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Boston Red Sox History Quiz Challenge - How Much Do You Know? | MLB Teams

This quiz will test your knowledge on one of the most historic teams in MLB history.

A multiple-choice quiz by austinvojta. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
austinvojta

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,585

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Boston Red Sox MLB franchise was started in what year? Hint

1967

1918

1883

1901

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Boston Red Sox played their home games in which stadium for over 75 seasons? Hint

Coors Field

Fenway Park

Yankee Stadium

Wrigley Field

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Boston Red Sox defeated which team to win their first ever World Series title in 1903? Hint

Philadelphia Phillies

Washington Senators

New York Yankees

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which person affiliated with the Red Sox organization signed the star pitcher Babe Ruth to play for them? Hint

Joseph Lannin

Joe Torre

Ted Williams

Terry Francona

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who eventually sold Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees? Hint

Todd Helton

Johnny Pesky

Hank Aaron

Harry Frazee

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote "The Science of Hitting", a book widely read by the students of baseball? Hint

Barry Bonds

Joe DiMaggio

Mickey Mantle

Ted Williams

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Question 7 of 10

7. What do the Red Sox fans refer to the 1967 season as, based on the hit song from the popular music play, "Man of La Mancha"? Hint

The Year of Hope

Curse of the Bambino

The Year of Glory

Impossible Dream

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series Championship in 2004 after a gap of how many years? Hint

23 years

107 years

86 years

4 years

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Question 9 of 10

9. The team colors for the Boston Red Sox changed in 2003 from navy, scarlet red, and white, to which combination of colors? Hint

Teal, green, and orange

Midnight navy, red, and white

Red, yellow, and black

Purple, black, and white

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which commercial film was developed based on the Boston Red Sox baseball team? Hint

"Impossible Dream: The Curse of the Bambino"

"We Are Marshall"

"Fever Pitch"

"Remeber the Titans"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Boston Red Sox MLB franchise was started in what year?

Answer: 1901

The Red Sox franchise started in 1901 as the Boston Americans. They went to their first World Series in 1903.

2. The Boston Red Sox played their home games in which stadium for over 75 seasons?

Answer: Fenway Park

Fenway Park is the oldest active stadium used in the Major Leagues and was built in 1912. In their first season at Fenway, they won the World Series.

3. The Boston Red Sox defeated which team to win their first ever World Series title in 1903?

Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates

The Red Sox defeated the Pirates in the 1903 World Series five games to three, only two years after the franchise was started.

4. Which person affiliated with the Red Sox organization signed the star pitcher Babe Ruth to play for them?

Answer: Joseph Lannin

Babe Ruth was signed by the Red Sox in 1914 from the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. In 1920, he was sold to the Yankees.

5. Who eventually sold Babe Ruth to the rival New York Yankees?

Answer: Harry Frazee

After Ruth was sold, it started the legendary "Curse of the Bambino", a long drought in which the Red Sox did not win any World Series titles. Ruth shined mostly as a pitcher with the Red Sox, but let his bat do the talking with the Yankees.

6. Who wrote "The Science of Hitting", a book widely read by the students of baseball?

Answer: Ted Williams

Ted Willams was elected to the Hall of Fame. He retired with 521 career home runs. He finished his book, published in 1986, was a popular and widely-read book.

7. What do the Red Sox fans refer to the 1967 season as, based on the hit song from the popular music play, "Man of La Mancha"?

Answer: Impossible Dream

Impossible Dream was the named designated by Red Sox fans to the year of 1967. Carl Yastrzemski batted for the Triple Crown and helped lead the Sox to the World Series. However, they lost to the Cardinals.

8. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series Championship in 2004 after a gap of how many years?

Answer: 86 years

Their previous World Series title came all the way back in 1918, with Babe Ruth, when they downed the Chicago Cubs four games to two.

9. The team colors for the Boston Red Sox changed in 2003 from navy, scarlet red, and white, to which combination of colors?

Answer: Midnight navy, red, and white

Their colors stayed relatively the same, but you can notice a difference when looking at older versus newer Red Sox uniforms. The Red Sox still finished in second place behind the Yankees.

10. Which commercial film was developed based on the Boston Red Sox baseball team?

Answer: "Fever Pitch"

"Impossible Dream: The Curse of the Bambino" is not in fact a real film, and the other two are football movies.

Source: Author austinvojta

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