“42” Study Guide
“42” Study Guide
Short Answer
1. _____________ said, “ I don’t know who he is, I don’t know where he is, but he is coming.”
2. Jackie Robinson played for the _________________ of the Negro Leagues.
3. “We will get our _______ gallons of gas someplace else.” - Jackie Robinson
4. Satchel Page was too ______ to become the first black in the major leagues.
5. Jackie Robinson was a ______ sport letterman at UCLA.
6. Jackie Robinson was batting __________ with the Monarchs when he got the call from the Dodgers.
7. Robinson was a commissioned Army _____________.
8. While in the army, Robinson was ____________ for refusing to sit in the back of the army bus.
9. Robinson and Rickey were both of the ______________ religion.
10. Robinson received ___________per month and a _____________ signing bonus to play baseball for the Montreal Royals.
11. “You want a player with the guts to fight back?” Robinson
“NO, I want a player with the guts to ________________.” Rickey
12. “Your enemy will be out in force, and you cannot meet him __________________.” Rickey
13. “We win if we convince the world of two things,
one, __________________________
and two, _________________________” Rickey
14. Wendell Smith was a reporter for the ___________ Courier.
15. “What if a pitcher throws at your head?” - reporter
“I’ll _________.” Robinson
16. _________________ was the manager of the Montreal Royals.
17. Robinson played minor league baseball for the Montreal _____________.
18. The home stadium for the Montreal Royals was the ______________.
19. Robinson wore jersey number _____ for Montreal.
20. Spider Jorgenson wore jersey number _________ for Montreal.
21. If a pitcher drops a ball while on the mound he is charged with a _________ and the runners get to advance one base.
22. While in Sanford, Florida, Robinson was forced to leave town because of a possible attack by the locals. Robinson thought he was leaving because he ___________________.
23. In _______________, Florida, Robinson was removed from the field by a policeman.
"42" MOVIE TEST
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Who said, “I don’t know who he is, I don’t know where he is, but he is coming.”?
|a. |Jackie Robinson |c. |Branch Rickey |
|b. |Ralph Branca |d. |Red Barber |
____ 2. What Negro League team did Jackie Robinson play for?
|a. |Montreal Royals |c. |Birmingham Black Barons |
|b. |Kansas City Monarchs |d. |Brooklyn Brown Dodgers |
____ 3. Satchel Page was considered too _________ to become the first black in the major leagues.
|a. |hard nose |c. |young |
|b. |old |d. |mean |
____ 4. Robinson was a commisioned army officer.
|a. |true |b. |false |
____ 5. Why was Robinson court-martialled while in the army?
|a. |not obeying orders |c. |refusing to sit in the back of the bus |
|b. |fighting |d. |eating in a white only cafe |
____ 6. What religion did Robinson and Branch Rickey both follow?
|a. |Methodist |c. |Baptist |
|b. |Catholic |d. |Lutheran |
____ 7. “Your enemy will be out in force, and you cannot meet him ________________.” - Rickey
|a. |in the parking lot |c. |at church |
|b. |behind Wal-Mart |d. |on his own low ground |
____ 8. What newspaper did Wendell Smith write for?
|a. |Philadelphia Courier |c. |Brooklyn Courier |
|b. |Pittsburgh Courier |d. |Washington Post |
____ 9. When asked by a reporter what he would do if a pitcher threw at his head. Robinson replied, “I’ll __________.”
|a. |duck |c. |charge the mound |
|b. |fight |d. |turn the other cheek |
____ 10. Robinson played minor league baseball for the ________________.
|a. |Richmond Braves |c. |Indianapolis Indians |
|b. |Birmingham Barons |d. |Montreal Royals |
____ 11. The manager of the Montreal Royals while Robinson played there was______________.
|a. |Branch Rickey |c. |Clay Hopper |
|b. |Wes Weems |d. |Babe Ruth |
____ 12. What was Robinson’s jersey number when playing for Montreal?
|a. |7 |c. |21 |
|b. |9 |d. |42 |
____ 13. If a pitcher, while on the mound, drops the ball he is charged with a __________.
|a. |ball |c. |balk |
|b. |strike |d. |interference |
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WHAT CHARACTER DID THESE ACTORS PLAY IN THE MOVIE 42?
Across
2. CHADWICK BOSEMAN
3. JAMIE RUEHLING
4. LINC HAND
6. WES WEEMS
7. TOBY HUSS
10. JOHN MCGINLEY
12. MAX GAIL
13. LUCAS BLACK
14. HARRISON FORD
15. TR KNIGHT
Down
1. RYAN MERRIMAN
5. HAMICK LINKLATER
8. CHRISTOPHER MELONI
9. ALAN TUDYK
11. NICOLE BEHARIE
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