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27 Cleveland Indians quizzes and 285 Cleveland Indians trivia questions.

2016 Cleveland Indians : So Close Yet So Far Away

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here is a quiz about the 2016 Cleveland Indians who so nearly broke the curse of Rocky Colavito, falling in game 7 of the World Series to the Chicago Cubs.

Average, 10 Qns, Tyger36, Sep 22 23

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The Cleveland Indians! top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

All multiple choice about the franchise of the Cleveland Indians, designed to be educational for a dummy like me! I hope that you find something new. :-)

Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Jul 18 07

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Almost There

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Baseball - Cleveland Indians

Being a baseball fan in the city of Cleveland is full of its ups and downs, being close to a World Series title over many years, but coming up just short. Match the description with the correct year the described event occurred. Have fun, and good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, jddrsi_raven, Dec 16 22

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Cleveland's Finest best quiz

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10 Qns

LeBron who? The city of Cleveland has had their loyal Indian fans for over 100 seasons. See if you remember some of their moments in the franchise's history. I hope that you enjoy it. :)

Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Oct 02 20

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Oct 02 20
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The Next Best Thing

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a quiz about the 1995 Cleveland Indians, where they would lose to the Atlanta Braves in the World Series.

Easier, 10 Qns, Anton, Mar 01 13

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The Cleveland Indians Quiz for Experts great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A quiz on the Cleveland Indians. Enjoy!

Tough, 10 Qns, marknkim2005, Jun 22 07

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Your Cleveland Indians!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A quiz for all Indian and baseball fans. If you like the quiz, please rate it. Thanks for playing! :-)

Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Jan 12 17

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No Mistake By The Lake!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

A few questions about my favorite team, the Cleveland Indians, the curse of Colavito be damned!

Average, 10 Qns, markr_1, Apr 19 06

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The Cleveland Indians

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is about the Cleveland Indians.

Tough, 10 Qns, marbear93, Jan 26 08

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Cleveland Indians of the 1960s

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

If you remember Luis Tiant's hesitation pitch, Sudden Sam, Rocky, and Daddy Wags, then this quiz is for you!

Tough, 10 Qns, manny96, Jun 15 08

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Quick Question

What was Albert Belle known as in his early career?

From Quiz "Triumph and Tragedy"

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The Cleveland Indians 2000s and 2010s - Part I

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Roll Tribe! An intermediately challenging quiz for Indians fans sitewide!

Average, 10 Qns, cavalier87, May 22 20

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May 22 20
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The Cleveland Indians 2000s and 2010s - Part II

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Roll Tribe! A lighter overall quiz than the one previous, see how well you know about the Cleveland Indians in the 2000s and 2010s!

Average, 10 Qns, cavalier87, May 23 20

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May 23 20
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Cleveland Indians: 2003

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10 Qns

Even though they were a young team in 2003 with a few veterans, the future was looking bright.

Average, 10 Qns, heydbo, May 25 09

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The Cleveland Indians 2000s and 2010s - Part III

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10 Qns

The swan song of my Cleveland sports team series, let's finish off with a more challenging variant for the Indians in the 2000s and 2010s!

Tough, 10 Qns, cavalier87, May 24 20

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May 24 20
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Triumph and Tragedy

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

Triumph and Tragedy: the Cleveland Indians have been around for over 100 years of baseball. Here is a recap of some memorable moments.

Average, 20 Qns, Castleton, Mar 19 09

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Cleveland Indians Uniform Numbers: 2008

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How well do you know what uniform numbers the 2008 Cleveland Indians?

Average, 10 Qns, Anton, Oct 02 20

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History of the Cleveland Indians

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Do you know anything about the Cleveland Indians?

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A Cleveland Indians Season: 2001

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10 Qns

This is a brief quiz about the 2001 Cleveland Indians, good luck and have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, looney, May 25 09

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Questions on Cleveland Indians

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I tried to get a good mix of Cleveland Indians history.

Tough, 15 Qns, snake9, Oct 02 20

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Cleveland Indians by Position

Match Quiz

10 Qns

This quiz will be pretty straightforward for any Tribe fan. Just match the player with their PRIMARY position on the diamond. Have fun, and good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, jddrsi_raven, Oct 21 20

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Cleveland Indians Test Your Knowledge

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This is a brief quiz about the Cleveland Indians.

Tough, 10 Qns, Looney, Jun 29 15

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Cleveland Stadium/Jacobs Field

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This quiz is to see if you know Jacobs Field and Cleveland Stadium, homes of the Cleveland Indians Major League team.

Tough, 10 Qns, woak09, Mar 11 09

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Indians - The Down Years

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

This quiz is about the infamous Indian players, from the mid 80s to the early 90s.

Very Difficult, 15 Qns, bigcrin, Jan 08 07

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Cleveland Indians

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is some very tough trivia about the Cleveland Indians.

Tough, 10 Qns, Castleton, May 29 06

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Indians!

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This is Indians trivia, easy and hard..

