie Banks play for?
a)
New York Yankees
b)
Chicago White Sox
c)
Chicago Cubs
d)
Los Angeles Dodger
18.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson played for what college basketball team?
a)
University of North Carolina
b)
Indiana University
c)
Michigan State University
d)
Duke University
19.
What professional basketball player was commonly known by the nickname of Dr. J.?
a)
Joe Johnson
b)
Michael Jordan
c)
Julius Winfield Erving II
d)
Richard Jefferson
20.
Who was the first African American teenager to win the Junior Girls singles Tennis title at Wimbledon?
a)
Venus Williams
b)
Serena Williams
c)
Zina Garrison
d)
Sloane Stevens
21.
What is the name of the African American female gymnast who won a total of three metal in Rio 2016 Summer Olympics?
a)
Gabby Douglas
b)
Domique Dawes
c)
Simone Biles
d)
Diane Durham
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