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Question 1

Who said, “I don’t know who he is, I don’t know where he is, but he is coming?”

Answer 1

Branch Rickey

Question 2

What Negro League team did Jackie Robinson play for?

Answer 2

Kansas City Monarchs

Question 3

Satchel Page was considered too____to become the first black in the major leagues.

Answer 3

old

Question 4

Robinson was a commissioned Army officer.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

Why was Robinson court-martialed while in the army?

Answer 5

Refusing to sit in the back of the bus

Question 6

“Your enemy will be out in force, and you cannot meet him….”-Rickey

Answer 6

On his own low ground

Question 7

What newspaper did Wendell Smith write for?

Answer 7

Pittsburgh Courier

Question 8

When asked by a reporter what he would do if a pitcher threw at his head. Robinson replied, “I’ll….”

Answer 8

Duck

Question 9

Robinson played minor league baseball for the….

Answer 9

Montreal Royals

Question 10

The manager of the Montreal Royals while Robinson played there was….

Answer 10

Clay Hopper

Question 11

What was Robinson’s jersey number when playing for Montreal?

Answer 11

9

Question 12

If a pitcher, while on the mound, drops the ball he is charged with a…

Answer 12

balk

Question 13

In which Florida city was Robinson removed from a game by the local police for playing on the same field as white players?

Answer 13

Deland

Question 14

Which state was Jackie Robinson born?

Answer 14

Georgia

Question 15

What year did Robinson play his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers?

Answer 15

1947

Question 16

What position did Robinson play in his first with the Brooklyn Dodgers?

Answer 16

First base

Question 17

Who was the manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers when Robinson first began playing?

Answer 17

Leo Durocher

Question 18

What stadium was the home to the Brooklyn Dodgers?

Answer 18

Ebbets Field

Question 19

Who replaced Leo Durocher as manager when he was suspended From baseball?

Answer 19

Burt Shotton

Question 20

What was different about the manager, Burt Shotton?

Answer 20

He never wore a uniform

Question 21

What bone of the body did one reporter feel was different in black athletes? This was supposedly giving them an athletic advantage.

Answer 21

Heel bone

Question 22

Who was the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies that verbally assaulted Robinson each time he tried to bat in a game?

Answer 22

Ben Chapman

Question 23

How did the Phillies try to make themselves look better after the abuse from Ben Chapman?

Answer 23

They made Chapman take a picture with Robinson

Question 24

Which Dodger teammate of Robinson put his arm around Robinson while on the field in Cincinnati?

Answer 24

Pee Wee Reese

Question 25

Which Cardinal player spiked Robinson on the leg during a game?

Answer 25

Enos Slaughter

Question 26

How much did Robinson receive per month and how much was his signing bonus?

Answer 26

$600, $3500

Question 27

Robinson's teammate who later became manager of the Cardinal's, White Sox, and Rangers?

Answer 27

Eddie Stanky

Question 28

What event ended in 1945?

Answer 28

WWII

Question 29

What was “proof positive” that democracy was real? (has to do with baseball)

Answer 29

Baseball box score

Question 30

How many members of Major League Baseball were white in 1947?

Answer 30

399

Question 31

What was Mr. Rickey’s plan?

Answer 31

Bring a negro ball player to the brooklyn dodgers

Question 32

There was not a law against an African American playing baseball with white men, but there was a code. What happens if you break a code?

Answer 32

You become an outcast

Question 33

What color does Mr. Rickey initially say he’s concerned with?

Answer 33

green

Question 34

What team did Robinson play for in 1945?

Answer 34

Kansas City Monarchs

Question 35

What do Robinson, Rickey, and God all have in common?

Answer 35

Their all methodists

Question 36

Rickey wants a player who has the guts --

Answer 36

Not to fight back

Question 37

What is Robinson going to do if a pitcher throws at him?

Answer 37

Duck

Question 38

What is Robinson to “all the little colored boys playing baseball” today?

Answer 38

A hero

Question 39

Robinson says it doesn’t matter what he thinks, it only matters:

Answer 39

What he does

Question 40

According to Robinson, God built him to

Answer 40

last

Question 41

Why does Wendell sit in the stands with his typewriter on his knees?

Answer 41

He isn’t allowed to sit in the press box