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Cincinnati Reds History Trivia Quiz

Welcome to the second of my Cincinnati Reds quizzes. Take your best shot!

A multiple-choice quiz by JViper. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JViper

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,425

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
1077

Last 3 plays: Guest 68 (10/15), Guest 75 (12/15), chessart (12/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. The then-called Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first professional game in league play on June 1, 1869.

True

False

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Question 2 of 15

2. It took over one year for the Red Stockings to lose their first game?

True

False

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many wins was their longest winning streak in the 19th century? Hint

162

102

130

154

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Question 4 of 15

4. After joining the National League as a charter member in 1876, why were the Red Stockings kicked out of the league in 1880 (They joined the American Association in 1882)? Hint

Their fans started fights with the other teams

They played baseball on Sundays

They sold beer during games

The team gambled on their games

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Question 5 of 15

5. On September 4, 1999, the Reds hit how many home runs in a 22-3 pounding of the Phillies in Philadelphia? Hint

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Question 6 of 15

6. What marred the Reds' World Series win in 1919? Hint

A fan of the other team was beaten to death after a game

The other team threw the series

A spectator was trampled trying to leave the stadium after the Reds won

The Lusitania was sunk

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Question 7 of 15

7. What was Redland Field later renamed on April 16, 1934? Hint

Redland Ballpark

Cincinnati Stadium

Reds' Field

Crosley Field

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Question 8 of 15

8. A Reds pitcher once dueled into extra innings against the Chicago Cubs in a battle of 'No-Hitters' in 1917?

True

False

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Question 9 of 15

9. What was so significant about Cincinnati's game(s) on May 24, 1935? Hint

They played their first double-header at Crosley Field

It was the last game a Cincinnati manager ever coached without wearing a uniform

It was the first televised baseball game

It was the 1st night game ever

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which of these famous Reds pitchers threw back-to-back no-hitters in 1938?
Hint

Joe Nuxhall

Johnny Vander Meer

Tom Browning

Jose Rijo

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Question 11 of 15

11. What bit of history did the Reds and Dodgers make on August 26, 1939? Hint

The first game heard overseas by troops

It was Duke Snider's debut game

The last game for the Dodgers in Brooklyn

The first televised game

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Question 12 of 15

12. Name the team the Reds played in the 1939 World Series. Hint

Yankees

Atheletics

Tigers

Indians

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Question 13 of 15

13. How old was Joe Nuxhall when he made his Major League debut? Hint

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Question 14 of 15

14. The Reds won the World Series in 1991?

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who threw a perfect game on September 16, 1988? Hint

Mario Soto

Danny Jackson

Tom Browning

Ron Robinson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The then-called Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first professional game in league play on June 1, 1869.

Answer: True

They beat the Mansfield Independents 48-14.

2. It took over one year for the Red Stockings to lose their first game?

Answer: True

They played their first game on June 1, 1869. It took until June 14, 1870 for their first lose.

3. How many wins was their longest winning streak in the 19th century?

Answer: 130

The Red Stockings fell in extra innings to the Brooklyn Atlantics 8-7, before 10,000 spectators in New York.

4. After joining the National League as a charter member in 1876, why were the Red Stockings kicked out of the league in 1880 (They joined the American Association in 1882)?

Answer: They sold beer during games

Guess the National League didn't like icy cold beverages. The Red Stockings were welcomed back to the National League in 1890 for good.

5. On September 4, 1999, the Reds hit how many home runs in a 22-3 pounding of the Phillies in Philadelphia?

Answer: 9

The Reds set two records that day:
The Reds were the 1st team in the National League to hit 9 HRs in one game, and they set another record by becoming the 1st team in the Major League to have 8 players hit dingers!

6. What marred the Reds' World Series win in 1919?

Answer: The other team threw the series

Of course, the Reds played the infamous 'Black Sox', but Ed Roush said the Reds could've and would've beat the Sox in a fair game.

7. What was Redland Field later renamed on April 16, 1934?

Answer: Crosley Field

The new field seated 20,000 fans, and was the premier ballpark of it's era.

8. A Reds pitcher once dueled into extra innings against the Chicago Cubs in a battle of 'No-Hitters' in 1917?

Answer: True

Cincinnati's Fred Toney and Chicago's Fred 'Hippo' Vaughn threw goose-eggs through nine innings, but in extras, the Reds broke up Vaughn's no-no, and won 1-0, on May 2.

9. What was so significant about Cincinnati's game(s) on May 24, 1935?

Answer: It was the 1st night game ever

On an artificially lighted field, the Reds beat the Phillies 2-1.

10. Which of these famous Reds pitchers threw back-to-back no-hitters in 1938?

Answer: Johnny Vander Meer

First game on June 11, 1938 and the second game on June 15, 1938. The second no-no spoiled the Brooklyn Dodgers' first night game at Ebbet's Field.

11. What bit of history did the Reds and Dodgers make on August 26, 1939?

Answer: The first televised game

"This game brought to you by N-B-C". (First on television - wonder if they worried so much about the length back then?)

12. Name the team the Reds played in the 1939 World Series.

Answer: Yankees

The Reds lost to the New York Yankees in 1939 (4 games - 0), and
the Reds beat the Detroit Tigers in 1940 (4 games - 3).

13. How old was Joe Nuxhall when he made his Major League debut?

Answer: 15

He debuted in 1944, at the age of 15, and later rejoined the Reds in 1952, eventually earning 130 wins.

14. The Reds won the World Series in 1991?

Answer: False

The Reds won the Series in 1990 sweeping the Oakland A's (4 games to none), not 1991.

15. Who threw a perfect game on September 16, 1988?

Answer: Tom Browning

The first perfect game in Reds history, was against the Dodgers. The Reds won 1-0.

Source: Author JViper

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