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Black Tennis

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The banning of Williams catsuit was issued by which of the following president?

a)

Althea Gibson

b)

Emmanuel Macron

c)

Bernard Guidicelli  

d)

Gertrude Augusta

2.

True or False: The American Tennis Association (ATA) winners of both the men and women's tournaments won trophies, prizes and cash winnings?   

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or false; Arthur Ashe became the first black man to win at wimbledon?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which female Tennis player(s) wore catsuits in the past and was not penalized so for it?

a)

Jessica Pegula

b)

Madison Keys 

c)

Anne White

d)

Nobody Ever

5.

In the summer of 1916 Black tennis clubs from across the nation discussed and laid the foundation for which of the following organization that was fully permanent?

a)

The American Tennis association (ATA)

b)

The Association Tennis club of Washington (ATCW)

c)

Public Athletic League (PAL)    

d)

The U.S Open

6.

In which year did the park board for the Druid Hill park tennis courts officially ban blacks from playing in the existing courts?

a)

1972

b)

1905

c)

1952

d)

1921

7.

True or False: When Miss Lucy Slowe's career progressed as an educator she warned of “modern problems” women face claiming that “women cannot do two things well”?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In what ways has tennis historically been a sport associated with white elitism?

a)

Exclusive country club memberships

b)

High cost of equipment and training

c)

Both Answers

9.

True or False: The French Tennis Federation president, Bernard Giudicelli, explicitly stated that the catsuit ban was directed at Serena Williams.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The affluent black community in Baltimore in the early 1900s, created a system of what? For black bodies able to access, due to the lack of services educationally. Creation of what organization? 

a)

The colored polytechnic institute

b)

Baltimore’s colored high school 

c)

The colored high school of Baltimore

d)

Jack & Jill

11.

True or false: The Serena Williams catsuit had no cultural significance for Black women.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which of the following black female tennis players has won the most Grand Slam titles?

a)

Althea Gibson

b)

Anne White

c)

Serena Williams