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Lost Track of Time? Trivia Quiz

All multiple choice for you to identify when an event happened, either by decade or year. I hope that you have fun with it! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
290,126

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
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Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Baseball lost an icon in this decade with the death of Satchel Paige. The "Earthquake Series" would also be played in this decade. It would also be the first time that a rookie pitcher would win the Cy Young award. Which decade was this? Hint

1950s

1960s

1980s

1970s

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Question 2 of 10

2. Slugger Mike Schmidt took his Philadelphia Phillies to their first World Series crown in this decade. Baseball also had its share of sad moments, one being the death of long-time Dodger manager Walter Alston. Which decade did all this happen? Hint

1990s

1980s

1970s

1960s

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which year saw the birth of future Hall of Famer Stan Musial, and the Cleveland Indians that went to their first World Series? Hint

1910

1900

1930

1920

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Question 4 of 10

4. Baseball saw a pitching record set in this year, and one that will never be duplicated. Charley Radbourn won 59 games in the season. Which year was this? Hint

1902

1941

1923

1884

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Cubs went to three consecutive Worlds Series in this decade. With their third, baseball also saw future Hall of Famers Lefty Grove and Ernie Lombardi born in that year. Which decade was this? Hint

1920s

1960s

1940s

1900s

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Question 6 of 10

6. This year saw the first Montreal Expo win a Rookie of the Year award. The year also had Babe Ruth's alleged "shot" silenced forever, when pitcher Charley Root died. Which year was this? Hint

1963

1970

1979

1988

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Question 7 of 10

7. This decade saw Sandy Koufax win his third Cy Young award. Willie Mays won his second MVP award, and Pete Rose won the Rookie of the Year award. Which decade was this? Hint

1960s

1940s

1950s

1970s

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Question 8 of 10

8. This year saw some greats inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. Some were Luke Appling, Miller Huggins, Burleigh Grimes, and 1880s star Tim Keefe. Which year was this induction? Hint

1936

1983

1964

1948

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Question 9 of 10

9. This decade saw the Dodgers go to five World Series. The fans read the deaths of Mel Ott, Jack Coombs, Dummy Taylor, and the great Cy Young. Which decade was it? Hint

1940s

1960s

1950s

The Dodger franchise never went to 5 World Series in a decade, and the others died in different decades

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Question 10 of 10

10. In this year, Joe Torre won the MVP award as a St. Louis Cardinal third baseman. The Pirates went up against Orioles in the World Series. The Orioles had four 20-game winners in the season also. Which year was this? Hint

1951

1984

1971

1962

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 1980s

Paige began his Major League career in 1948 with the Indians after many seasons of Negro League baseball. He won an undocumented 2500 career games before his death in 1982. 1981 was the year of Fernando Mania, with Dodger pitcher Fernando Valenzuela who won both the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young awards.

The Earthquake Series was the 1989 World Series between the Athletics and Giants.

Answer: 1980s

The year of the Phillies was 1980 when they took their first World Series crown against the Kansas City Royals. Schmidt won the MVP for the season and the World Series MVP also in 1980. He also won two more season MVPs in the decade. Alston managed the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for over 20 seasons. Walt died in 1984.

3. Which year saw the birth of future Hall of Famer Stan Musial, and the Cleveland Indians that went to their first World Series?

Answer: 1920

Musial played his entire career with the Cardinals from 1941-1963. The Indians won it all in 1920, helping baseball rebound from the Black Sox Scandal of 1919 by defeating the Brooklyn Robins, five games to two.

4. Baseball saw a pitching record set in this year, and one that will never be duplicated. Charley Radbourn won 59 games in the season. Which year was this?

Answer: 1884

Radbourn went 59-12 with the Providence Grays of the National League in 1884. The Grays won the NL pennant in the season.

Answer: 1900s

The Cubs went to the promised land from 1906-1908. They lost to the White Sox in the first, then defeated the Tigers in the other two. Born in 1908, Gomez and Lombardi both played in the 1930s and 1940s. Gomez was a Yankee pitcher who threw two Triple Crowns. Lombardi won a MVP as a catcher and won two batting titles.

6. This year saw the first Montreal Expo win a Rookie of the Year award. The year also had Babe Ruth's alleged "shot" silenced forever, when pitcher Charley Root died. Which year was this?

Answer: 1970

In the second season of the franchise, pitcher Carl Morton went 18-11 in 1970. He won the award over Bernie Carbo of the Reds. Root was the World Series pitcher that Ruth allegedly called his home run shot against in 1932. Ruth died earlier in 1948.

7. This decade saw Sandy Koufax win his third Cy Young award. Willie Mays won his second MVP award, and Pete Rose won the Rookie of the Year award. Which decade was this?

Answer: 1960s

Koufax of the Dodgers, who only played for 11 seasons, won the awards in 1963, 1965, and 1966. He retired after the 1966 season after throwing a 27-9 season record. Mays won his first MVP in 1954 with the Giants, then another in 1965. Rose won the rookie award in 1963. He went on to set a record for most career hits with 4256.

8. This year saw some greats inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. Some were Luke Appling, Miller Huggins, Burleigh Grimes, and 1880s star Tim Keefe. Which year was this induction?

Answer: 1964

The Hall of Fame began in 1936. Others inducted with those listed in 1964 were Red Faber, Heinie Manush, and John Ward. Keefe threw a Triple Crown in 1888 with the New York Giants.

9. This decade saw the Dodgers go to five World Series. The fans read the deaths of Mel Ott, Jack Coombs, Dummy Taylor, and the great Cy Young. Which decade was it?

Answer: 1950s

The Dodgers saw the World Series in 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1959. Their first World Series crown came in 1955. Young died one month after the Dodger victory.

Answer: 1971

The Pirates put down the heavily-favored Orioles, four games to three. The Orioles' 20-game winners were Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, and Dave McNally who won 21.

Source: Author Nightmare

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