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Glory Road

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

· What was the full name of the basketball team?

a)

UConn Huskies

b)

West Texas State Miners

c)

Harlem Globetrotters

d)

Kentucky State Thorobreds

2.

What were the races of the team members?

a)

5 were white and 7 were black

b)

7 were white and 5 were black

c)

6 were white and 6 were black

d)

4 were white and 8 were black

3.

What was the name of the coach?

a)

John Hatchet

b)

Will Miner

c)

Don Haskins

d)

Jim Calhoun

4.

Which player was beat up in the restaurant bathroom?

a)

Bobby Joe Hill

b)

Nevil Shed

c)

Harry Flournoy

d)

Willie Worsley

5.

What did Harry Flourney initially want to do instead of basketball?

a)

Work at a factory

b)

Study chemistry

c)

Work at farm

d)

Study mathematics

6.

What was the name of Bobby Joe Hill's love interest?

a)

Tessa

b)

Tina

c)

Toni

d)

Tara

7.

What year did Coach Haskins team win the championship?

a)

1991

b)

1954

c)

1960

d)

1966

8.

What teammate forced Nevel Shed to sleep in the hallway?

a)

Jerry Armstrong

b)

Willie Worsley

c)

David "Big Daddy" Lattin

d)

Moe Iba

9.

What college team did the Texas Miners play in the championship?

a)

Kentucky Wildcats

b)

UConn Huskies

c)

Ohio State Buckeyes

d)

Florida State Osceolas

10.

What was the first name of the opposing team's (Kentucky) coach?

a)

Leonard

b)

Adam

c)

Adolph

d)

Lamont

11.

What familiar community center were the players practicing at in the beginning of the movie?

a)

Boys and Girls Club

b)

Salvation Army

c)

Planet Fitness

d)

YMCA

12.

Where was Texas Western College?

a)

Austin, Texan

b)

Houston, Texas

c)

El Paso, Texas

d)

Hartford, CT

13.

What did black and white players use to play ball when they met?

a)

Crumpled papers and trash cans in a classroom

b)

Ping pong balls and cups at a party

c)

Basketballs and nets at a gym

d)

Lettuce and trash cans in a cafeteria

14.

What class was Harry failing?

a)

Geology

b)

Geography

c)

Biology

d)

Anthropolgy

15.

Who had heart problems?

a)

Bobby Joe Hill

b)

Willie Worsley

c)

Nevil Shed

d)

David Lattin

16.

Who made Harry start to study harder?

a)

Coach Haskins

b)

Harry's mother

c)

Bobby Joe

d)

Harry's father

17.

Why didn't Bobby Joe initially want to be recruited by Coach Haskins?

a)

He wanted to do play for another school

b)

He did not want to leave his girlfriend

c)

He thought that he would be a "token" or bench warmer

d)

He did not want to leave his family

18.

What position was Jerry Armstrong and Harry Flourney competing for when the team initially met?

a)

starting forward

b)

shooting guard

c)

point guard

d)

center

19.

What was the final score in the Texas-Kentucky game?

a)

72-71

b)

72-65

c)

64-65

d)

71-72

20.

The Texas Western Miners finished the 1965-66 season with a 23-1 record. What team did they lose to?

a)

Colorado State

b)

New Mexico State

c)

Seattle

d)

Kentucky