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29 Cards in this Set
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Which boxers fought in the first televised heavyweight championship bout: Joe Louis and Billy Conn or Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson? |
Joe Louis and Billy Conn (at Yankee stadium in 1947-Louis won with a knockout)
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What professional baseball player finished his career with 755 home runs, which was at that time the highest total in major league history?
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Hank Aaron
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Who became the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player Award?
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Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson broke the color line with what major league team?
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Who led the NFL in rushing in eight of his nine seasons (for a total of 12,312 yards) and scored 126 touchdowns?
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Jim Brown
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Who was the first player in NBA history to win both the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season?
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Michael Jordan
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Who did Muhammad Ali knock out in 1974 to win the heavyweight title for the second time?
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George Foreman
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Paul Robeson, the famed singer and actor, was also a professional athletic in what sport?
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Football
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Henry Aaron finished his baseball career with what team?
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Atlanta Braves
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Why did Muhammad Ali throw his Olympic gold medal into the Ohio River?
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To show disgust at America's racism
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Who was the youngest boxer to win the heavyweight title?
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Mike Tyson
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Who was the first heavyweight champion boxer to be trained by an African American?
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Joe Louis
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Who did Muhammad Ali defeat on February 25, 1964, to win the heavyweight title?
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Sonny Liston
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Who was the first African American pitcher in the American League?
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Satchel Paige
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On May 25, 1935, who set world records in three different track events?
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Jesse Owens
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What African American female athlete won three gold medals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics?
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Florence Griffith-Joyner
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What major league baseball team was the last to integrate their team?
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Boston Red Sox
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What were the Kansas City Monarchs?
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All-African American baseball team
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Who became the first African American woman to win the prestigious Wimbledon singles title?
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Althea Gibson
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In 1988, Debi Thomas won a medal in which Olympic event?
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Figure skating
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In a record-breaking performance, Tiger Woods won his first major golf tournament (the 1997 Masters) by how many strokes?
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12
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For what professional sports team did ""Meadowlark"" Lemon play?
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Harlem Globetrotters
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What football star led the NFL in rushing during the 1992-93 season and led his team to victory in Super Bowl XXVII?
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Emmitt Smith
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(True or False) Calvin Peete was the first African American to play in the Masters golf tournament.
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False - Lee Elder
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Chuck Cooper was the first African American to play NBA basketball. With what team did he make his debut?
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Boston Celtics
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What sports team was referred to by many as the ""Dream Team""?
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1992 Olympic basketball team
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Bill Russell was the first African American basketball coach of what team?
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Boston Celtics
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What track star won four gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics?
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Carl Lewis
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The Harlem Globetrotters got their start in what city?
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Chicago |
