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Stealing Home- The Jackie Robinson Story

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jackie Robinson was born on a farm near Cairo, Georgia

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What was the name of Jackie's mother?

a)

Molly

b)

Millie

c)

Mallie

d)

Mama

3.

How old was Jackie when he father abandoned him?

a)

6 days old

b)

6 weeks old

c)

6 years old

d)

6 months old

4.

Where did Jackie and his family move to when his father left?

a)

Hollywood

b)

Hemet

c)

Pasadena

d)

Pensacola

5.

How many brothers and sisters did jackie have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

6.

At 10 years old- what type of job did Jackie have?

a)

Selling newspapers- caddie- mowing lawns

b)

Selling hot dogs- golf caddie - pulling a wagon

c)

Selling hot dogs- newspapers- washing cars

d)

Selling hot dogs- caddie - newspapers

7.

What was Jackie's favorite sport growing up?

a)

Football

b)

Baseball

c)

Track and Field

d)

Wrestling

8.

Jackie's brother Mack won 2nd place in the Olympics which sporting event?

a)

Triathlon

b)

High jump

c)

Track and Field

d)

Marathon

9.

Which college did Jackie attend?

a)

USC

b)

UC Davis

c)

UCLA

d)

UC Berkley

10.

Why was Jackie asked to give up his seat on the bus?

a)

Because he was black

b)

Because the driver thought he was sitting next to a white woman

c)

Because he was being uppity

d)

Because the bus driver did

11.

What year did Jackie drop out of college?

a)

Freshmen year

b)

Junior Year

c)

Senior year

d)

Sophomore year

12.

what was the name of Jackie's girlfriend?

a)

Raylynn

b)

Rachel

c)

Renee

d)

Renay

13.

Which baseball team did jackie play with first?

a)

Matriarchs

b)

Minnesota

c)

Patriarchs

d)

Monarchs

14.

What professional baseball team did Jackie play for after the Monarchs?

a)

Yankees

b)

Cardinals

c)

Dodgers

d)

Red Sox

15.

What was the name of the man who integrated baseball?

a)

Brent Walker

b)

Branch Rickey

c)

Sukeforth

d)

Kenny Washington

16.

Jackie experienced a great tragedy in May 1939- what was it?

a)

Brother died in a car accident

b)

Brother died in his sleep

c)

Brother died on an airplane

d)

Brother died in a motorcycle accident

17.

What batting style was Jackie known for and made popular?

a)

Bunting

b)

Hitting homeruns

c)

Striking out

d)

Stealing bases

18.

True or false- Jackie made the All Star team in 1949

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Jackie helped kids at the YMCA in Queens

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Jackie announced his retirement from baseball in 1957

a)

True

b)

False