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Rocco Marciano

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What famous Italian explorer sailed from Spain to the New World in 1492?

a)

Mr. Sveiven

b)

Magellan

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Amerigo Cappuccino

2.

His name was used by a cartographer in 1507 and placed on one of

the first maps of the New World.

a)

Mr. Thoma

b)

Amerigo Vespucci

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

Amerigo Cappuccino

3.

What is a cartographer?

a)

mapmaker

b)

storyteller

c)

Someone who sold apples from a cart

d)

Someone who writes fancy

4.

Between ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   over four-and-half million ​ (c)   immigrated

to the ​ (d)   ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
1876
1924
Italians
United
States.
Germans
Hawaii
5.

​ (a)   and their ​ (b)   in ​ (c)   have helped ​ (d)   the ​ (e)   , and they in turn have been shaped by it.

Choose from the below words
Italians
descendants
America
shape
country
Germans
6.

What did Rocco's dad do for a job?

a)

shoemaker

b)

farmer

c)

boxer

d)

politician

7.

Where was Rocco's mother from in Italy?

a)

Campania

b)

Abruzzo

c)

Kona

d)

Brockton

8.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

Rocco's Mom

1.

Campania, Italy

b)

Rocco's Dad

2.

Abruzzo, Italy

c)

Rocco

3.

Brockton, MA

d)

dog

4.

dog pound

e)

Konawaena

5.

Kealekekua, HI

9.

What was Rocco's childhood dream?

a)

To be a boxer

b)

To play pro baseball

c)

To play professional tennis

d)

To be a millionaire

10.

Rocco graduated from high school with a diploma

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What grade did Rocco drop out of high school?

a)

7th

b)

9th

c)

10th

d)

12th

12.

He was ​ (a)   into the ​ (b)   in ​ (c)   and

served ​ (d)   years during ​ (e)   War II.

Choose from the below words
drafted
army
1943
three
World
navy
10
13.

As a ​ (a)   ​ (b)   , Rocky was a​ (c)   of the great ​ (d)  

who had ​ (e)   him.

Choose from the below words
professional
boxer
parody
heavyweights
preceded
baseball player
lightweights
14.

Why was Rocco considered a "parody" or clown in the ring?

a)

He was awkward, crude, and clumsy

b)

He had excellent boxing skills

c)

He never had his nose broken.

15.

What was Rocco's nickname?

a)

Brockton Blockbuster

b)

Italian Stallion

c)

The Iceman

d)

The Terminator

16.

What was Rocco's nickname?

a)

Brockton Blockbuster

b)

Italian Stallion

c)

The Iceman

d)

The Terminator

17.

In September ​ (a)   , in Philadelphia’s vast ​ (b)   stadium, before a

crowd of over ​ (c)   ring fans, Rocky ​ (d)   found himself seeking

​ (e)   most coveted crown.

Choose from the below words
1952
municipal
50,000
Marciano
boxing’s
1969
New York
18.

What happened in the first round of the fight that had never happened to him before?

a)

He was knocked down.

b)

He got married

c)

He won the championship

d)

He won the Olympic Gold Medal

19.

Then, in the​ (a)   round,

Rocky fired one of his ​ (b)   ​ (c)   that traveled no more than​ (d)   before it caught the ​ (e)   on the chin.

Choose from the below words
thirteenth
blockbuster
blows
six inches
champion
12 inches
kicks
20.

What was Rocco's record?

a)

49 - 0

b)

43 - 1

c)

13 - 10

d)

Tie

21.

On ​ (a)   31, 1969, ​ (b)   was a ​ (c)   in a small private

​ (d)   that ​ (e)   while landing in Iowa.

Choose from the below words
August
Marciano
passenger
plane
crashed
landed
October