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Andrew Foster and William Hoy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was William Hoy's nickname?

a)

"Dummy" Hoy

b)

"Deaf Man" Hoy

c)

"Mute" Hoy

d)

"Baseball" Hoy

2.

What sport did Hoy play?

a)

Football

b)

Baseball

c)

Soccer

d)

Hockey

3.

Andrew Foster went to college where?

a)

Rochester Institute for the Deaf

b)

Washington University

c)

Gallaudet University

d)

Northwestern University

4.

Hoy is the reason we have what in baseball?

a)

Dugouts

b)

Uniforms

c)

Hand Signals

d)

Base Runners

5.

What did Hoy jump on top of to catch a ball at a game?

a)

Dugout

b)

Horse

c)

Another player's shoulders

d)

Fence

6.

Who did Hoy ask to marry him?

a)

Ferrel Clements

b)

Beverly Whitehouse

c)

Helen Kellar

d)

Anna Lowry

7.

How many runners did Hoy throw out at home base from center field?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

What was Anna's job?

a)

Teach deaf people how to speak.

b)

Teach hearing people how to sign.

c)

Teach deaf people ASL.

d)

Teach hearing people Deaf Culture.

9.

How much did Milwaukee pay Hoy to play for them?

a)

$35

b)

$45

c)

$55

d)

$65

10.

What was Hoy's job before he was a baseball player?

a)

Cobbler

b)

Baker

c)

Writer

d)

Artist

11.

Foster set up schools on what continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

North America

12.

Foster's first school was in which country?

a)

Laos

b)

Kenya

c)

Ghana

d)

Egypt

13.

Foster married a woman from where?

a)

Italy

b)

Brazil

c)

Russia

d)

Germany

14.

Foster had how many children?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

15.

Foster was originally from where?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Georgia

d)

Alabama

16.

Foster had 2 degrees in what areas?

a)

Christian Missions and Linguistics

b)

Education and Christian Missions

c)

Linguistics and Education

d)

Education and ASL

17.

Foster started how many deaf schools in Africa?

a)

28

b)

32

c)

34

d)

16

18.

What age was Hoy when he started his pro baseball career?

a)

24

b)

26

c)

21

d)

19

19.

Foster went deaf because of...?

a)

Spinal Meningitis

b)

Scarlet Fever

c)

He was born deaf

d)

Nerve damage in ears

20.

At what age did Foster become deaf?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

11

d)

12

21.

The school Foster went to in Alabama only went to what grade?

a)

6th

b)

8th

c)

10th

d)

12th

22.

Foster died because of...?

a)

cancer

b)

pneumonia

c)

a heart attack

d)

a plane crash

23.

Where was Foster buried?

a)

Ghana

b)

Rwanda

c)

Kenya

d)

Alabama

24.

What was the most famous team that Hoy played for?

a)

Cincinnati Reds

b)

Texas Rangers

c)

Chicago White Sox

d)

New York Yankees

25.

What was Hoy's middle name?

a)

Ellsworth

b)

Elentine

c)

Evanstine

d)

Bob

26.

Why was Hoy bad at batting his first year in the pros?

a)

He couldn't swing fast enough

b)

He didn't know what the umpires were calling

c)

The pitchers threw too hard

d)

He was just bad at batting

27.

What school did Hoy attend?

a)

Indiana School for the Deaf

b)

Chicago Illinois School for the Deaf

c)

Cincinnati Ohio School for the Deaf

d)

Columbus Ohio School for the Deaf

28.

What town in Ohio was Hoy from?

a)

Colombus

b)

Houcktown

c)

Cincinnati

d)

Chicago

29.

Foster had how many students who came to the U.S. to further their education?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

30.

Why did Hoy not respond to the scout who was trying to get his attention after the baseball game?

a)

He couldn't hear him yelling at him.

b)

He didn't want to play for his team.

c)

He didn't like the scout.

d)

He was in a hurry to get to work.