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African American Athletes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sport did Jackie Robinson play in 1947?

a)

Boxing

b)

Baseball

c)

Kickball

d)

Basketball

2.

Arrange the athletes from first to last:

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
3.

Match the athlete to their sport:

a)
1.

Golf

b)
2.

Boxing

c)
3.

football

d)
4.

basketball

e)
5.

gymnastics

4.

What is Michael Jordan's nickname?

a)

Jordan Air

b)

Cool dude

c)

Black mamba

d)

MJ

5.

What sport did Paul Robeson play in college?

a)

Football

b)

Hockey

c)

Baseball

d)

Gymnastics

6.

The sport that Ja Morant play is (a)  

7.

Who was the first African American female athlete?

a)

Alice Georgina

b)

Althea Gibson

c)

Alice Coachman

8.

Michael Jordan last game was in​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
April 16, 2003
March 4, 2003
July 21, 2008
January 3, 2015
April 18, 1985
9.

Simone Biles is a ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
american
gymnastic
swimmer
basetball player
world-wide
10.

Who was the first African American softball player?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

Shaq O Neal

c)

Betty Chapman

d)

Natasha Watley

11.

Do you enjoy hearing about black successful athletes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

What football team does Lamar Jackson play on ?

a)

Eagles

b)

Cowboys

c)

Green Bay

d)

Ravens

13.

What year was African Americans allowed to participate in professional sports?

a)

1938

b)

1999

c)

1947

d)

1953

14.

Who was the first African American professional athlete ?

a)

Wilt Chamberlain

b)

Jackie Robinson

c)

Shaq O Neal

d)

Micheal Jordan

15.

Jesse Owens was an American track and field who won ___Olympic medals in 1936.

a)

3

b)

2

c)

4

d)

9

16.

The first African American Football player was ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Fritz Pollard
Emlen Tunnell
Simone Biles
OJ Simpson
Mike Tyson
Bo Jackson
17.

Who won in the Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali fight ?

a)

Muhammad Ali

b)

Neither they never fought

c)

Mike Tyson

18.

What's the percentage of African Americans playing NFL football players.

a)

93.4

b)

57.5

c)

63.2

d)

19.0

19.

Did sports help the civil rights movement?

a)

YES

b)

NO

20.

Who came the first to play in that profession sport

Football (a)  

Baseball (b)  

Basketball (c)  

Boxing (d)   ​

Choose from the below words
Chad Johnson
Jackie Robinson
Wilt Chamberlain
Muhammad Ali
OJ simpson
Micheal Jordan
Ken Griffy Jr
Floyd Mayweather