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Althea Gibson

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Althea born?

a)

Atlanta, Georgia

b)

Sliver, South Carolina

c)

Berkeley, California

d)

Cairo, New York

2.

What sport did she play?

a)

Basketball

b)

Volleyball

c)

Tennis

d)

Boxing

3.

When did she become a dominant female athlete?

a)

The late 1950s

b)

The late 1940s

c)

1965

d)

The late 1960s

4.

When was she born?

a)

August 5, 1919

b)

August 25, 1927

c)

September 28, 1920

d)

January 1, 1921

5.

She became the first black player win Wimbledon and the French of what sport?

a)

Golf

b)

Swimming

c)

Boxing

d)

Tennis

6.

Where did they move to?

a)

Harlem

b)

Flordia

c)

California

d)

New York

7.

When did Althea die

a)

November 7, 2005

b)

September 28, 2003

c)

August 19, 1998

d)

December 20, 1989

8.

What is the two places she won tournaments at?

a)

French and Europe

b)

Spain and Greenland

c)

Asia and Europe

d)

Italian and Iceland

9.

What sport did she later mastered?

a)

Boxing

b)

Golfing

c)

Cricket

d)

Volleyball

10.

Why was Althea invited to play at the United States National Championships?

a)

She asked to join

b)

They invited her because how good she was

c)

She bribe them to play

d)

A article was written for her

11.

Where did she win her first international tournament?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Jamaica

d)

Australia

12.

What is one of her talents?

a)

Making music

b)

Singing

c)

Sewing

d)

Dancing

13.

Why did she enter the Apollo?

a)

She was a good dancer

b)

She was a good tennis player

c)

She was a good singer

d)

She played the viola

14.

What was her parents home?

a)

Annie Bell Gibson and Daniel Gibson

b)

Dannie Gibson and Robert Gibson

c)

Grace Gibson and Gorge Gibson

d)

Lena Gibson and Will Gibson

15.

How many siblings did she have?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1