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Harlem
Globetrotters
February 9
Trotter Trivia!
 Think
you know the Globetrotters? Take our trivia test and
see!!
Answers are upside down at the bottom of the page.
QUESTIONS
1. What year was the original Globetrotter team founded?
2. What city were the Globetrotters founded in?
3. Who was the team’s first ‘Clown Prince’?
4. ‘Showboat’ was known as a bit of a magician,
especially when he would pull a ball out of thin air
and then proceed to make it disappear. What was his REAL
name?
5. What is the Harlem Globetrotters theme song?
A. “Georgia On My Mind”
B. “Angel of Harlem”
C. “Sweet Georgia Brown”
D. “New York, New York”
6. Who was named an honorary Globetrotter?
A. Bob Hope
B. Dr. Henry Kissinger
C Whoopie Goldberg
D. Pope John Paul II
E. All of the above
7. How tall is the tallest Globetrotter
ever?
8. Wilt ‘The Stilt’ Chamberlain played ______season(s)
with the Globetrotters before leaving for the NBA to
play for ______ years.
9. 24 years ago the Trotters became the first and ONLY
sports team to _____?
10. Michael “Wild Thing” Wilson broke an
intense record on April 1, 2000. What was it?
11. True or false? Mannie Jackson is a former Globetrotter
from the 1970’s?
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TICKET INFORMATION |
Tickets
for the Harlem Globetrotters ‘Unstoppable’ Tour
at the Frank Erwin Center Thursday, February 9 at 7PM
are $14, $20, $26, $40 VIP and $100 Magic Circle and
are ON SALE NOW at all Texas Box Office Outlets (includes
H-E-B stores in Austin, Bastrop, Bee Caves, Cedar Park,
Georgetown, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor
and Temple; Ft. Hood Bldg. #136 and Renaissance Records
in Killeen), charge-by-phone at 512/477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386
or order on-line at TexasBoxOffice.com. THE FOLLOWING
DISCaOUNTs ARE AVAILABLE ON the $20 and $26 ticket prices
only: $5 off college and university students, faculty
and staff with I.D., and for groups of 20 or more. Groups
should call the Group Sales Department at 512/471-7744.
Convenience charges may apply. All information subject
to change. The Frank Erwin Center is a smoke-free facility.
Convenient parking is available within walking distance
in nearby state and university lots. For more information,
call 512/471-7744. uterwincenter.com |
ANSWERS:
1: 1926 2: Chicago (The name changed to ‘The Harlem
Globetrotters’ in 1930 to emphasize the idea that
the team was all black) 3: Inman Jackson 4: Robert Hall
5: (C) Sweet Georgia Brown 6: (E) All of the above 7:
7’ 6 1/2” Dut Mayer of Sudan, Africa, signed
in September of 1997 8: 1 season, 14 years 9: Have a
star on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame”10:
The 12 foot slam dunk 11: False. He was a Globetrotter
in the 1960’s! |
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