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Quiz about Hobey Baker Great Hockey Player

Hobey Baker: Great Hockey Player Quiz

So great they named the college MVP award after him! Learn a little more about this gifted and tragic athlete.

A multiple-choice quiz by tasman6. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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tasman6

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5 mins

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Multiple Choice

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202,300

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Hobey Baker was born in Wissahickon, Pennsylvania, and Hobey is his nickname. What was his given first name? Hint

Hobart

Vanhoban

Thorton

Hay

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hobey was a legendary college athlete from 1911-1914. Which Ivy League institution did he attend? Hint

Harvard

Princeton

Cornell

Brown

3. Before he went to college, Hobey led a successful hockey team at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. In fact, during the 1909-1910 season, his high school team actually beat the college he would later attend. Since he was in high school in 1910, can you guess what year Hobey was born? Hint

1892

1893

1891

1894

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Question 4 of 10

4. He led his college team to two national championships. His great success led some to give him a lofty nickname. Do you know what it was? Hint

The Wonder Player of Hockey

The Great One

The Greatest

Hobey the Wonder

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Question 5 of 10

5. Not just a one-trick pony, Hobey excelled at another sport too. He belonged to his college's hall of fame for both sports, Other than hockey, which sport was it? Hint

Basketball

Boxing

Baseball

Football

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Question 6 of 10

6. While Hobey was renowned for his scoring. There was one amazing fact about Hobey's college hockey career that made him stand out. He was penalized only one time in his entire college career. What was his single penalty for? Hint

Illegal Equipment

High-sticking

Slashing

Fighting

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Question 7 of 10

7. One of Hobey's college classmates later became a very famous author. It's said that Hobey was the inspiration for a character in one of this person's most well-known novels, "This Side of Paradise." Who was the author? Hint

Ernest Hemingway

J.D. Salinger

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Samuel Clemens

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Question 8 of 10

8. Since there was no professional hockey league at the time, Hobey had to find a real job once he graduated from college. Where did he work ? Hint

Morgan Bank

Bookbinder's Restaurant

US Treasury Department

St. Paul's School

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Question 9 of 10

9. Just a few short years after Hobey graduated from college, the world was thrust into a global conflict known then as The Great War, and later called World War I. Hobey enlisted in 1917 and served through the end of the war a year later. What was his job in the war? Hint

Ship Captain

Infantryman

Fighter Pilot

Medic

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Question 10 of 10

10. Hobey survived the war, but was tragically killed December 21, 1918, in Toul, France, just before he was scheduled to ship home. What was he doing when he was killed at the tender age of 26? Hint

Searching for land mines

Fighting in a bar

Testing a repaired airplane

Guarding German prisoners

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Hobey Baker was born in Wissahickon, Pennsylvania, and Hobey is his nickname. What was his given first name?

Answer: Hobart

His whole name was Hobart Amory Hare Baker, three unusual names !

2. Hobey was a legendary college athlete from 1911-1914. Which Ivy League institution did he attend?

Answer: Princeton

The plans for Baker Rink were announced in 1921, and it is located on Princeton's New Jersey campus, only an hour or so from Hobey's birthplace of Wissahickon, PA.

Answer: 1892

January 15, 1892, to be exact. Hobey's coach at St. Paul's was another United States Hockey Hall of Fame enshrinee, Malcom K. Gordon.

4. He led his college team to two national championships. His great success led some to give him a lofty nickname. Do you know what it was?

Answer: The Wonder Player of Hockey

With no professional hockey at the time, college athletes were the most famous in the country. Hobey played the position of "rover" for Princeton.

5. Not just a one-trick pony, Hobey excelled at another sport too. He belonged to his college's hall of fame for both sports, Other than hockey, which sport was it?

Answer: Football

He was the Captain of Princeton's team in both sports. What a leader.

Answer: Slashing

It was in a game against Harvard in 1913. He also visited the opposing team's locker room after every game. Can you imagine any of today's athletes doing that?

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

This was Fitzgerald's first novel published in 1920, and written when he was only 23. It tells the story of Amory Blaine, a Princeton student growing up during the years surrounding World War I. Hobey was supposedly Fitzgerald's inspiration for Amory Blaine.

8. Since there was no professional hockey league at the time, Hobey had to find a real job once he graduated from college. Where did he work ?

Answer: Morgan Bank

Hobey graduated from Princeton in 1914, and immediately went to work for Morgan Bank in New York. He also played hockey, for a amateur team named St. Nicholas Club.

Answer: Fighter Pilot

Hobey's fighter plane was actually painted orange and black, the Princeton's colors. Can you imagine the military allowing a pilot to do that today?

10. Hobey survived the war, but was tragically killed December 21, 1918, in Toul, France, just before he was scheduled to ship home. What was he doing when he was killed at the tender age of 26?

Answer: Testing a repaired airplane

A national day of mourning marked his passing in the US. He was later honored by having an award named after him. The Hobey Baker Memorial Award is given each year to the United States' top collegiate hockey player.

Source: Author tasman6

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