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How much do you know about New York Mets? | Quiz

Tough Trivia for the hardcore fan.

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

Author
MNeedham

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
45,264

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

Plays
950

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is Robin Ventura's middle name? Hint

David

Charles

Mark

Robert

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the name of Al Leiter's charity? Hint

Al's Pals

Time Of Your Life

ERA

Leiter's Landing

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Question 3 of 20

3. What number did Mookie Wilson wear when Lance Johnson was on the Mets? Hint

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Question 4 of 20

4. What Mets player is nicknamed 'Tank'? Hint

Todd Pratt

Rick White

Lenny Harris

Todd Zeile

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Question 5 of 20

5. In what State did Bobby Valentine's son graduate high school? Hint

New York

Texas

Connecticut

Florida

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Question 6 of 20

6. What former Mets player was nicknamed 'Money'? Hint

Todd Hundley

Rickey Henderson

Lance Johnson

Bernard Gilkey

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who threw the final pitch of the 1999 season for the Mets? Hint

Al Leiter

Kenny Rogers

John Franco

Armando Benitez

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Question 8 of 20

8. The Mets were 3-0 in 2000 when this singer attended a game. Who was the singer? Hint

Madonna

Tom Petty

Garth Brooks

Bruce Springsteen

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which Doors song had become the Mets unofficial anthem by the late 1990s? Hint

Break On Through

Amazin' Blue

Light My Fire

LA Woman

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who is Turk Wendell's hunting buddy? Hint

Robin Ventura

Rick White

Dennis Cook

Rick Reed

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which pitcher's wife's full name is the same, spelled forwards and backwards? Hint

Al Leiter

Rick Reed

Dennis Cook

Kevin Appier

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which of the following players did not stay overnight at the White House in 2001? Hint

Rick Reed

Todd Zeile

Dennis Cook

Darryl Hamilton

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who is the undisputed comic of the 2001 Mets clubhouse? Hint

Joe McEwing

Turk Wendell

Robin Ventura

Lenny Harris

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Question 14 of 20

14. This Met was named 'Player of the Week' in the minors the same week that a pitcher with the same name was named 'Pitcher of the Week.' Who is this Met? Hint

Joe McEwing

Mark Johnson

Todd Pratt

Jorge Velandia

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which pitcher is not known as a control artist? Hint

Rick Reed

Dicky Gonzalez

Bret Saberhagan

Al Leiter

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who was not an original Mets broadcaster? Hint

Lindsey Nelson

Bob Murphy

Tim McCarver

Ralph Kiner

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Question 17 of 20

17. Which of these players hit for the cycle as a Met? Hint

Ryan Thompson

Bernard Gilkey

Jeremy Burnitz

Alex Ochoa

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Question 18 of 20

18. To the end of the 2000 season: how many no-hitters have the Mets pitched in their history? Hint

One

None

Four

Three

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Question 19 of 20

19. Where does Al Leiter live? Hint

Connecticut

Manhattan

New Jersey

Westchester

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which channel does not broadcast Mets games? Hint

WFAN

FSNY

WWOR

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Robin Ventura's middle name?

Answer: Mark

Robin was the College Player of the Decade in the 1980s!

2. What is the name of Al Leiter's charity?

Answer: Leiter's Landing

Al won the Roberto Clemente award given to a player who is active in charity work.

3. What number did Mookie Wilson wear when Lance Johnson was on the Mets?

Answer: 51

He switched back to 1 when Johnson was traded.

4. What Mets player is nicknamed 'Tank'?

Answer: Todd Pratt

5. In what State did Bobby Valentine's son graduate high school?

Answer: Texas

6. What former Mets player was nicknamed 'Money'?

Answer: Bernard Gilkey

Chris Berman nicknamed him Bernard 'Innocent Until Proven' Gilkey.

7. Who threw the final pitch of the 1999 season for the Mets?

Answer: Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers walked Andrew Jones as the Braves moved on to the World Series.

8. The Mets were 3-0 in 2000 when this singer attended a game. Who was the singer?

Answer: Garth Brooks

Garth played with the Mets in Spring Training that year, before becoming a regular season good luck charm!

9. Which Doors song had become the Mets unofficial anthem by the late 1990s?

Answer: LA Woman

10. Who is Turk Wendell's hunting buddy?

Answer: Rick Reed

Turk got lost in the woods while hunting in 2000.

11. Which pitcher's wife's full name is the same, spelled forwards and backwards?

Answer: Rick Reed

Her name is Dee Reed.

12. Which of the following players did not stay overnight at the White House in 2001?

Answer: Rick Reed

13. Who is the undisputed comic of the 2001 Mets clubhouse?

Answer: Lenny Harris

14. This Met was named 'Player of the Week' in the minors the same week that a pitcher with the same name was named 'Pitcher of the Week.' Who is this Met?

Answer: Mark Johnson

15. Which pitcher is not known as a control artist?

Answer: Al Leiter

Though his control has been getting better in recent years.

16. Who was not an original Mets broadcaster?

Answer: Tim McCarver

17. Which of these players hit for the cycle as a Met?

Answer: Alex Ochoa

Alex Ochoa was the 6th Met to hit for the cycle, at Philadelphia on July 3rd, 1996, and the first in the 1990s.

18. To the end of the 2000 season: how many no-hitters have the Mets pitched in their history?

Answer: None

19. Where does Al Leiter live?

Answer: Manhattan

20. Which channel does not broadcast Mets games?

Answer: WWOR

The Mets used to be seen on WWOR.

Source: Author MNeedham

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