Early Life Professional Career Colour Barrier Junior – Senior Career Off Ice Career
Question Willie O’Ree first stepped on ice in this province.
Answer 1 – 10 What is New Brunswick?
Question During Willie’s childhood, this many Black families lived in Fredericton.
Answer 1 – 20 What is two? (Pg. 12)
Question Willie had this Gardening task as a child.
Answer 1 – 30 What is weeding? (Pg. 13)
Question O’Ree went to elementary school during the time of this World War?
Answer 1 – 40 What is World War Two? (Pg. 19)
Question In 1998, Willie O’Ree visited his old high school named ________ to give a presentation.
Answer 1 – 50 What is Fredericton High School? (Pg. 23)
Question This was the first professional team to hire Willie O’Ree in
Answer 2 – 10 Who are the Quebec Aces? (Pg. 44)
Question O’Ree bought his parents this that made him the proudest of all.
Answer 2 – 20 What is a house? (Pg. 45)
Question O’Ree got invited to play for this NHL team in 1958.
Answer 2 – 30 Who are the Boston Bruins? (Pg. 58)
Question O’Ree scored his first NHL goal against this Canadian team.
Answer 2 – 40 Who are the Montreal Canadiens? (Pg. 69)
Question A reporter for The Telegraph-Journal was †he first to tell O’Ree about this career change.
Answer 2 – 50 What is being traded to the Montreal Canadiens? (Pg. 78)
Question At the beginning of the 20th century, black hockey leagues were called this.
Answer 3 – 10 Coloured Leagues (pg. 10)
Question At age 13, O’Ree crossed his first colour barrier at this local establishment.
Answer 3 – 20 Barbershop (Pg. 30)
Question Upon arrival at the Atlanta airport, O’Ree first spotted washroom signs that read this.
Answer 3 – 30 What is “White Only/Colored Only”? (Pg. 41)
Question O’Ree often faced racial discrimination while playing in this Northern Quebec city.
Answer 3 – 40 What is Chicoutimi, Quebec. (Pg. 50)
Question In the sixties, this group was made to promote equal rights for both blacks and whites.
Answer 3 – 50 What is the Civil Rights Movement? (Pg. 71)
Question In the year, Willie O’Ree went away for his first junior year to play with this Quebec team.
Answer 4 – 10 The Quebec Frontenac’s (Pg. 29)
Question In his last year of junior hockey, O’Ree had an accident while playing that damaged this part of his body.
Answer 4 – 20 What is his right eye? (Pg. 33)
Question At age 13, O’Ree won a trip to New York to meet this famous baseball player, also his idol.
Answer 4 – 30 Who is Jackie Robinson? (Pg )
Question O’Ree was scouted to try out in the “Deep south” for this Baseball team’s camp.
Answer 4 – 40 Who are the Milwaukee Braves? (Pg. 40)
Question It age ___ O’Ree said to himself “I know the type of person I am and l’m not going to let this racial name-calling bother me.” When faced with racism for the first time in hockey.
Answer 4 – 50 What is age 12? (Pg. 51)
Question In 1974, O’Ree decided to hang up his skates at this age.
Answer 5 – 10 What is 40 years old? (Pg. 94)
Question After the birth of his daughter Chandra, O’Ree got a new job as this.
Answer 5 – 20 What is an Officer with Strategic security? (Pg. 97)
Question This weekend allowed 24 hockey-playing kids from different ethnic communities to play in a special hockey tournament.
Answer 5 – 30 What is the Willie O’Ree All-Star Weekend? (Pg. 99)
Question In 1998, O’Ree rejoined the NHL as part of this department.
Answer 5 – 40 What is the Diversity Task Force? (Pg )
Question This is what O’Ree loves most about his job in the Diversity Task Force.
Answer 5 – 50 What is seeing the excitement the kids have about playing the game? (Pg. 103)