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The 2002 Anaheim Angels Trivia Quiz

Congratulations to the 2002 Anaheim Angels for beating the Giants for their first World Series title. The Rally Monkey Works!

A multiple-choice quiz by GoodVibe. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GoodVibe

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,432

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
885

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which famous person once owned the Angels? Hint

Roy Rogers

Danny Glover

John Wayne

Gene Autry

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was the lone All-Star on the Angels in the 2002 season? Hint

Darin Erstad

Troy Percival

Garret Anderson

Troy Glaus

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Question 3 of 15

3. How many left-handed pitchers and batters were on the Angels' World Series roster (do not count switch-hitters)? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. In the 2002 season, Tim Salmon was the Angels' active leader in most career games before played in the regular season.

True

False

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Question 5 of 15

5. Chone Figgins had more runs than hits during the regular season.

True

False

6. Francisco Rodriguez was a story to remember. A 20-year-old September call-up, he went 5-1 with 28 strikeouts in 11 games. Rodriguez had no record during the regular season. How many srikeouts did he have? Hint

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Question 7 of 15

7. There were two brothers on the Angels. What was their last name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 15

8. How many years did the Angels have to wait for a World Series title? Hint

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Question 9 of 15

9. How many runs did the Angels score in the 2002 World Series? Hint

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which Angel on the roster had the highest number on their jersey? Hint

Scott Schoenweis

Ben Weber

Scot Shields

Francisco Rodriguez

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Question 11 of 15

11. What position was Scott Spiezio?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Another popular story was of Brendan Donnelly. He floated around the minors and dabbled in independent baseball before coming up to the majors as a 30-year-old rookie. Which was not one of his accomplishments in 2002? Hint

First major league loss

First major league win

First major league start

First major league save

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Question 13 of 15

13. How many Angels on the 2002 World Series rostor had prior World Series experience?

Answer: (single digit)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who wore the number 1? Hint

David Eckstein

Bengie Molina

Orlando Palmeiro

Adam Kennedy

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Question 15 of 15

15. Correctly spell the last name of the CEO of Disney, the 2002 owner of the Angels.

Answer: (One Word (surname only))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which famous person once owned the Angels?

Answer: Gene Autry

The number 26 was retired in Anaheim in honor of Autry. The owner in 2002 was Disney.

2. Who was the lone All-Star on the Angels in the 2002 season?

Answer: Garret Anderson

Troy Percival was on the DL at the time. Glaus was the team MVP. Both Troys were on the 2001 All-Star team. Erstad was in the 2000 game.

3. How many left-handed pitchers and batters were on the Angels' World Series roster (do not count switch-hitters)?

Answer: 7

Pitchers Scot Schoenweis and Jarrod Washburn, 2B Adam Kennedy, DH Brad Fullmer, and outfielders Garret Anderson, Darin Erstad, and Adam Kennedy. The two switch-hitters are Chone Figgins and Scott Spiezio.

4. In the 2002 season, Tim Salmon was the Angels' active leader in most career games before played in the regular season.

Answer: True

Salmon played in went 1388 games. He was brought up to the Angels in 1992.

5. Chone Figgins had more runs than hits during the regular season.

Answer: True

Figgins, who was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake after having 39 stolen bases, scored six runs while only having two hits and one stolen base in 15 games. Figgins scored four runs in the postseason. He was primarily used as a pinch-runner in tight games and for his speed.

Answer: 13

Rodriguez wore the number 57.

7. There were two brothers on the Angels. What was their last name?

Answer: Molina

Bengie and Jose were catchers. Bengie came to the Angels in 1998, and Jose in 2001.

8. How many years did the Angels have to wait for a World Series title?

Answer: 42

The club started in 1961 under the guidance of their manager Bill Rigney. They shared Chavez Ravine with the Los Angeles Dodgers which more commonly known as Dodger Stadium.

9. How many runs did the Angels score in the 2002 World Series?

Answer: 41

The Giants scored 44 runs. The Series went 7 games with the Angels winning it all.

10. Which Angel on the roster had the highest number on their jersey?

Answer: Ben Weber

Weber was 77. Schoenweis was 60, Shields was 62, and Rodriguez was 57.

11. What position was Scott Spiezio?

Answer: First Base

Spiezio was 23. He came from the Athletics after the 1999 season.

Answer: First major league start

Donnelly went 1-1 with one save and a 2.17 ERA in 46 relief appearances. He did not start in 2002.

13. How many Angels on the 2002 World Series rostor had prior World Series experience?

Answer: 0

The Angels had no one, but the Giants had three players with rings. Robb Nen and Livan Hernandez were on the 1997 Florida team. Reggie Sanders was on the 2001 Diamondbacks.

14. Who wore the number 1?

Answer: Bengie Molina

Eckstein was 22, Palmeiro was 3, Kennedy was 2. Molina, brother of Jose was a catcher.

15. Correctly spell the last name of the CEO of Disney, the 2002 owner of the Angels.

Answer: Eisner

Michael Eisner owns Disney, which has owned the Angels since 1999, the year Gene Autry died.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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