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Tinker Hatfield

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What company did Tinker work for?

a)

Adidas

b)

Nike

c)

Fila

d)

Champion

2.

What decade did he start working for Nike?

a)

90's

b)

80's

c)

70's

3.

What athlete did Tinker develop a line for?

a)

Magic Johnson

b)

Michael Jordan

c)

Stephen Curry

4.

What was the famous shoe line called that Tinker developed?

a)

Nike Max

b)

Air Jordans

c)

Adidas Air

5.

What sport did Tinker do when he was injured?

a)

Basketball

b)

Football

c)

Pole Vault

d)

Hurdles

6.

What was the injury that Tinker suffered?

a)

back injury

b)

ankle injury

c)

broken arm

7.

Bill Garmen was Tinker's mentor who built something for Tinker to keep him from losing his scholarship. What was it?

a)

a knee brace

b)

special spikes on his shoes

c)

a drawing board

8.

What is the Acronym for the system of tightening and loosening shoe laces that Tinker developed?

a)

U.T.S. (Untie the Shoelaces)

b)

E.A.R.L. (Electro Adaptive Reactive Lacing)

c)

A.I.R. (Auto Inventive Reactive)

9.

What inspired Tinker to show the exposed air bag in the bottom of the shoe that almost got him fired?

a)

a building

b)

the gel of the heel

c)

his boss

10.

What movie inspired the electric shoe?

a)

Space Jam

b)

Back to the Future

11.

What type of vehicle does Tinker drive?

a)

Mustang

b)

VW van

c)

VW bug

12.

When Tinker entered the Michael Jordan building at Nike, what was in the display?

a)

His Airmax design

b)

All of the Jordan shoes

c)

White boots

d)

a sculpture of Michael Jordan

13.

How does he approach his sketches in his sketch book?

a)

drawing all different types of drawings

b)

he only draws the shoes

c)

he does a page of just color

14.

What date did Michael J. Fox try on the Back to the Future shoe?

a)

October 21, 2017

b)

October 21, 2015

c)

October 21, 2023

15.

What did Tinker do at the meeting for Nike with Jordan that won him over?

a)

he also designed a clothes line and had it there for Jordan to see

b)

he designed 3 pairs of shoes that Jordan could pick from

c)

he designed a jacket to go with the shoe

16.

Which shoe was a flop?

a)

12

b)

11

c)

15

d)

1

17.

Who passed away and caused Tinker to be sad?

a)

Bill Hader

b)

Bill Bowerman

c)

Michael Jordan

18.

What does he do now?

a)

Design Air Jordans

b)

coaches Grant High School pole vault

c)

nothing

19.

What year did he come out of retirement to design the Jordan 20?

a)

2003

b)

2004

c)

2005

d)

2006

20.

what is built on the side of Tinkers house?

a)

graffiti

b)

rock wall

c)

swing

21.

the Jordan 20 is what type of design?

a)

Avante Guard

b)

New Age

c)

Futuristic

22.

What inspired the Jordan 20 designs?

a)

graffiti

b)

stories of Jordan's life

c)

E.A.R.L.

23.

What does the E.A.R.L. do?

a)

bounces higher

b)

self lacing

c)

turns colors

24.

What university did Bill Bowerman work for and Tinker attend?

a)

Cal State

b)

University of Oregon

c)

Stephen F. Austin