Curse of the Billy Goat

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1. What was the name of the cursed goat? Answer: (One word only)

2. The Cub fortunes would change after trading a future Hall of Famer to the St. Louis Cardinals for a fading pitcher named Ernie Broglio. Who was the future Hall of Famer? Lou Brock Bob Gibson Bob Uecker Ozzie Smith

3. Aside from a billy goat, another animal jinxed the Cubs in September of 1969. A black cat ran in front of the Cubs dugout in a game at which stadium? Candlestick Park Shea Stadium Forbes Field Wrigley Field

4. In the early 1980s, the Cubs found a new GM to help turn the team around. Who was he? Answer: (Two words or just surname)

5. The Cubs were just one game away from breaking the curse in 1984. To whom did they blow the NLCS lead and the National League pennant to? Los Angeles Dodgers San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres

6. Who was pitching for the Cubs when Leon Durham let a ground ball roll through his legs to lose the Cubs lead in game five of the NLCS? Rick Sutcliffe Lee Smith Steve Trout Warren Brusstar

7. Which manager did the Cubs hire in 2003 to help the Cubs try to break the curse? Answer: (Two words or just surname)

8. Steve Bartman's 'interference' did not lose game six of the 2003 NLCS, but it started the inevitable collapse. Whose error later in the inning truly cost the Cubs the inning and the game? Moises Alou Sammy Sosa Mark Prior Alex Gonzalez

9. The Cubs former owner, the Tribune Company, sold off the team at the end of the 2007 season, leaving Cub fans to hope for a change in luck with a change in leadership. Who did the Tribune Company sell the Cubs to? General Electric Sam Zell The city of Chicago Martin Landerson

10. Since kicking the original goat out of Wrigley Field in 1945, the Cubs still have not accepted another goat into Wrigley Field. True False