Arnold Rothstein is historically linked to fixing which event in 1919?

• A. The World Series
• B. The Olympics
• C. The Kentucky Derby
• D. The Super Bowl

Answer: (A)

This question tests knowledge of a famous sports scandal tied to organized gambling in the early 20th century. Arnold Rothstein, a powerful New York gambler, is historically linked to the fixing of the 1919 World Series. He helped organize and finance a plan in which members of the Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to throw games to the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds won the series, and the scandal—often called the Black Sox scandal—led to major changes in baseball, including lifetime bans for the implicated players from the sport’s first commissioner. The other options don’t fit: the Olympics were not involved in a 1919 betting scandal with Rothstein, the Kentucky Derby isn’t connected to this incident, and the Super Bowl didn’t exist in 1919.