Trivia Quiz on Baseball

1. Who was the only player to win mvp in both leagues

A) Mickey Mantle

B) Willie Mays

C) Carl Yastrzemski

D) Frank robinson

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2. Which U.S. baseball player was known as the 'Yankee Clipper'

A) Mickey Mantle

B) Babe Ruth

C) Lou Gehrig

D) Joe di maggio

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3. Baseball: the texas ______

A) Astros

B) Longhorns

C) Rangers

D) Stars

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4. Baseball: star Joe Dimaggio married which actress

A) Audrey Hepburn

B) Elizabeth Taylor

C) Grace Kelly

D) Marilyn monroe

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5. What is the average lifespan of a major league baseball

A) Three to five

B) Eight to ten

C) Five to seven

D) Six to eight

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6. Who is the silhouette on the major league baseball logo

A) Hank Aaron

B) Babe Ruth

C) Willie Mays

D) Harmon killebrew

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7. Southpaw to us means a boxer who leads with his right hand; but in which sport did the term originate

A) Basketball

B) Cricket

C) Baseball

D) Tennis

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8. Diameter Who plays shortstop for Charlie Brown's baseball team

A) Charlie Brown

B) Lucy van Pelt

C) Linus van Pelt

D) Snoopy

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9. This team won their first world series in 1969

A) Boston Red Sox

B) New york mets

C) Chicago Cubs

D) Detroit Tigers

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10. Baseball: the kansas city ______

A) Royals

B) Chiefs

C) Monarchs

D) Blues

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11. Baseball: the atlanta ______

A) Crackers

B) Beacons

C) Braves

D) Falcons

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12. Baseball: the st louis ______

A) Reds

B) Cubs

C) Cardinals

D) Pirates

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13. Who was the catcher on the peanuts gang's baseball team

A) Lucy

B) Linus

C) Schroeder

D) Peppermint Patty

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14. American folklore Abner Doubleday invented what at West Point

A) Basketball

B) Tennis

C) Baseball

D) Football

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15. Who is the only baseball player to have been killed in a major league game

A) Mickey Mantle

B) Ralph Kiner

C) Pete Rose

D) Raymond chapman

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16. Who plays centerfield for the Seattle Mariners?

A) Ken Griffey Jr.

B) Mike Cameron

C) Ichiro Suzuki

D) Jarrod Dyson

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17. How many stitches are on a regulation baseball

A) 106

B) 110

C) 108

D) 112

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18. BaseBall: The Texas _______

A) Rangers

B) Longhorns

C) Stars

D) Aggies

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19. All American umpires wear what

A) Red underwear

B) Blue belt

C) Black underwear

D) White socks

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20. What New York Yankee's 1927 jersey fetched a record $360,000

A) Babe Ruth

B) Joe DiMaggio

C) Lou gehrig

D) Mickey Mantle

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21. Mark mcguire tied and went on to beat whose record of 61 home runs in one major league season

A) Babe Ruth

B) Roger maris

C) Sammy Sosa

D) Barry Bonds

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22. In baseball, how far do you have to run if you hit a home run

A) Two hundred

B) Four hundred

C) Three hundred

D) Three hundred sixty

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23. What is Cuba's national sport, at which Castro himself was proficient

A) Baseball

B) Soccer

C) Basketball

D) Boxing

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24. Baseball: the chicago ______

A) White Sox

B) Cubs

C) Bulls

D) Blackhawks

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25. What position do baseball's 'cy young award' winners play

A) Catcher

B) Pitcher

C) Shortstop

D) Outfielder

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26. Mlb: he said "if i ain't startin' i ain't departin'" when named an all-star

A) Keith Hernandez

B) Andre Dawson

C) Garry templeton

D) Willie McGee

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27. What was Babe Ruth's uniform number

A) Three

B) Seven

C) Two

D) Four

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28. What ball contains 216 stitches

A) Official baseball

B) Official cricket ball

C) Basketball

D) Soccer ball

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29. What sport involves bats & flies

A) Cricket

B) Baseball

C) Table Tennis

D) Badminton

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30. In what book was the final score 4-2 after casey struck out

A) The Natural

B) To Kill a Mockingbird

C) The Great Gatsby

D) Casey at the bat

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31. Baseball: the san diego _______

A) Padres

B) Giants

C) Dodgers

D) Mariners

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32. What sport has 'screwballs', 'bunt' and 'flies'

A) Cricket

B) Softball

C) Rounders

D) Baseball

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33. Baseball: the new york ______

A) Yankees

B) Mets

C) Giants

D) Dodgers

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34. Department what was the worst team in major league baseball in 1991

A) New York Yankees

B) Boston Red Sox

C) Cleveland indians

D) Detroit Tigers

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35. Who said "I’ve watched a lot of baseball - on the radio"

A) Gerald Ford

B) Barack Obama

C) Ronald Reagan

D) George W. Bush

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36. You have to run 360 feet if you hit a ______

A) single

B) double

C) Home run

D) triple

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37. What is the name of the Boston baseball team based at Fenway Park

A) New York Yankees

B) Boston red sox

C) Chicago White Sox

D) Los Angeles Dodgers

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38. Who was nicknamed "Joltin Joe"

A) Joe dimaggio

B) Mickey Mantle

C) Lou Gehrig

D) Yogi Berra

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39. How many times was Joe diMaggio named most valuable player

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

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40. What sport introduced the term southpaw

A) Cricket

B) Tennis

C) Baseball

D) Soccer

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41. With what team did hank aaron finish his major league career

A) New York Yankees

B) Milwaukee

C) Atlanta Braves

D) Chicago Cubs

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42. Who was the first athlete to hit a major league home run and make a professional football touchdown in the same week

A) Jim Thorpe

B) Bo Jackson

C) Deion Sanders

D) Michael Jordan

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43. What piece of sporting equipment has a maximum length of 42 inches and a maximum thickness of 1 & 1/2 inches?

A) A cricket bat

B) A hockey stick

C) A tennis racket

D) A Baseball Bat

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44. In Which Sport Would You Expect To Find A Short Stop

A) Cricket

B) Baseball

C) Basketball

D) Soccer

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45. In BaseBall where do the braves come from

A) Boston

B) Milwaukee

C) Athens

D) Atalanta

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46. Who has played in the most consecutive baseball games?

A) Lou Gehrig

B) Willie Mays

C) Cal Ripken Jr

D) Mickey Mantle

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47. In which game would you have a pitchers mound and an outfield?

A) Cricket

B) Baseball

C) Soccer

D) Softball

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48. With which sport is Babe Ruth associated ?

A) Baseball

B) Basketball

C) Boxing

D) American football

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49. Baseball: The Toronto _________.

A) Raptors

B) Maple Leafs

C) Bluejays

D) Argonauts

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50. How Many Players Are There In A Baseball Team?

A) Nine

B) Eight

C) Ten

D) Eleven

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