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Quiz about Alternate Baseball Team Names

Alternate Baseball Team Names Trivia Quiz

If there's anything I love more than trivia, it's trivia that I learn from. Hopefully you'll learn something new from this quiz on baseball team names of the past.

A multiple-choice quiz by kingelvis2000. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kingelvis2000

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
170,129

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1926

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. The California Angels, who became the Anaheim Angels in 1997, were once the Los Angeles Angels.

True

False

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Question 2 of 15

2. The Braves franchise, which moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966, has all of the following names, except one: which one? Hint

Boston Beaneaters

Boston Bridegrooms

Boston Bees

Boston Redcaps

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many different franchises have used the name Milwaukee Brewers? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. Name the three names that the Boston Red Sox franchise called itself prior to 1907. Hint

Red Shoes, Somersaults, Braves

Pilgrims, Browns, Americans

Americans, Tea Cups, Browns

Pilgrims, Somersets, Americans

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Question 5 of 15

5. In 1903 the Chicago Orphans became the Chicago Cubs; the Cubbies franchise was once called the Chicago White Stockings.

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. The Cincinnati Reds were once called the Cincinnati Red Heads?

True

False

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of the following is not a former name of the Cleveland Indians franchise? Hint

Cleveland Blues

Cleveland Bronchos

Cleveland Spiders

Cleveland Naps

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the first name that the Dodgers franchise used back in 1884? Hint

Federal Blues

Brooklyn Atlantics

Brooklyn Blues

New York Napsters

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Question 9 of 15

9. The Milwaukee Brewers (AL) moved to the National League in 1998. What team of infamy did the Milwauke Brewers began their franchise as? Hint

Washington Senators

Chicago White Sox

They were always the Brewers

Seattle Pilots

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Question 10 of 15

10. How many MLB teams have called themselves the Washington Senators? Hint

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Question 11 of 15

11. Name the two names that the Philadelphia Phillies condidered to call themselves. Hint

Blue Bells & Blue Jays

Bells & Liberties

Blue Jays & Quakers

Quakers & Liberties

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Question 12 of 15

12. The Pittsburgh ______ , formed in 1882, became the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1891? Hint

Blue Jays

Alleghenys

Pirates

Maroons

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Question 13 of 15

13. The San Francisco Giants were called the New York Gothams at one point.

True

False

14. St Louis Brown Stockings 1882
The St Louis _____ of 1882 became the St Louis ________ in the following season (1883), the St Louis _______ in 1899, and then the St Louis Cardinals in the following season, 1900. Which of the following does NOT fit any of the blanks? Hint

Red Birds

Browns

Perfectos

Brown Stockings

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Question 15 of 15

15. The New York Yankees were once called the Baltimore Orioles.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The California Angels, who became the Anaheim Angels in 1997, were once the Los Angeles Angels.

Answer: True

They were the L.A. Angels from 1961 to 1964. They became the California Angels in 1965, and won their first World Series in 2002.

2. The Braves franchise, which moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966, has all of the following names, except one: which one?

Answer: Boston Bridegrooms

The Braves were the Boston Redcaps 1876-1882, the Boston Beaneaters 1883-1906, and the Boston Bees from 1936 to 1940. They were never the Boston Bridegrooms: the Dodger franchise were once the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

3. How many different franchises have used the name Milwaukee Brewers?

Answer: 2

The 1969 expansion franchise the Seattle Pilots became the Milwaukee Brewers in the following year, and the Milwaukee Brewers of 1901 became the St Louis Browns the following year, and then the Baltimore Orioles in 1954.

4. Name the three names that the Boston Red Sox franchise called itself prior to 1907.

Answer: Pilgrims, Somersets, Americans

The Americans in 1901 and the Somersets in 1902. The Red Sox were the Pilgrims from 1903-1906, where they won the first World Series in 1903.

5. In 1903 the Chicago Orphans became the Chicago Cubs; the Cubbies franchise was once called the Chicago White Stockings.

Answer: True

They were the Chicago White Stockings from 1876 to 1889.

6. The Cincinnati Reds were once called the Cincinnati Red Heads?

Answer: False

They were called the Redlegs between 1954-1959, and the Red Stockings between 1882-1889, but never the Red Heads.

7. Which of the following is not a former name of the Cleveland Indians franchise?

Answer: Cleveland Spiders

Cleveland Blues 1902, Cleveland Bronchos 1902, and Cleveland Naps 1903-14. The became the Cleveland Indians in 1915. Though there was a team called the Spiders that the great Cy Young played for, it was not a former name of or part of the Cleveland Indian franchise.

8. What was the first name that the Dodgers franchise used back in 1884?

Answer: Brooklyn Atlantics

They've also been the Grays, Grooms, Bridegrooms, Superbas, Robins, and then the Dodgers. All of those names occured in Brooklyn until they moved out to Los Angeles in 1958.

9. The Milwaukee Brewers (AL) moved to the National League in 1998. What team of infamy did the Milwauke Brewers began their franchise as?

Answer: Seattle Pilots

The Seattle Pilots lasted one season (1969) before Bud Selig moved them out to Milwaukee.

10. How many MLB teams have called themselves the Washington Senators?

Answer: 3

The Washington Senators of 1901 became the Minnesota Twins in 1961, the 1961 expansion Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers in 1972, and a team that played from 1891 to 1899 in the American Association for one season, and then the National League.

11. Name the two names that the Philadelphia Phillies condidered to call themselves.

Answer: Blue Jays & Quakers

Oddly enough, the Phillies were the Blue Jays for two years (1943 and 1944). The coincidence being that the Phillies were beaten by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series. The Phillie franchise were also the Quakers from 1883-1889.

12. The Pittsburgh ______ , formed in 1882, became the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1891?

Answer: Alleghenys

They were the Alleghanys from 1882-1890, then the Pirate name carried the franchise through the 20th century.

13. The San Francisco Giants were called the New York Gothams at one point.

Answer: True

They were the New York Gothams in 1883 and 1884, then the New York Giants, before making the move to San Francisco in 1958.

14. St Louis Brown Stockings 1882 The St Louis _____ of 1882 became the St Louis ________ in the following season (1883), the St Louis _______ in 1899, and then the St Louis Cardinals in the following season, 1900. Which of the following does NOT fit any of the blanks?

Answer: Red Birds

Although they are called the Red Birds as a nickname, they've never officially been the St. Louis Red Birds. They were the Brown Stockings in 1882, the Browns from 1883 to 1898, and the Perfectos in 1899.

15. The New York Yankees were once called the Baltimore Orioles.

Answer: True

In 1901 and 1902 the New York Yankees of 2004 were called the Baltimore Orioles. This was the first name that the franchise had.

Source: Author kingelvis2000

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