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Baseball Facts Trivia Quiz

An easy quiz about baseball history.

A multiple-choice quiz by bobby5222. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bobby5222

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
92,325

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
546

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the 2001 National League MVP?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who won the first American League MVP award? Hint

Ty Cobb

Babe Ruth

Tris Speaker

Walter Johnson

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the 2001 National League manager of the year? Hint

Jim Tracy

Larry Bowa

Dusty Baker

Tony Larussa

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year was the first game played under lights? Hint

1938

1936

1935

1937

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first night game was played by two American league teams?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who won the 1919 World Series?

Answer: ( Two Words .. or just one word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first president to throw and opening day pitch? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

Herbert Hoover

Warren G. Harding

William H. Taft

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first person to win the Roberto Clemente Award? Hint

Rod Carew

Willie Stargell

Al Kaline

Willie Mays

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who said "A nickle ain't worth a dime anymore." ?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award?

Answer: Mike Marshall

Mike Marshall was the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award back in 1974.

2. Who was the 2001 National League MVP?

Answer: Barry Bonds

In 2001 Bonds hit 73 home runs, 156 hits, and had a batting average of .328.

3. Who won the first American League MVP award?

Answer: Ty Cobb

In 1911 Ty Cobb's batting average was .420. He had 248 hits and 8 home runs.

4. Who was the 2001 National League manager of the year?

Answer: Larry Bowa

He took the Phillies to an 86-76 season.

5. In what year was the first game played under lights?

Answer: 1935

The first night game was played by Cincinnati and Philadelphia on May 24th, 1935. The light switch was turned on by President Franklin Roosevelt from the White House six hundred miles away from Crosley Field. The Reds won the game 2-1.

6. The first night game was played by two American league teams?

Answer: False

Cincinnati and Philadelphia were in the National League.

7. Who won the 1919 World Series?

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox in the infamous 1919 World Series, when the Sox "threw the series". The signal that the fix was on occured when Eddie Cicotte (White Sox pitcher) hit the first batter in the bottom of the first inning, with his second pitch! The Reds won the best of 9 series 5-3 (the best of 9 series was an experiment which lasted 3 seasons).

8. Who was the first president to throw and opening day pitch?

Answer: William H. Taft

William H. Taft threw the first opening day pitch on April 14, 1910 at Washington's Grittith Stadium.

9. Who was the first person to win the Roberto Clemente Award?

Answer: Willie Mays

Willie Mays won it in 1971.

10. Who said "A nickle ain't worth a dime anymore." ?

Answer: Yogi Berra

Classic quote from Yogi Berra. Some others:
"It's never happened in World Series history, and it hasn't happened since."
"It's deja vu all over again!"
"We made too many wrong mistakes."

Source: Author bobby5222

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