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In what year did Jim Brown lead professional football in rushing?1957
What professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs, the highest total in major league history?Hank Aaron
Before his automobile accident, for what team did Roy Campanella play?Brooklyn Dodgers
Name the Black athlete who won the Olympic decathlon in 1960.Rafer Johnson
Willie O'Rhee was the first Black player in the National Hockey League. On what team did he play?The Boston Bruins
Who was known as the “Brown Bomber?”Joe Louis
In what Olympic games did Rafer Johnson win his gold medal?The 1960 Rome Olympics
Name the Black baseball player who hit more homers in one season than Roger Maris.Sammy Sosa
Who was the first African American baseball umpire?Emmett Ashford
What prizefighter won the middleweight title a total of five times during his career?Sugar Ray Robinson
Name the track and field event for which Jackie Joyner-Kersee is most noted.The Heptathlon
Who was the first African American to coach a professional sports team?Bill Russell
In 1968, Bob Beamon set an Olympic record in what track event?Long Jump
Who is called the "Clown Prince of Basketball?""Goose" Tatum
Baseball Hall of Famer Larry Doby was inducted in what year?1998
Who was the first Black woman All-American basketball player?Missouri "Big Mo" Arledge
Name the first African American to play in the Rose Bowl.Fritz Pollard
In 1980, Willie Davenport and Jeff Gadley were the first two Blacks to participate in the Winter Olympics. Name the sport.Bobsledding
Who was the first Black quarterback to play professional football?Willie Thrower
What is Michael Jordan's nickname?Air Jordan
Who was named coach of the Minnesota Vikings in 1992?Dennis Green
With what professional baseball team did Hank Aaron begin his career?Milwaukee Braves
Who was the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player award?Jackie Robinson
Who was the youngest prizefighter ever to win the heavyweight championship of the world?Mike Tyson
In 1992, Dominique Dawes and Elizabeth Okino became the first Black athletes to compete in what Olympic sport?Gymnastics
Jackie Robinson's middle name was that of a U.S. President. What is his middle name?Roosevelt
In the 1996 Olympic Games, who became the first athlete to win both the 200-and-400 meter races?Michael Johnson
Samuel Jones was the first Black pitcher to perform what feat?Pitch a no-hitter
Who was the first Black golfer to compete in the South African PGA Open?Lee Elder
How many years did Wilt Chamberlain play basketball in the NBA?Fourteen
Who was the first African American inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?Emlen Tunnell
In what sport did Bill Picket excel?He was a rodeo cowboy
Who was the first Black coach in the major leagues?Buck O'Neil
What is Tiger Woods given first name?Eldrick
What is Charles Barkley's nickname?Sir Charles
For what professional football team did Walter Payton play?Chicago Bears
Which former Boston Celtic Center was voted the NBA's MVP four times?Bill Russell
Who was the first Black tennis player at the U.S. Open?Althea Gibson
How many gold medals did runner Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin?Four
How many U.S. Junior Amateur titles did Tiger Woods win?Three
Who was the first Black golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament?Tiger Woods
What boxer was known as the "Louisville Lip?"Muhammad Ali
What year did Jackie Robinson join the Brooklyn Dodgers?1947
Where is the Negro League Baseball Museum?Kansas City, Missouri
Whom did Joe Louis defeat to become heavyweight champion in 1937?James J. Braddock
What was the margin of victory in Tiger Woods’ Masters win in 1997?Twelve
Where was Reginald Lewis born?Baltimore, Maryland
Where was Muhammad Ali born?Louisville, Kentucky
Lee Elder was famous in what sport?Golf
Who was known as the fastest bicycle rider in the world?Marshall "Major" Taylor
What sport did Paul Robeson play in college?Football
Who was the first Black pitcher to pitch in a World Series Game?Satchel Paige
How old was Tiger Woods when he won the Masters?Twenty One
What professional basketball team did Dennis Rodman play for before the Chicago Bulls?Detroit Pistons
What female athlete won the Junior Tennis title in 1981 at the U.S. Open?Zina Garrison
Who was the first Black football player?Charles Follis