Tough, 10 Qns, Slayer420, Apr 13 07

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10 Questions: The Cleveland Indians Multiple Choice Quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is to see how much you know about the past Indians history.

Difficult, 10 Qns, woak09, May 24 06

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The Ultimate Cleveland Indians Quiz

Multiple Choice

5 Qns

I hope you like it. Good luck!

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Cleveland Indians Trivia Questions

1. This player led the team in RBIs with 101

From Quiz 2016 Cleveland Indians : So Close Yet So Far Away

Answer: Mike Napoli

Napoli's stellar season was his only season with the Indians. He also tied for the club lead in Home Runs with 34.

2. Kenny Lofton was the leadoff man for the tribe in 1995. What position in the field was his?

From Quiz The Next Best Thing

Answer: Center Field

Lofton had speed that few could match in 1995. He could cover as much or more ground than any other center fielder in the league. Offensively, he led the American League in triples and stolen bases. Along with a .310 batting average, it was easy to see the Indians had a fantastic table setter.

3. Which season did Cleveland fans attend their first-ever World Series?

From Quiz Cleveland's Finest

Answer: 1920

After the death of one of their players in the season, they dedicated the rest of the season to him, and not only appeared in their first series, but won it all five games to two over the Brooklyn Robins (later Dodgers).

4. In the 1965 three-way deal that brought Rocky Colavito back to the Indians, the Tribe gave up Tommy John, Tommie Agee, and Johnny Romano. Who was the other player the Indians obtained along with Colavito?

From Quiz Cleveland Indians of the 1960s

Answer: Camilo Carreon

Carreon was a catcher who played only 19 games with the Indians. His son, Mark, also played for the Tribe. Landis was involved in this trade but he went from the White Sox to the A's, and the Indians got him the following year. Gonzalez was also obtained in 1965 but in a separate deal.

5. Which Indian hit a grand slam in his first at-bat of his Major League career in 2006?

From Quiz The Cleveland Indians

Answer: Kevin Kouzmanoff

The score of the game was 6-5, in the Indians' favor. Edinson Volquez was the pitcher. They faced the Rangers. He was the 3rd player in baseball history to do this. It happened on September 2, 2006. He was the 23rd payer to hit a home run off the 1st pitch in the 1st Major League at-bat. He hit 3 home runs in his rookie year. Adam Wainwright hit a home run on his first Major League at-bat as well.

6. The Cleveland franchise began with the new American League in 1901, joining seven other teams. The team was called the Cleveland Blues. Later they changed their name to Bronchos, Naps, then took the Indian name in which year?

From Quiz The Cleveland Indians!

Answer: 1915

They were the Blues to open the franchise, then in 1902 changed to the Cleveland Bronchos. They were the Cleveland Naps from 1903-1914. In their first 15 seasons, the franchise never won an American League crown.

7. When the Indians played in the 1997 World Series, it was their ____ appearance?

From Quiz The Cleveland Indians

Answer: 5th

They went to the World Series in 1920, 1948, 1954, 1995, and 1997. Winning twice, in 1920 and 1948.

8. What street was old Cleveland Stadium on?

From Quiz Cleveland Stadium/Jacobs Field

Answer: 1085 W 3rd St

The 80,000-seat stadium was demolished in November of 1996. The new Cleveland Browns stadium later stood in its place.

9. How many times has former Indians pitcher Bob Feller been on the all-star team?

From Quiz The Cleveland Indians

Answer: 8

Bob Feller's first all-star game was 1938. He also led the American league in strikeouts in seven seasons ('38,'39,'40,'41,'46,'47,'48) and also led the American league in wins for a pitcher in '39,'40,'41,'46,'47, and 1951, in his 18 seasons with the Tribe.

10. Which Tribe hurler led the American league in strikeouts in five out of six seasons from 1965-1970?

From Quiz No Mistake By The Lake!

Answer: Sam McDowell

In the only season that "Sudden Sam" did not lead the league in K's in that six-year span, he finished second. His career best was 325 strikeouts during the 1965 season.

11. In which year did the Indians franchise begin?

From Quiz History of the Cleveland Indians

Answer: 1901

The Indians franchise began in 1901 as the Cleveland Blues. In 1905 they became the Cleveland Naps. In 1915 the Naps became the Indians.

12. Though Braggo Roth led the league in HRs in 1915 with 7, he hit only 4 as an Indian (following a trade with the White Sox). What man was the first Indian to lead the league in HR, solely as an Indian?

From Quiz Cleveland Indians

Answer: Al Rosen

Rosen hit 37 HR in 1950, and became the first Indian to lead the league in that category. He would take home another HR title in 1953, when he hit 43 HR and 145 RBIs, and came within one one-thousandth of a point from winning the Triple Crown. Rosen batted .336, second to Washington's Mickey Vernon's .337 batting average.

13. Who did the Indians' trade to aquire Joel Skinner and Turner Ward in 1989?

From Quiz Indians - The Down Years

Answer: Mel Hall

Mel Hall had a semi productive 5 years in Cleveland before becoming a Yankee.

