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"RBI Baseball" Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about one of the greatest sports video games of all time. This game is for the NES.

A multiple-choice quiz by weezer45. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
weezer45

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,688

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
299

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which one of these teams did not appear in "RBI Baseball"? Hint

New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox

California Angels

Detroit Tigers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of these players was not on the Minnesota Twins team in "RBI Baseball"? Hint

Randy Bush

Tim Laudner

Jeff Reardon

Al Newman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which company released "RBI Baseball"? Hint

Atari

Activision

Konami

Tengen

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player had the highest batting average in "RBI Baseball"? Hint

Alan Trammell

Kirby Puckett

Tony Gwynn

Wade Boggs

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many sets of fireworks are displayed after a grand slam is hit in "RBI Baseball"? Hint

Eight

Two

None

Four

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Question 6 of 10

6. After "RBI Baseball" loads, what are the three game types to decide from? Hint

Single, Multi, Same Team

1P Play, 2P Play, Watch

1 player, 2 player, demo

single player game, multi player game, home run hitting contest

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Question 7 of 10

7. Boston Red Sox star Ellis Burks is mistakenly listed as which person in the "RBI Baseball" manual Hint

Don Baylor

Allen Burks

Tim Burks

Burt Ellis

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was unique about "RBI baseball"? Hint

It was the first NES baseball game to allow editable players

It was the first NES baseball game to use the NES Power Glove

It was the first NES baseball game to save statistics

It was the first NES baseball game to use authentic major league rosters

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who were the four members of the NY Mets pitching staff in "RBI Baseball"? Hint

Dwight Gooden, David Cone, Jesse Orosco, Roger McDowell

Dwight Gooden, Bob Ojeda, Ron Darling, Jesse Orosco

Dwight Gooden, Bob Ojeda, Jesse Orosco, Roger McDowell

Dwight Gooden, Sid Fernandez, Roger McDowell, Rick Aguilera

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year was "RBI Baseball" released? Hint

1989

1986

1988

1987

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one of these teams did not appear in "RBI Baseball"?

Answer: New York Yankees

The Yankees did have a few people on the American League All Star team in the game. They were Willie Randolph, Don Mattingly and Dave Righetti.

2. Which one of these players was not on the Minnesota Twins team in "RBI Baseball"?

Answer: Al Newman

Tim Laudner was the starting catcher. Randy Bush was a pinch hitter and Jeff Reardon was the closer.

3. Which company released "RBI Baseball"?

Answer: Tengen

Namco built the original arcade version of the game. Tengen released the NES console version.

4. Which player had the highest batting average in "RBI Baseball"?

Answer: Tony Gwynn

Tony's average was .370. Wade Boggs had the 2nd highest average at .357.

5. How many sets of fireworks are displayed after a grand slam is hit in "RBI Baseball"?

Answer: Eight

If you hit a solo shot, you get five fireworks. You get six fireworks for a two-run dinger, seven fireworks for a three-run shot and eight for a Grand Slam.

6. After "RBI Baseball" loads, what are the three game types to decide from?

Answer: 1P Play, 2P Play, Watch

1P was for 1 player, 2P was for 2 players and Watch is where you watch the computer play. It was basically a demo version.

7. Boston Red Sox star Ellis Burks is mistakenly listed as which person in the "RBI Baseball" manual

Answer: Tim Burks

Ellis Burks played for the Red Sox for six years. Don Baylor also appeared in the game as himself.

8. What was unique about "RBI baseball"?

Answer: It was the first NES baseball game to use authentic major league rosters

Although RBI was not allowed to use MLB team nicknames, they were allowed to use players names and stats. Instead of using nicknames, "RBI Baseball" used cities or states for team nicknames.

9. Who were the four members of the NY Mets pitching staff in "RBI Baseball"?

Answer: Dwight Gooden, Bob Ojeda, Jesse Orosco, Roger McDowell

In real Major League Baseball, these four were part of the pitching staff that won the 1986 World Series. That year, the Mets' record was 108-54.

10. In what year was "RBI Baseball" released?

Answer: 1988

"RBI Baseball" spawned two sequels in later years. "RBI Baseball 2" was released in 1990 and "RBI Baseball 3" was released in 1991.

Source: Author weezer45

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