Name the heavyweight boxing champion with the initials J. J.Jack Johnson
Who was the first Black to play baseball in the American League?Larry Doby
Who was the first Black pitcher to pitch in the major leagues?Dan Bankhead
What is Dennis Rodman's nickname?The Worm
What boxer was known as the “Easton Assassin?”Larry Holmes
What sport did Berry Gordy participate in before founding Motown Records?Boxing
Which Black baseball player often had to dress in a separate locker room, sleep in a different hotel, and dine apart from his teammates while traveling?Jackie Robinson
Name the Scholar, actor and performer that was an All-American football star, Valedictorian of his class at Rutgers, and earned a law degree from Columbia University.Paul Robeson
During the 1968 Summer Olympics, who were the two Black athletes suspended from the United States team?Tommie Smith and John Carlos
When did Jackie Robinson become the first Black man to play in the National League?1947
Which African American Olympic track and field star was told by doctors that she would never walk again?Wilma Rudolph
Who were the Kansas City Monarchs?A Negro Baseball League Team
"Thrilla in Manila" refers to what sporting event?Championship fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali
Name the player from the Negro baseball league who was known as the “Black Babe Ruth"Josh Gibson
How many gold medals did Wilma Rudolph win at the 1960 Olympic games?Three
The Globetrotters were a famous sports team of the 1960’s. Name the sport.Basketball
Who was the first professional Black golfer to reach one million dollars in earnings?Lee Elder
Debi Thomas is known as a champion in what sport?Figure skating
Who was the first African American NBA basketball general manager?Wayne Embry
Name the Harlem Globetrotters theme song.Sweet Georgia Brown
From what college did Michael Jordan graduate?University of North Carolina
In what year did Blacks first compete in the Olympic Games?1904
Oscar Robertson was a Hall of fame player in what sport?Basketball
Name Hall of Famer Marques Haynes’ former basketball team.The Harlem Globetrotters
How many times did the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson win the Middleweight championship?Five
Which major league baseball team was the last to sign a Black player?Boston Red Sox
Roy Campanella was the first Black player to play for what team?Brooklyn Dodgers
Name the track star that won two gold medals at the Olympics in Melbourne.Charles Jenkins
When was the Negro National League formed?February 1920
Which team did outfielder Jim Rice play for: the Dodgers or the Boston Red Sox?The Red Sox and the Dodgers
What style of jump rope was made popular on the streets of American cities and employs two ropes, rapidly turning at once?Double Dutch
Henry Armstrong held three boxing titles at the same time. Name them.Featherweight, lightweight and welterweight
Who was called "Mr. October?"Reggie Jackson
The movie When We Were Kings depicts the life of this heavyweight champion.Muhammad Ali
Jack Blackburn was a trainer for what Black boxing champion?Joe Louis
Which Black football player became the first Assistant Attorney General in the United States?William H. Lewis
This pugilist lost more heavyweight title bouts than any other fighter"Jersey" Joe Walcott
Name the first Black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl Game.Doug Williams
Boxing champion Walker Smith, Jr., is better known by what name?"Sugar Ray" Robinson
Who was the first Black chosen as president of the National Baseball League?Bill White
What Black football player won the Heisman Trophy twice?Archie Griffin
Roberto Duran won his title from what boxing champion?Sugar Ray Leonard
Who did Arthur Ashe beat in 1975 to become the first African American to win the singles title at Wimbledon?Jimmy Connors
Ken Norton, the heavyweight boxer, played the title role in this movie.Mandingo
Name the movie that depicted the life of football star Gale Sayers.Brian's Song
In the 1988 Olympics, which female athlete won the gold medal in the heptathlon?Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Who was known as the "Father of Black Baseball?"Andrew "Rube" Foster
Who was the first Black All-American basketball player?Missouri Arledge
Who broke the long-standing stolen base record of Maury Wills?Lou Brock


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