Lou Gerhig: The Luckest Man

1. What was the name of the team Lou Gerhig played for?
(submitted by Alicia F./Mrs .Baker)

Biuecaps

Yankee

Mets

2. In the book, Lou Gehrig: The Luckest Man, how did Lou Gehrig try to help his baseball hitting?
(Submitted by Brielle L/Mrs.McGinly's class)

He ate junk food and never practiced

He exercised and practiced

He didn't care and quite the Yankees

He didn't care about hitting and let his team down

3. What was Lou Gehrig`s nickname?
(submited by Andrew V/Mrs. McGinly's )

The Say Hey Kid

J Roll

Iron Horse

Lefty

4. In what year was Lou Gehrig born?
(submitted by Julianna A/Mrs.Dillon)

1903

1923

1925

1936

5. Why was Lou Gehrig's nickname the luckiest man?
(Danielle W Mrs.Mcginly)

Because Because he always thought he was lucky to have played professional baseball

Because he wore a lucky number

Just because he wanted a nickname

6. What sport did Lou quit high school to play?
(Submited by Alicia F./ Mrs.Baker)

Basketball

Baseball

Softball

7. In what year was Lou Gehric born?
(Submitted by Tom D/Mrs. McGinly's class)

1954

1899

1935

1903

8. Why did Lou Gehrig stop hitting well?
(Submited by Danielle W/Mrs.McGinly)

His arms and legs hurt

He wanted to get kicked off the team

He felt weak and he wanted to make the team do well, so he benched himself

9.
How many years did Lou Gehrig play baseball?
( Submited by Julianna/Mrs.Dillon)

14 years

5 years

10 years

100,000 years

10. How many consecutive games of baseball did Lou Gehrig play?
(Submitted by Andrew V/Mrs.McGinly class)

2,000

2,016

2,130

3,000

11. How much was Lou Gehrig getting paid to play baseball?
(Submitted by Julianna A./Mrs.Dillon

$1,500

$2,500

$100

$100,000