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Curse of the Bambino Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz to test your knowledge on this most infamous curse! :-o

A multiple-choice quiz by hrssf9866. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
hrssf9866

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
243,320

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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926

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Question 1 of 10

1. Babe Ruth was sold after the 1919 season, the year he also set a new home run record. How many home runs did he hit that season? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Red Sox owner, Harry Frazee, sold Babe Ruth and other Red Sox stars to finance a play. What play was it? Hint

Romeo & Juliet

The Shepard's Flock

The Producers

No, No, Nanette

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Red Sox lost the 1946 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals. Who scored the famous game 7 winning run? Hint

Stan Musial

Enos Slaughter

Red Schoendienst

Harry Brecheen

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the 1946 World Series, who has been held accountable for holding the ball too long, letting the series winning run score? Hint

Dom DiMaggio

Bobby Doerr

Ted Williams

Johnny Pesky

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Question 5 of 10

5. In 1967, the Red Sox captured the pennant with a feverish season-ending drive. Who was the catalyst of this drive? Hint

Carl Yastrzemski

George Scott

Jim Lonborg

Tony Conigliaro

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Red Sox lost the 1967 World Series to the Cardinals, led by their series MVP. Who was it? Hint

Curt Flood

Lou Brock

Bob Gibson

Roger Maris

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Question 7 of 10

7. What team did the Red Sox beat in the American League Championship Series in 1986? Hint

Chicago White Sox

Texas Rangers

New York Yankees

California Angels

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Question 8 of 10

8. Bill Buckner let a ball roll through his legs in game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Who scored on the play? Hint

Mookie Wilson

Ray Knight

Keith Hernandez

Kevin Mitchell

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the Red Sox starting pitcher in game 7 in the 1986 World Series? Hint

Oil Can Boyd

Calvin Schiraldi

Bruce Hurst

Roger Clemens

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Red Sox finally won in the 2004 World Series. Who was the series MVP? Hint

Mark Bellhorn

David Ortiz

Curt Schilling

Manny Ramirez

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Babe Ruth was sold after the 1919 season, the year he also set a new home run record. How many home runs did he hit that season?

Answer: 29

29 home runs was a real record breaker in 1919. The record would not last long as Babe swatted 54 home runs in 1920 as a Yankee.

2. The Red Sox owner, Harry Frazee, sold Babe Ruth and other Red Sox stars to finance a play. What play was it?

Answer: No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette was first shown to the public in 1925, about 5 years after the sale of Ruth. By then, the Yankees were becoming a powerhouse, with the Red Sox fading in the distance.

3. The Red Sox lost the 1946 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals. Who scored the famous game 7 winning run?

Answer: Enos Slaughter

Slaughter scored from first on a Harry Walker double to center field. This was the Boston's first series appearance since the start of the curse.

4. In the 1946 World Series, who has been held accountable for holding the ball too long, letting the series winning run score?

Answer: Johnny Pesky

Pesky double-clutched with the ball at short, allowing the run to score. It should be noted too that Dom DiMaggio, the Red Sox centerfielder, had been taken out of the game before Walker's double to center.

5. In 1967, the Red Sox captured the pennant with a feverish season-ending drive. Who was the catalyst of this drive?

Answer: Carl Yastrzemski

Yastrzemski, or Yaz, led the Red Sox 'Impossible Dream' clinching the pennant on the season's final weekend and finishing the season with 44 home runs.

6. The Red Sox lost the 1967 World Series to the Cardinals, led by their series MVP. Who was it?

Answer: Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson won 3 games in the series and he even hit a home run against Jim Lonborg in game 7.

7. What team did the Red Sox beat in the American League Championship Series in 1986?

Answer: California Angels

The Sox went from down 3 games to 1 to winning the final three games to make their first trip to the World Series since 1967.

8. Bill Buckner let a ball roll through his legs in game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Who scored on the play?

Answer: Ray Knight

Wally Backman and Keith Hernandex flied out to start the inning. Gary Carter, Kevin Mitchell, and Ray Knight singled, scoring one run. A wild pitch scored Mitchell, and Mookie Wilson's hit scored Knight as the game-winning run.

9. Who was the Red Sox starting pitcher in game 7 in the 1986 World Series?

Answer: Bruce Hurst

The Sox were winning until the 6th inning, when the Mets scored off Hurst to tie the game. When Knight homered in the 7th versus Schiraldi, the gave the Mets the lead, and the World Series.

10. The Red Sox finally won in the 2004 World Series. Who was the series MVP?

Answer: Manny Ramirez

Manny hit .412 in the series against the Cardinals, and hit one home run to help the Red Sox to their first World Championship in 86 years.

Source: Author hrssf9866

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