Breaking Barriers: The Fight for Integration Quiz

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Breaking Barriers: The Fight for Integration: a General level Sports History quiz. Test your knowledge with 15 questions!
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Question 1
Who famously broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers?
A Roy Campanella
B Jackie Robinson
C Larry Doby
D Satchel Paige
Question 2
Which basketball player was the first African American to play in the NBA in 1950?
A Nat Clifton
B Chuck Cooper
C Bill Russell
D Earl Lloyd
Question 3
Which tennis player was the first Black woman to win a Grand Slam title, breaking barriers in 1956?
A Althea Gibson
B Zina Garrison
C Arthur Ashe
D Venus Williams
Question 4
Who was the first African American to win a PGA Tour event, overcoming significant racial prejudice in golf?
A Charlie Sifford
B Lee Elder
C Tiger Woods
D Jim Thorpe
Question 5
Which track and field athlete proved racial theories wrong by winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
A Ralph Metcalfe
B Eddie Tolan
C Jesse Owens
D Wilma Rudolph

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