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WorksheetsBHB: Sports
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
broke Babe Ruth's career home run record
a)
Hank Aaron
b)
The Negro Leagues
2.
famous saying, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see."
a)
Muhammad Ali
b)
Air Jordan
3.
Female All-Around Gymnastics Champion at most recent Summer Games
a)
Simone Biles
b)
Lebron James
4.
first African American to win at Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open tennis tournaments
a)
Arthur Ashe
b)
Jackie Robinson
5.
first African American to win the all-around gold medal in gymnastics in 2012 Olympics
a)
Gabby Douglas
b)
Jesse Owens
6.
first black woman to play on the world tennis tour
a)
Althea Gibson
b)
Oscar Robertson
7.
got his nickname because as a kid he carried luggage at the local train station
a)
Leroy "Satchel" Paige
b)
Texas Western
8.
Greatest Female Tennis Player of All time
a)
Serena Williams
b)
Jesse Owens
9.
gymnast in three Olympic games
a)
Dominique Dawes
b)
Michael Jordan
10.
How many Gold medals did Jesse Owens win in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
a)
4
b)
Mo'Ne Davis
11.
in 1992 she became the first African American to win an individual medal in gymnastics
a)
Dominique Dawes
b)
Shani Davis
12.
known as the "Father of the Negro Leagues"
a)
Andrew "Rube" Foster
b)
Willie O'Ree
13.
nicknamed the "Brown Bomber"
a)
Joe Louis
b)
Andre Ware
14.
overcame childhood polio (a disease that made her walk with braces) to become "the fastest woman in the world"
a)
Wilma Rudolph
b)
Willy T. Ribbs
15.
Simone Biles won a team gold medal and three individual gold medals at the 2016 Olympics. In which event did she not win the gold medal (she won the bronze)?
a)
Balance Beam
b)
Wilt Chamberlain
16.
sister tennis stars
a)
Venus Williams & Serena Williams
b)
Figure Skating
17.
What number did baseball legend and Hall of Fame member Jackie Robinson wear?
a)
42
b)
Decathlon
18.
What Olympic star was known for having extremely long fingernails?
a)
Florence Griffith-Joyner
b)
Kansas City
19.
Which athlete is nicknamed the Flying Squirrel?
a)
Gabby Douglas
b)
Edwin Moses
20.
Which college did track star Wilma Rudolph attend?
a)
Tennessee State
b)
Tennessee State
21.
Which legendary track star won 122 races in a row?
a)
Edwin Moses
b)
Gabby Douglas
22.
Which Negro League team did baseball legend and Hall of Fame member Satchel Paige play for
a)
Kansas City
b)
Florence Griffith-Joyner
23.
Which of the following did Rafer Johnson win in the 1960 Olympics?
a)
Decathlon
b)
42
24.
Which sport is Debi Thomas best known for?
a)
Figure Skating
b)
Venus Williams & Serena Williams
25.
Who is the only man to have scored one hundred points in a NBA game?
a)
Wilt Chamberlain
b)
Balance Beam
26.
Who was the first black driver to race in the Indianapolis 500?
a)
Willy T. Ribbs
b)
Wilma Rudolph
27.
Who was the first black quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy?
a)
Andre Ware
b)
Joe Louis
28.
Who was the first black to play in the National Hockey League?
a)
Willie O'Ree
b)
Andrew "Rube" Foster
29.
Who was the first black to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics?
a)
Shani Davis
b)
Dominique Dawes
30.
Who was the first female to be the winning pitcher in a Little League World Series game?
a)
Mo'Ne Davis
b)
4
31.
won 14 Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards
a)
Michael Jordan
b)
Dominique Dawes
32.
won four gold medals in track at the 1936 Olympics in Germany
a)
Jesse Owens
b)
Serena Williams
33.
Which college was the first to have five black starters in the NCAA basketbal championship game?
a)
Texas Western
b)
Leroy "Satchel" Paige
34.
Who was the first man to average a triple double for a season in the NBA?
a)
Oscar Robertson
b)
Althea Gibson
35.
Which track star set three world records and tied one world record on the same day?
a)
Jesse Owens
b)
Gabby Douglas
36.
first African American to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
a)
Jackie Robinson
b)
Arthur Ashe
37.
NBA Championships with the Miami Heat and Cleveland Caviliers, plays now for LA Lakers
a)
Lebron James
b)
Simone Biles
38.
Nickname for Michael Jordan
a)
Air Jordan
b)
Muhammad Ali
39.
three famous League teams: * The Homestead Grays * The Pittsburgh Crawfords * The Kansas City Monarchs
a)
The Negro Leagues
b)
Hank Aaron
40.
First Black man to hold an American title in any sport
a)
George Dixon
b)
Bill Hank Aaron
41.
Inventor of the modern art of bulldogging
a)
Bill Pickett
b)
Muhammad Ali
42.
First Black Professional Bowler
a)
Fuller Gordy
b)
Arthur Ashe
43.
First Black gymnast to be internationally ranked
a)
Diane Durham
b)
Dominique Dawes
44.
First Black to win MVP in the NFL
a)
Jim Brown
b)
Edwin Moses
45.
Most points Kobe Bryant scored in a single NBA game
a)
81
b)
100
46.
What pick in the NBA draft was Michael Jordan selected by the Chicago Bulls?
a)
3rd
b)
1st
47.
In what year did the first Air Jordan shoe release?
a)
1984
b)
1985
48.
In 2022, Candace Parker became the first woman to grace the cover of NBA2K video game representing what WNBA team?
a)
New York Liberty
b)
Chicago Sky
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