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This is a quiz of random questions about the Chicago Cubs and the players in its history. I tried to make some of the questions more difficult than others. Hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by jmegin35. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
jmegin35

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
7,431

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
2265

Last 3 plays: Guest 192 (5/15), klotzplate (15/15), sprayman75 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which player has played the most career games at shortstop for the Cubs? Hint

Ernie Banks

Shawon Dunston

Don Kessinger

Joe Tinker

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Question 2 of 15

2. This player has the career record for saves as a Cub. Hint

Randy Myers

Phil Regan

Bruce Sutter

Lee Smith

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Question 3 of 15

3. This Cubs player was the lone representative from the team at the 1996 Major League All-Star game. Hint

Randy Myers

Sammy Sosa

Steve Trachsel

Mark Grace

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Question 4 of 15

4. In one of the worst trades in baseball history, the Cubs sent Lou Brock and two players to the Cardinals for Bobby Shantz, Doug Clemens, and this other player. Hint

Bill Hands

Jim Brewer

Ernie Broglio

Larry Jackson

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Question 5 of 15

5. This is the only number one overall draft choice the Cubs have taken in their history. Hint

Shawon Dunston

Kerry Wood

Joe Carter

Drew Hall

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Question 6 of 15

6. This was the first season that the Cubs reached 1,000,000 people in total attendance for a year. Hint

1945

1984

1968

1927

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Question 7 of 15

7. Sammy Sosa led the National League in RBI for the 1998 season. Who was the last Cub player to lead the NL in RBI before him? Hint

Billy Williams

Ernie Banks

Andre Dawson

Ryne Sandberg

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Question 8 of 15

8. Prior to their win in 2016, when was the last year that the Cubs won the World Series?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 15

9. This player has the most All-Time wins as a Cub. Hint

Mordecai Brown

Charlie Root

Ferguson Jenkins

Larry Corcoran

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Question 10 of 15

10. This player has the record for most career walks as a Cub. Hint

Ron Santo

Billy Williams

Cap Anson

Stan Hack

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Question 11 of 15

11. Second baseman Glenn Beckert was selected to 4 straight All-Star teams. True or False.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which player has been selected to the most All-Star games as a Cub? Hint

Ryne Sandberg

Billy Herman

Ron Santo

Ernie Banks

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who pitched Game One of the 1989 Playoff Series against the San Francisco Giants? Hint

Rick Sutcliffe

Paul Kilgus

Mike Bielecki

Greg Maddux

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Question 14 of 15

14. What team did the Cubs play in their first ever game of Interleague Play? Hint

Cleveland Indians

Chicago White Sox

Milwaukee Brewers

Kansas City Royals

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Question 15 of 15

15. All of these players were on the Cubs at one point in their career. All are in the Hall of Fame except one. Which one? Hint

King Kelly

Kiki Cuyler

Charlie Grimm

Hack Wilson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player has played the most career games at shortstop for the Cubs?

Answer: Don Kessinger

Ernie Banks played more games at first than at short.

2. This player has the career record for saves as a Cub.

Answer: Lee Smith

Smith has 180, Sutter-133, Myers-112, and Regan-60.

3. This Cubs player was the lone representative from the team at the 1996 Major League All-Star game.

Answer: Steve Trachsel

Grace, Sosa, and Myers all went to the game in 1995.

4. In one of the worst trades in baseball history, the Cubs sent Lou Brock and two players to the Cardinals for Bobby Shantz, Doug Clemens, and this other player.

Answer: Ernie Broglio

This was...*sob*....not a good trade.

5. This is the only number one overall draft choice the Cubs have taken in their history.

Answer: Shawon Dunston

Shawon was taken in 1982. Carter in 1981, 2nd overall. In 1984, Hall was taken with the 3rd selection. Wood was the 4th overall pick in 1995.

6. This was the first season that the Cubs reached 1,000,000 people in total attendance for a year.

Answer: 1927

1984 was actually the first year they had 2,000,000 total people in attendance.

7. Sammy Sosa led the National League in RBI for the 1998 season. Who was the last Cub player to lead the NL in RBI before him?

Answer: Andre Dawson

Dawson led the league in 1987. Banks led in 1958 and 1959. Sandberg and Williams never led the NL in RBI.

8. Prior to their win in 2016, when was the last year that the Cubs won the World Series?

Answer: 1908

9. This player has the most All-Time wins as a Cub.

Answer: Charlie Root

Root-201, Brown-188, Corcoran-175, Jenkins-167.

10. This player has the record for most career walks as a Cub.

Answer: Stan Hack

Hack-1,092, Santo-1,071, Anson-952, Williams-911.

11. Second baseman Glenn Beckert was selected to 4 straight All-Star teams. True or False.

Answer: True

He was selected in 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972.

12. Which player has been selected to the most All-Star games as a Cub?

Answer: Ernie Banks

Banks was selected to 14 All-Star games. Sandberg was selected to only 10, but he has started the most with 9 starts. Santo-9, Herman-7.

13. Who pitched Game One of the 1989 Playoff Series against the San Francisco Giants?

Answer: Greg Maddux

The Cubs lost the series in five games despite a fantastic series by Mark Grace.

14. What team did the Cubs play in their first ever game of Interleague Play?

Answer: Milwaukee Brewers

The Cubs lost to the Brewers at Wrigley Field, 4-2. Terry Mulholland took the loss.

15. All of these players were on the Cubs at one point in their career. All are in the Hall of Fame except one. Which one?

Answer: Charlie Grimm

Kelly was inducted in 1945, Cuyler in 1968, and Wilson in 1979.

Source: Author jmegin35

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