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Quiz about Baseball and the Presidents I

Baseball and the Presidents I Trivia Quiz

Baseball and the presidents. America's pastime and America's leaders. There has always been a great relationship there. How much do you know?

A multiple-choice quiz by saint12. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
saint12

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,911

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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1404

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was President when baseball was 'officially' invented? Hint

Martin VanBuren

Milliard Fillmore

Abraham Lincoln

Ulysses Grant

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Question 2 of 10

2. The 1st left-handed 'first ball' was thrown out by _______ ? Hint

Jimmy Carter

Herbert Hoover

Gerald Ford

Harry Truman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the 1st president to attend a Major League game while in office? Hint

Ulysses Grant

William Taft

Grover Cleveland

Benjamin Harrison

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the first president to be booed at the World Series? Hint

Herbert Hoover

Richard Nixon

Lyndon Johnson

Bill Clinton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first President to own a Major League team? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

John Kennedy

Warren Harding

George W. Bush

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Question 6 of 10

6. The 1st written reference to baseball in America associated with a president is assocaited with whom? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

Rutherford Hayes

Zachary Taylor

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who played semi-pro ball under the name 'Wilson' in the Kansas State League? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

Dwight Eisenhower

Ronald Reagan

Harry Truman

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who said: 'Good ballplayers make good citizens.' ? Hint

Franklin Roosevelt

Chester Arthur

Herbert Hoover

Grover Cleveland

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Question 9 of 10

9. President Taft threw out the first ball in Washington, D.C. on June 18th, 1912 because he could not make it to opening day. Why? Hint

Titanic Disaster

State of the Union

Tensions in Europe

He promised to visit an orphange that day

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Question 10 of 10

10. Babe Ruth posed for a campaign photo for this presidential election loser. Hint

Albert Landon

John Dawes

Al Smith

Robert LaFollette

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was President when baseball was 'officially' invented?

Answer: Martin VanBuren

In 1839 by Abner Doubleday, though it is believed that the game had been around, in some form, for many years.

2. The 1st left-handed 'first ball' was thrown out by _______ ?

Answer: Harry Truman

On September 8th, 1945 - six days after Japan surrendered.

3. Who was the 1st president to attend a Major League game while in office?

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

On June 6th, 1892 he watched part of a game where the Senators lost to Cinncinatti (7-4) in an N.L. contest.

4. Who was the first president to be booed at the World Series?

Answer: Herbert Hoover

In 1931, in Philadelphia.

5. Who was the first President to own a Major League team?

Answer: George W. Bush

The Texas Rangers who, ironically, were originally the Washington Senators. Warren Harding owned a minor league team.

6. The 1st written reference to baseball in America associated with a president is assocaited with whom?

Answer: George Washington

He was reported as having 'played base' on April 7th, 1778 with the troops at Valley Forge by a soldier named George Ewing - they were likely playing the English game, rounders.

7. Who played semi-pro ball under the name 'Wilson' in the Kansas State League?

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

He played under an assumed name so he could still participate in college athletics.

8. Who said: 'Good ballplayers make good citizens.' ?

Answer: Chester Arthur

While hosting the Cleveland First Citys at the White House in April, 1883.

9. President Taft threw out the first ball in Washington, D.C. on June 18th, 1912 because he could not make it to opening day. Why?

Answer: Titanic Disaster

He was busy pouring over information about it.

10. Babe Ruth posed for a campaign photo for this presidential election loser.

Answer: Al Smith

In a separate picture, the entire Yankee line-up posed with individual letters spelling out 'Al Smith.' It obviously did not matter as Herbert Hoover won the 1928 election.

Source: Author saint12

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