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Are You Sure You're Smarter?

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Are You Sure Youre Smarter game quiz
"In another series to try and prove that I'm smarter than you, I hope that you enjoy this all multiple choice quiz about Major League baseball. I had five correct with this one! :-)"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which of the following greats played for more than four teams in their Major League career?
    Joe DiMaggio
    Gaylord Perry
    Mickey Mantle
    Ernie Banks


2. In 22 seasons, how many times did multiple MVP winner Willie Mays, win 20 or more games in a season from the mound?
    9
    3
    0
    6


3. Which of the following teams finished a season with a 40-120 record in the 1960s?
    Toronto Blue Jays
    Seattle Mariners
    Colorado Rockies
    New York Mets


4. I appeared in only two games in my first season in 1966. The other 26 of my 27 seasons, I struck out over 100 batters each season. 11 times I led the league in strikeouts. I only played with four teams. Some feel that no-hitters were named after me. Who am I?
    Eddie Gaedel
    Rogers Hornsby
    Nolan Ryan
    Mickey Cochrane


5. Which of the following was a 2000 Hall of Fame inductee?
    Ty Cobb
    Carlton Fisk
    Babe Ruth
    Christy Mathewson


6. Ty Cobb was suspended from baseball for fighting with a fan in the stands during a game. His team boycotted the suspension of him, and refused to play in the following game without him. The team ownership ended up hiring any and everybody off the street to fill the roster. Which American League team did Cobb play for when this happened?
    Detroit Tigers
    Philadelphia Phillies
    Brooklyn Dodgers
    Boston Braves


7. What famous manager had the nickname of 'Sparky'?
    George Anderson
    Leo Durocher
    Walter Alston
    Miller Huggins


8. Who won the American League Cy Young award in 2002?
    Barry Zito
    Mel Queen
    Wade Blasingame
    Roy Face


9. Which of the following Hall of Famers wore the number 21 in the 1960s and 1970s for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
    Schoolboy Rowe
    Joe Medwick
    Frankie Crosetti
    Roberto Clemente


10. Which of the following never hit 70 home runs in a season?
    Mark McGwire
    Nobody has ever hit 70 in a season
    Barry Bonds
    Babe Ruth


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Compiled Jun 28 12