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Cubs Stumpers Trivia Quiz

Here are a few tidbits for long suffering Cubs' fans.

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

Author
bcgcolts

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,467

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
715

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Strain your brain, what was the Cubs' final record in 1984? Hint

96-65

95-67

98-64

93-69

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these doesn't belong? Hint

Paul Kilgus

Steve Trachsel

Steve Trout

Lance Dickson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who hit the painful game winning homer off Lee Smith to win
NLCS game 4 in '84?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who started game 2 of the 1989 NLCS for the Cubs against the San
Francisco Giants? Hint

Mike Bielecki

Paul Kilgus

Greg Maddux

Steve Wilson

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 1989 All-Star game at Wrigley was plagued by multiple
rain delays?

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1997, our heroes began the season 0-14, what team did they
win their first game against?
Hint

Braves

Marlins

Pirates

Mets

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player played in the 1983 World Series for the Phillies
before coming to the Cubs in 1984? Hint

Gary Matthews

Ryne Sandberg

Larry Bowa

Dennis Eckersley

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Question 8 of 10

8. For whom was Dennis Eckersley traded to the Cubs in 1984?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Cubs were the first team to draw three million fans in a season?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these years was the last time the Cubs won a post season series during the 20th century? Hint

1945

1984

1969

1908

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Strain your brain, what was the Cubs' final record in 1984?

Answer: 96-65

Due to a late season rain-out, the Cubs only played 161 games
in 1984.

2. Which of these doesn't belong?

Answer: Steve Trachsel

The hero of the 1998 one game playoff against the Giants,
Trachsel is the only rightie in the bunch. The playoff was needed
to decide the NL wild card because both teams finished with identical
89-73.

3. Who hit the painful game winning homer off Lee Smith to win NLCS game 4 in '84?

Answer: Steve Garvey

A dark Saturday night in Cubs' history as the former Dodger
sent the series to a deciding game 5. The Padres eventually
won the NLCS and advanced to the World Series.

4. Who started game 2 of the 1989 NLCS for the Cubs against the San Francisco Giants?

Answer: Mike Bielecki

1989 was easily Bielecki's best year as he went 18-7.

5. The 1989 All-Star game at Wrigley was plagued by multiple rain delays?

Answer: False

It was 1990, not 1989.

6. In 1997, our heroes began the season 0-14, what team did they win their first game against?

Answer: Mets

At Shea in the second game of a doubleheader, two weeks into
the season, the Cubs were victorious.

7. Which player played in the 1983 World Series for the Phillies before coming to the Cubs in 1984?

Answer: Gary Matthews

It was "the Sarge." Bowa played in the '80 series, but was with the
Cubs in '83, as was Sandberg. Eckersley was acquired from the Red Sox in 1984.

8. For whom was Dennis Eckersley traded to the Cubs in 1984?

Answer: Bill Buckner

Buckner was a Cubs favorite and won the batting title in 1980,
he unfortunately is most remembered for the ball going through
the legs in '86.

9. The Cubs were the first team to draw three million fans in a season?

Answer: False

The Minnesota Twins in 1988 were the first to draw 3 million.

10. Which of these years was the last time the Cubs won a post season series during the 20th century?

Answer: 1908

Yep, it was way back in 1908. They went to the World Series in 1945, but divisonal play didn't begin until 1968.

Source: Author bcgcolts

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