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Joe Girardi Trivia Quiz

This quiz is for all Girardi fans. I hope that there's a lot of them!

A multiple-choice quiz by cubsWSchamps03. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
cubsWSchamps03

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
152,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
207

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which team's farm system did he start with? Hint

Minnesota Twins

Chicago Cubs

Colorado Rockies

NY Yankees

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was his dog's name in 2003? Hint

Buster

Sparkie

Nikko

Dusty

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Question 3 of 10

3. When did he obtain his 1,100 career hit? Hint

October 2002

June 2003

Sept 2003

August 2002

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Question 4 of 10

4. What position did he play other than catcher in 2003? Hint

2nd

none

1st

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many home runs did he hit as a rookie? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Girardi played for the Colorado Rockies?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. In which state was Girardi born? Hint

California

New York

Pennsylvania

Illinois

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Question 8 of 10

8. What season was his first to have a 1.000 fielding percentages? Hint

2003

2001

He never had one

1998

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Question 9 of 10

9. Girardi never played in an All-Star game?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Girardi's mother was diagnosed with cancer, Girardi said that he was only playing to keep his mother alive. And when she died in '93, Girardi quit baseball for a month?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which team's farm system did he start with?

Answer: Chicago Cubs

He, along with Mark Grace and Greg Maddux, started in the Cubs organization.

2. What was his dog's name in 2003?

Answer: Nikko

Him and Nikko were included in the limited edition Milk Bone Card Set.

3. When did he obtain his 1,100 career hit?

Answer: Sept 2003

His 1,100 hit was in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs. September 28, 2003, was the last game of the 2003 season.

4. What position did he play other than catcher in 2003?

Answer: none

He never played any other position other than catcher.

5. How many home runs did he hit as a rookie?

Answer: 1

Girardi played in 59 games in his rookie season in 1989 with the Cubs.

6. Girardi played for the Colorado Rockies?

Answer: True

The Rockies was is second team he played on in 1993?

7. In which state was Girardi born?

Answer: Illinois

He was born in Peoria, Illinois, October 14, 1964.

8. What season was his first to have a 1.000 fielding percentages?

Answer: 2001

He did not make one error in the 2001 season for the Cubs.

9. Girardi never played in an All-Star game?

Answer: false

In 2000 Mike Piazza got injured before the All-Star game, and Girardi was his replacement.

10. When Girardi's mother was diagnosed with cancer, Girardi said that he was only playing to keep his mother alive. And when she died in '93, Girardi quit baseball for a month?

Answer: True

His mother was diagnosed with cancer, and he said he was playing for his mother. When she died, he quit baseball, but Rockies manager Don Baylor said to play for her in her honor.

Source: Author cubsWSchamps03

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