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Diehard Midsummer Classic Trivia Quiz

If you get a perfect score on this quiz about the All-Star Games of the past, I will be speechless.

A multiple-choice quiz by ProjectSpam. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ProjectSpam

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
82,748

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
638

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many runs did Mike Piazza drive in at the 1996 All-Star game?

Answer: ( One Word ... number)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the All-Star game held in 1957? Hint

Yankee Stadium in New York

Forbes Field in Pittsburgh

Memorial Stadium in Baltimore

Sportsman Park in St. Louis

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many innings was the 1987 Midsummer Classic? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. American League manager Joe McCarthy, growning weary of complaints that he favored his own Yankees in All-Star competition, led his team to a Yankeeless victory in which year?

Answer: ( One Word .. year)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the MVP in the 1985 game?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname ... he was a pitcher)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which year was the first All-Star Game? Hint

1936

1934

1933

1935

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the result of the 1974 game? Hint

7-2 A.L.

6-4 A.L.

6-4 N.L.

7-2 N.L.

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which year was the first All-Star game shutout? Hint

1937

1938

1942

1940

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many consecutive games did the National League win, when they won the 1970 All-Star game? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. How did the 1979 Midsummer Classic end? Hint

Grand slam

Balk

Passed ball

Bases-loaded walk

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many runs did Mike Piazza drive in at the 1996 All-Star game?

Answer: 2

With a homer and an RBI double, Mike Piazza was also the MVP for the National League. The score was 6-0.

2. Where was the All-Star game held in 1957?

Answer: Sportsman Park in St. Louis

3. How many innings was the 1987 Midsummer Classic?

Answer: 13

The National League prevailed with a score of 2-0.

4. American League manager Joe McCarthy, growning weary of complaints that he favored his own Yankees in All-Star competition, led his team to a Yankeeless victory in which year?

Answer: 1943

The score was 5-3.

5. Who was the MVP in the 1985 game?

Answer: LaMarr Hoyt

Hoyt represented the Padres. The N.L. won it 6-1.

6. In which year was the first All-Star Game?

Answer: 1933

It was called "The Game of the Century". The score was 4-2 in favor of the AL.

7. What was the result of the 1974 game?

Answer: 7-2 N.L.

8. In which year was the first All-Star game shutout?

Answer: 1940

It took seven years for a shutout: result was 4-0, NL.

9. How many consecutive games did the National League win, when they won the 1970 All-Star game?

Answer: 8

They were dominant in that era. They won 8 straight 1963-1970.

After the loss in 1971, they won the next 12 games (aka one defeat in 21 years).

10. How did the 1979 Midsummer Classic end?

Answer: Bases-loaded walk

A walk determined the winning run as the NL won 7-6.

Source: Author ProjectSpam

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