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Worksheets42 Film
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the correct spelling?
Brian Helgland
Brain Helgland
Brian Helgeland
Brain Helgland
What decade is 42 set in?
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
Who is this?
Ralph Branca
Pee Wee Reese
Eddie Stanky
Dixie Walker
What was the first team Jackie played for?
Kansas City Monarchs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Montreal Royals
Pittsburgh Pirates
What year was the film released?
2011
2012
2013
2015
Who is the director of 42?
Wes Anderson
David Lynch
Stanley Kubrick
Brian Helgeland
What is Jackie's full name?
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
Jack Washington Robinson
Jack Lincoln Robinson
Jack Jefferson Robinson
What is Jackie's wife's name?
Rebekah
Rebecca
Rachel
Raquel
Name the journalist who reported on Jackie's career.
Randy Jackson
Randell Jones
Wendy Williams
Wendell Smith
Who repeatedly swore at and taunted Jackie from his dugout?
Leo Durocher
Ben Chapman
Clay Hopper
Kirby Higbe
Who is this?
Kirby Higbe
Ben Chapman
Alan Chapman
Ralph Branca
Who was Red Barber?
Agent
Baseball player
Manager
Commentator
Which Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher struck Jackie in the head with a baseball?
Oster Mueller
Fritz Ostermueller
Kirby Higbe
Ben Chapman
Who did Branch Rickey declare his intention to bring an African-American into the Dodgers at the start of the film?
Clyde Sukeforth
Burt Shotten
Harold Parrott
Leo Durocher
What year does the film start?
1943
1945
1947
1949
What convinced the gas station owner to let Jackie use the bathroom?
He wasn't actually racist
Jackie punched him
Jackie said they would go to another gas station
Clyde Sukeforth arrived to offer Jackie the job and interrupted them
Why was Jackie court-martialled?
He was a bad soldier
He wouldn't sit at the back of a bus
He disobeyed orders while deployed
He swore at a white soldier
What type of shots are used in this image?
Low angle shot
Over the shoulder
High angle shot
Close up
Who said: "Dollars aren't black and white, they're green"?
Leo Durocher
Ben Chapman
Branch Rickey
Kirby Higbe
Where did Rachel and Jackie come across the 'White Only' bathroom?
New Jersey
New Orleans
New Hampshire
New York
Which paper did Wendell Smith write for?
Pittsburgh Courier
New York Post
Brooklyn Globe
Detroit Free Press
If you wanted to talk about Actor's Performance as a technique, who would you say played Jackie Robinson?
Jordan Peele
Daniel Kaluuya
Andre Holland
Chadwick Boseman
Who was the manager of the Montreal Royals?
Clay Hopper
Burt Shotten
Leo Durocher
Branch Rickey
Harrison Ford played which key character?
Burt Shotten
Clay Hopper
Leo Durocher
Branch Rickey
What was the name of the boy who idolised Jackie?
Ed Harris
Ned Harold
Ed Charles
Eddie Jones
Name the Dodgers original pitcher.
Fritz Ostermueller
Kirby Higbe
Ralph Branca
Dixie Walker
What did Jackie achieve by 'discombobulating' Kirby Higbe?
Nothing
Made the Dodgers team
Made it to third base
Scored a home run
In which city did a sheriff kick Jackie off the pitch?
Daytona Beach, Florida
Miami, Florida
Cincinnati, Ohio
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
What was significant about this scene?
Jackie was asked to be the first African-American in MLB
Jackie was told he was now short stop
Jackie was offered a position with the Dodgers
Jackie was offered a position with the Montreal Royals
Who went to Rickey asking to be traded so he didn't have to play with Jackie but later changed his mind?
Kirby Higbe
Ralph Branca
Bobby Bragan
Dixie Walker
Happy Chandler informed Branch Rickey of what news?
Jackie could not play for the Dodgers because he was black
Kirby Higbe was going to be transferred to the Pittsburgh Pirates
Leo Durocher was no longer allowed to be manager because of infidelity
Clay Hopper was no longer allowed to be manager because he was racist
Who did Rickey get to replace Durocher?
No one
Burt Shotten
Ben Chapman
Bobby Bragan
Ben Chapman was the manager of what team?
Pittsburgh Pirates
St Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Braves
Which team are the Dodgers playing when Jackie screams in the tunnel?
St Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Who stands up to Ben Chapman on Jackie's behalf?
Eddie Stanky
Dixie Walker
Ralph Branca
Pee Wee Reese
Who invites Jackie to shower with the team?
Eddie Stanky
Pee Wee Reese
Bobby Bragan
Ralph Branca
In which city are the Dodgers turned away from a hotel?
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Daytona Beach
Philadelphia
Cincinnati was like a home game for which player. Hint: he received threats.
Jackie Robinson
Dixie Walker
Pee Wee Reese
Bobby Bragan
Which team are they playing when the young boy yells at Jackie and Pee Wee Reese puts his arm around him?
Cincinnati Reds
St Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
What was the name of the St Louis Cardinals' player who spiked Jackie's leg?
Murder
Slaughter
Butcher
Killer
