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Baseball · Level 9: Master · Sub-level 9.3

Integration and the Global Game

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

The colour line and the Negro Leagues, their stars, Jackie Robinson, the players who followed him, Latin American pioneers, baseball in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, Cuba and the Caribbean, Europe and Australia, and tours and games abroad.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The colour line and the Negro LeaguesTake a test

  1. Walker caught for Toledo of the American Association.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. The pitcher and manager brought club owners together in Kansas City.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. The Grays played in Pittsburgh and Washington.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. Hilldale came from just outside Philadelphia.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. Their players' records joined the official MLB record books in 2024.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. The city was also home to the Monarchs.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. Clubs travelled from town to town, often against white teams.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1920, 1933, 2020, then 2024.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. The line was an unwritten agreement among owners.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. Crowds of up to 50,000 came to Chicago for it.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 2Negro Leagues starsTake a test

  1. It was a one-game return, decades after his prime.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. A sportswriter coined the name after a game in 1932.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. He hit behind Josh Gibson in a fearsome line-up.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. His long home runs became legends of the leagues.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. He is in the halls of fame of the US, Cuba and Mexico, among others.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. Many who saw him play compared him to Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. She ran the club and fought for players' rights.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1971, 1972, then 2022.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. Players often went south for winter leagues.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. Tall tales said he could switch off the light and be in bed before the room was dark.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 3Jackie RobinsonTake a test

  1. The date is now Jackie Robinson Day across baseball.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. Rickey looked for a player who could bear the abuse without hitting back.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. He won the league batting title in Canada.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. He played shortstop for them for one season.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. The award now carries his name.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. No new player may wear it.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. The gesture became a symbol of team-mates standing together.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1945, 1946, April 1947, then the end of 1947.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. 1949, 1962, 1997, then from 2009.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. All players and coaches wear 42 on Jackie Robinson Day.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 4After RobinsonTake a test

  1. He followed Robinson by eleven weeks.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. Pumpsie Green joined them twelve years after Robinson's debut.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. He was a player-manager and homered in his first game.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. He worked American League games with flair.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. He was the oldest rookie in major league history.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. He also won the National League MVP award that year.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. The catcher later won the 1963 American League MVP award.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. April 1947, July 1947, 1959, then 1975.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. 1948, 1955, then 1959.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. Cleveland have not won the Series since that autumn.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 5Latin American pioneersTake a test

  1. He played in the National Association's first season.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. He was the first Latin American to pitch in a World Series.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. He was also the White Sox's first Black player, in 1951.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. He later spent decades in the game as a coach.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. Many Dominican stars have followed him to Cooperstown.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. He led the American League for Cleveland.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. San Juan's main stadium carries his name.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1871, 1919, 1951, then 1956.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. 1973, 1991, then 2000.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. Felipe, Matty and Jesús came from the Dominican Republic.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 6Baseball comes to JapanTake a test

  1. He taught his students the game at school.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. A student, Chūma Kanoe, came up with the word.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. He fanned Gehringer, Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx, though Japan lost 1-0.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. It is Japan's version of the Cy Young Award.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. The run is known in Japan as 'V9'.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. The left-handed reliever pitched two seasons for the Giants.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. His success with the Dodgers opened the way for many Japanese players.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1872, 1934, 1936, then 1950.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. 1964, 1995, then 2001.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. His total is the most by any professional anywhere.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 7Korea and TaiwanTake a test

  1. He taught the game through the YMCA in Seoul.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. It began with six clubs.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. The pitcher went on to win over a hundred games in MLB.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. Korean hitters toss the bat with style, which MLB fans noticed in 2020.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. Taiwan was ruled by Japan from 1895 to 1945.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. Kagi Agriculture and Forestry's run was later made into a film.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. It started with four clubs.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1905, 1931, 1969, then 1982.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. 1994, 2005, then 2013.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. Taiwan's youth teams dominated the event for almost thirty years.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 8Cuba and the CaribbeanTake a test

  1. He had studied in Alabama.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. Havana and Matanzas clubs played in the first season.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. The tournament of winter-league champions still runs every February.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. Cuba replaced it in 1962 with an amateur national series.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. He won two games against Cleveland.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. Players who jumped were suspended by the major leagues.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. Both played winter ball at home as well as in the majors.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1864, 1878, 1949, then 1961.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. Living in a third country let players avoid the draft.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. Caribbean winter leagues run from autumn to January.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 9Baseball in Europe and AustraliaTake a test

  1. 'Honk' means home base in Dutch.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. He was born in Zeist and grew up in California.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. Its players often play for the Dutch national team.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. Italy won that first title.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. It is still one of Italy's baseball capitals.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. Its season runs from about November to February.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. Clubs from Nettuno, Parma and Bologna have long been strong.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1944, 1954, 1961, then 2011.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. Curaçao's youth teams have also done well in Williamsport.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. The Dutch have won the title more than twenty times.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Test 10Tours and games abroadTake a test

  1. Spalding's world tour played wherever it could draw a crowd.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  2. The Padres and the Mets played three games there.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  3. The Cubs and the Mets opened the season there.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  4. The national team then played a return game in Baltimore.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  5. Two games were played in a converted Olympic stadium.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  6. A diamond was built over the cricket field.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  7. They played two games in South Korea.

    Source: General baseball reference · recall

  8. 1888-89, 1913-14, 1934, then 1999.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  9. 2014, 2019, then 2024.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

  10. The two old rivals played two high-scoring games.

    Source: General baseball reference · applied

Sources

General baseball references, WBSC and league material, coaching manuals; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category.

  • General baseball reference100