Lou Gerhig: The Luckest Man
Below are the questions developed by our 3rd Grade classes for the book Lou Gehrig, The Luckiest Man
- 1.In what year was Lou Gehric born?(Submitted by Tom D/Mrs. McGinly's class)
- A.
1954
- B.
1899
- C.
1935
- D.
1903
- 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)
- A.
He ate junk food and never practiced
- B.
He exercised and practiced
- C.
He didn't care and quite the Yankees
- D.
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 )
- A.
The Say Hey Kid
- B.
J Roll
- C.
Iron Horse
- D.
Lefty
- 4.How many consecutive games of baseball did Lou Gehrig play?(Submitted by Andrew V/Mrs.McGinly class)
- A.
2,000
- B.
2,016
- C.
2,130
- D.
3,000
- 5.Why did Lou Gehrig stop hitting well?(Submited by Danielle W/Mrs.McGinly)
- A.
His arms and legs hurt
- B.
He wanted to get kicked off the team
- C.
He felt weak and he wanted to make the team do well, so he benched himself
- 6.In what year was Lou Gehrig born?(submitted by Julianna A/Mrs.Dillon)
- A.
1903
- B.
1923
- C.
1925
- D.
1936
- 7.How many years did Lou Gehrig play baseball?( Submited by Julianna/Mrs.Dillon)
- A.
14 years
- B.
5 years
- C.
10 years
- D.
100,000 years
- 8.How much was Lou Gehrig getting paid to play baseball?(Submitted by Julianna A./Mrs.Dillon
- A.
$1,500
- B.
$2,500
- C.
$100
- D.
$100,000
- 9.What sport did Lou quit high school to play?(Submited by Alicia F./ Mrs.Baker)
- A.
Basketball
- B.
Baseball
- C.
Softball
- 10.What was the name of the team Lou Gerhig played for?(submitted by Alicia F./Mrs .Baker)
- A.
Biuecaps
- B.
Yankee
- C.
Mets
- 11.Why was Lou Gehrig's nickname the luckiest man?(Danielle W Mrs.Mcginly)
- A.
Because Because he always thought he was lucky to have played professional baseball
- B.
Because he wore a lucky number
- C.
Just because he wanted a nickname
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