Feb 14- baseball

Black History Month

Feb 14, 2013

Yesterday's Answers:
Movie: Rebound
Actor: Martin Lawrence

Today's Quiz:
Name movie and actor.



This actor played Jackie Robinson in this 1996 television movie.  The movie was  about integrating Major League Baseball. "Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson are the greatest players in the Colored leagues, and everyone expects that one of them will make the leap to the Major Leagues, now that there is talk of integration. But, unexpectedly, it's the rookie with the army record, Jackie Robinson, that gets tapped to be the first."*

                                                        Jackie Robinson



*info from IMDB

Feb 13- basketball

Black History Month

Feb 13, 2013

Yesterday's Answers:
Movie: White Men Can't Jump
Actor: Wesley Snipes

Today's Quiz:
Name movie and actor.


In this 2005 movie, "Coach Roy once was college basketball's top mastermind. But lately his attentions have been on his next endorsements, not on his next game. What¹s more, Roy's temper has run amuck, leading to his being banned from college ball until he can demonstrate compliance--in other words, not explode every time he walks onto the court. Roy waits and waits; for a suitable coaching offer, but he receives only one: the Mount Vernon Junior High School Smelters basketball squad."  He takes the job.*

*info from IMDB

Feb 12- Basketball

Black History Month

Feb 12, 2013

Yesterday's Answers:
Movie: Let's Do It Again
Actor: Jimmy Walker


Today's Quiz:
Name movie and actor.

In this 1992 movie, "Billy and Sydney think they're the best basketball hustlers in town, so when they join forces, nothing can stop them, except each other. To add to their problems, Billy owes money and is being chased by a pair of gangster types"*

                                                              Syndey, Billy (a stand in)


*info from IMDB

Feb 11- Boxing

Black History Month

Feb 11, 2013

Yesterday's Answers:
Movie: Coach Carter
Actor: Samuel Jackson


Today's Quiz:
Name movie and actor.
In this 1975 movie, "Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match. Using hypnotism, they turn the scrawny underdog, Bootney Farnsworth into a super-confident fighting machine."*

                                                         Bootney Farnsworth



*info from IMDB

Feb 10- basketball

Black History Month

Feb 10, 2013

Yesterday's Answers:
Movie: Cornbread, Earl and Me
Actor: Laurence Fishburne


Today Quiz:

This 2005 movie is about Ken , who "accepts the job of basketball coach for his old high school in a poor area of Richmond, CA, where he was a champion athlete. As much dismayed by the poor attitudes of his players as well as their dismal play performance, Ken sets about to change both. He immediately imposes a strict regime typified in written contracts that include stipulations for respectful behavior, a dress code and good grades. The initial resistance from the boys is soon dispelled as the team becomes an undefeated competitor in the games. However, Ken finds out that most of the team players are doing poorly in class, and he locks the court until the players  improve."*

                                                                  Ken





*info from IMDB

Feb 9th- basketball

Black History Month

Feb 9, 2013

Yesterday's Answer
Actor: Will Smith
Movie:  Ali


Today's Quiz:

This actor starred in this movie in 1975.  He played Wilfred Robinson as a kid.  In this movie, "Nathaniel "Hamilton was a promising basketball player and a hero to youngsters Wilford Robinson and Earl Carter. Shortly before he would have become the first man from his community to go to college, he demonstrates his scholarship-winning running ability to his friends and admirers in the neighborhood. At the same time, the police are on a manhunt for an armed rapist. They mistake him for the rapist and shoot him dead in the street. Wilford is determined not to betray the memory of his hero."*

The actor who played the basketball player actually played for the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers.

                                 Wilfred,   Cornbread

*info from IMDB

Feb 8th- Boxing

Black History Month

Feb 8, 2013

Yesterday's Answer
Actor: Dennis Haysbert
Movie:  Love & Basketball (2000)



Today' Quiz

This is a 2001 movie.  It stars this actor as the legendary boxer showing this boxer's life and career.

*info from IMDB