WorksheetsJesse Owens
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
in which state was Owens born?
Ohio
Alabama
Philadelphia
At what age did Owens move to Ohio
19
9
29
Owens got the name Jesse because of his Southern accent
True
False
How old was Owens when he became an international hero?
12
22
24
Which statement is false
Owens was the son of a share-croppers.
Owens was the grandson of slaves
Owens was the son of a lecturer
How many Olympic gold medals did Jesse Owens win in a single Olympic Games?
4
1
100
40
What impact did Jesse Owens have on the world during a hard time?
Jesse showed that anyone could accomplish anything regardless of skin color.
Jesse showed that winning is the most important thing.
Jesse was the only person to ever win 4 gold medals at the Olympics.
Jesse was a role model only to his college.
In which year did Jesse Owens win four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics?
1932
1936
1940
1944
What was Jesse Owens' real first name?
James
John
Jesse
Joseph
Which university did Jesse Owens attend, where he set three world records in one day?
University of Southern California
Ohio State University
University of Michigan
University of Alabama
What was the significance of Jesse Owens' victories at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
He was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal.
He disproved Nazi racial superiority theories.
He was the youngest athlete to win a gold medal.
He set the most records in a single Olympics.
How many world records did Jesse Owens set or tie in 45 minutes at the 1935 Big Ten track meet?
Two
Three
Four
Five
What was Jesse Owens' profession after retiring from athletics?
Teacher
Politician
Public speaker
Coach
Which U.S. President awarded Jesse Owens the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
What was the name of the ship that took Jesse Owens to the 1936 Olympics?
SS Manhattan
SS Olympic
SS Bremen
SS Normandie
