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World Series : 2000 Edition Multiple Choice Quiz | World Series

I sat up till seven in the morning over here in Europe watching these games, and thought I'd put my scorecards to some use! Have fun.

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

Author
spanishliz

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,849

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Victory in the 2000 Series brought the Yankees' total of World Series wins to which number? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was named MVP of the 2000 Series? Hint

Paul O'Neill

Derek Jeter

Luis Sojo

Bernie Williams

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which pitcher won two games in the 2000 Series? Hint

Mike Stanton

Jeff Nelson

Roger Clemens

John Franco

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Mets pitcher got the win in game three? Hint

Rick Reed

Armando Benitez

Dennis Cook

John Franco

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Question 5 of 10

5. The series winning hit in game five was delivered by which player? Hint

Derek Jeter

Scott Brosius

Luis Sojo

Jorge Posada

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Question 6 of 10

6. Mariano Rivera got his seventh career World Series save in game five to become the all time leader in that department. Whose record did he break? Hint

Mark Wohlers

John Wetteland

Rollie Fingers

John Rocker

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Question 7 of 10

7. Before suffering his first post-season loss in game three, how many post-season games had Orlando Hernandez won? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many runners in total were left on base by the Yankees in the five games? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. The combined scores of all five games was what? Hint

Yankees 20 - Mets 16

Mets 18 - Yankees 17

Yankees 15 - Mets 13

Yankees 19 - Mets 16

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who brought a smile to nearly everyone's face when he fielded a broken bat (and handed it to the bat boy) in game 5, making light of the earlier, rather ugly incident? Hint

Derek Jeter

Scott Brosius

Tino Martinez

Luis Sojo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Victory in the 2000 Series brought the Yankees' total of World Series wins to which number?

Answer: 26

The A.L. team from New York were dominant in post-season play for a large part of the twentieth century, although even they suffered some dry spells.

2. Who was named MVP of the 2000 Series?

Answer: Derek Jeter

Jeter became the first player ever to be MVP of both the All Star Game and the World Series in the same year.

3. Which pitcher won two games in the 2000 Series?

Answer: Mike Stanton

Stanton won games 1 and 5 for the Yankees. Clemens (game 2) and Nelson (game 4) got the other Yankee wins. Franco got the Mets' only win.

4. Which Mets pitcher got the win in game three?

Answer: John Franco

Franco got the win, appearing in his first World Series after 17 years in the bigs. Reed started the game, Benitez got the save.

5. The series winning hit in game five was delivered by which player?

Answer: Luis Sojo

Sojo hit the single to drive in Posada in the top of the ninth, Brosius scored an insurance run on an error. Jeter hit his second home run of the series earlier in the sixth to tie the game at two.

6. Mariano Rivera got his seventh career World Series save in game five to become the all time leader in that department. Whose record did he break?

Answer: Rollie Fingers

Hall of Famer Fingers had a 17 year career in the big leagues, and was World Series MVP in 1974 with the Oakland A's.

7. Before suffering his first post-season loss in game three, how many post-season games had Orlando Hernandez won?

Answer: 8

El Duque and his half-brother Livan Hernandez were a combined 13-1 in post-season play after the 2000 World Series.

8. How many runners in total were left on base by the Yankees in the five games?

Answer: 49

A huge number of missed chances, yet they still won.

9. The combined scores of all five games was what?

Answer: Yankees 19 - Mets 16

Game 1 Yankees 4 - Mets 3 G2 Yankees 6 - Mets 5 G3 Mets 4 - Yankees 2 G4 Yankees 3 - Mets 2 G5 Yankees 4 - Mets 2

10. Who brought a smile to nearly everyone's face when he fielded a broken bat (and handed it to the bat boy) in game 5, making light of the earlier, rather ugly incident?

Answer: Derek Jeter

The ugly incident referred to happened in game 2, when Piazza's bat shattered, and Clemens appeared to throw the broken barrel at the catcher as he headed for first.

Source: Author spanishliz

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