Baffling Braves

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Atlanta Stadium opened for business April 9, 1965, with the Milwaukee Braves playing a 3-game exhibition series against which American League team? New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox Baltimore Orioles

2. For much of the 1980s, there was a person dressed in a monk's outfit who led Braves cheers atop the dugout roof. He was named Brother who? Steven Francis David Phillip

3. Who tossed out the ceremonial first pitch in the Braves' first Atlanta game on April 12, 1966? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. GA State Senator Jimmy Carter James Brown Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

4. Who hit the first upper deck home run in Atlanta Stadium? Willie Smith Hank Aaron Willie Stargell Wes Parker

5. The final out of Phil Niekro's August 5, 1973, no-hitter vs. the Padres was made by who? Cito Gaston Nate Colbert Dave Roberts Dave Winfield

6. In the early 1980s, Chief Noc-a-Homa, had a female assistant mascot with him. Her name was Princess Win-a-Lotta. True False

7. Who was on-deck when Hank Aaron hit home run #715 on April 8, 1974? Ralph Garr Paul Casanova Dusty Baker Davey Johnson

8. For the 1990 season, which Southern celebrity was doing TV, newspaper and radio ads for the Braves? John Schneider (aka Bo Duke) Jeff Foxworthy Jim Varney (aka Ernest P. Worrell) Roy Clark

9. Which was determined to be the official cause of Atlanta Stadium's pre-game fire in the club level, on July 20, 1993? Cigarette dropped on the carpet A spilled sterno can Electrical short Arson

10. Which Brave caught the final out of the 1995 World Series, to give Atlanta their first World Series title? Marquis Grissom Chipper Jones Dave Justice Dwight Smith