14. Who led the team with home runs in 2002?

From Quiz Your Cleveland Indians!

Answer: Jim Thome

Thome belted 52 home runs in 2002, along with batting .304. In 2001, he popped for 49.

15. This Cleveland Indians' player hit 2 home runs, 1 from the right side, and 1 from the left, in the same inning, who was this player?

From Quiz Indians!

Answer: Carlos Baerga

16. The movie 'Major League' was made about the Cleveland Indians, in what professional stadium was the movie filmed?

From Quiz Cleveland Indians

Answer: Milwaukee County Stadium

17. Who hit the game-winning home run for Atlanta in Game Six of the 1995 World Series?

From Quiz Cleveland Indians

Answer: David Justice

Justice currently plays for the New York Yankees.

18. How many World Series did the Indians win during the 20th century?

From Quiz Triumph and Tragedy

Answer: 2

Once in 1920 and once in 1948. They lost in their other three appearances in the World Series: 1954, 1995, and 1997.

19. Where did the Indians play their home games before moving into Jacobs Field?

From Quiz Cleveland Indians

Answer: Cleveland Stadium

The Jake opened in 1994

20. This player led the team in batting average hitting .312 (qualified hitters only)

From Quiz 2016 Cleveland Indians : So Close Yet So Far Away

Answer: Jose Ramirez

2016 was the breakout year for Ramirez. By June 28th he'd batted in every spot in the line-up.

21. The 1995 Indians had one of the top defensive shortstops in the entire league. What was his name?

From Quiz The Next Best Thing

Answer: Omar Vizquel

Visquel only made nine errors in 600+ chances in 1995. His .986 fielding percentage made him a shoo in for his third straight Gold Glove Award.

22. Who was the first Indian to clout 50 home runs in a season?

From Quiz Cleveland's Finest

Answer: Albert Belle

In his seventh season in Cleveland, Bell hit 52 home runs in 1995. It was his only 50 home run season. Jim Thome was next when he hit 52 in 2002 for the Tribe. It was his 12th and final season with Cleveland before signing as a free agent with the Phillies for 2003. The others listed never played for the Indians.

23. In the famous collision between Larry Brown and Leon Wagner in 1966, what former Indian hit the pop fly that caused it?

From Quiz Cleveland Indians of the 1960s

Answer: Roger Maris

Brown's career, not to mention his life, very nearly ended with this incident. He suffered a fractured skull and could have died if pitcher Don McMahon hadn't kept him from swallowing his tongue. He was out for six weeks, putting a damper on the Indians' fine start in 1966.

24. In which season was Cleveland's first trip to the World Series?

From Quiz The Cleveland Indians!

Answer: 1920

There was no World Series in either 1904 or 1994. 1920 had its ups and downs for Cleveland. The season was embroiled in the Black Sox Scandal investigation from the season prior, and the Indians had a great loss in the 1920 season. With 111 games into the season, shortstop Ray Chapman was hit in the head from a Carl Mays pitch and died days later. The Indians not only rebounded to win the AL pennant, but won the series against the Brooklyn Robins, five games to two.

25. In Game 6 of the 1995 World Series, what Indians pitcher gave up a home run to David Justice that won it all for the Braves?

From Quiz The Cleveland Indians

Answer: Jim Poole

Jim Poole gave up the only run of the game to David Justice on that home run. The Indians would go on to lose the game, 1-0.

26. Who was the Indians first batter at Cleveland Stadium?

From Quiz Cleveland Stadium/Jacobs Field

Answer: Dick Porter

Dick Porter, rightfielder for the Indians hit the ball to A's outfielder Mule Haas on July 31, 1932.

27. Omar Vizquel had his career hit number 2,000 off what pitcher?

From Quiz The Cleveland Indians

Answer: Jason Grimsley

The Indians shortstop hit it on April 22, 2004, while facing the Kansas City Royals.

28. Which New York Yankee hit the line drive which struck Herb Score in the face on May 7, 1957?

From Quiz No Mistake By The Lake!

Answer: Gil McDougald

Score has refused to blame this injury for prematurely ending his big league career. Score went on to serve as an Indians broadcaster for more than 30 years.

29. Who threw the first Indians no-hitter?

From Quiz History of the Cleveland Indians

Answer: Bob Rhoads

Bob Rhoads pitched a no-hitter on September 18,1908. Addie Joss pitched the Indians first perfect game on October 2, 1908, against the Chicago White Sox.

30. What former Indian was the key component, in acquiring Kenny Lofton from the Astros in 1992?

From Quiz Cleveland Indians

Answer: Eddie Taubensee

Taubensee eventually rejoined the Indians after being bounced around the league. Taubensee was a good left-handed hitter, and a fair defensive receiver. Injuries and frequent team changes probably hurt his career. Lofton on the other hand, stepped into the Indian line up and immediately produced. Lofton became a .300 hitter, a gold glove-caliber center fielder, and the premiere base stealing threat in the American League.

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