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Baseball Fun Trivia Quiz

To the untrained eye, this looks like a bunch of random questions. However, each answer is related to baseball in some odd way, and so I would expect baseball fans to do well on this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by JellyTrollMorton. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
JellyTrollMorton

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
172,713

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2253

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In which Civil War battle was Doctor Abraham Landis seriously wounded? Hint

Shiloh

Kennesaw Mountain

Chancelorville

Vicksburg

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Question 2 of 10

2. What Broadway musical did Harry Frazee finance? Hint

Guys and Dolls

No No Nanette

Cabaret

South Pacific

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which American author lived for many years in a little village on the shores of Lake Otsego? Hint

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Edgar Alan Poe

Herman Melville

James Fenimore Cooper

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following presidents was probably naturally left-handed
but wrote with his right hand? Hint

Gerald Ford

Bill Clinton

George Bush Sr.

Harry Truman

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which country music artist married Faith Hill? Hint

Tim McGraw

Toby Keith

Randy Travis

Garth Brooks

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which city is financial services company Comerica headquartered? Hint

Detroit

Chicago

New York

Boston

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of President Grover Cleveland's eldest daughter? Hint

Mary

Ruth

Alexia

Susan

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Question 8 of 10

8. How do you say "number one" in Japanese? Hint

Ichiban

Sensei

Shiba Inu

Arigato

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Question 9 of 10

9. Expo '67, the 1967 World's Fair, took place in what city? Hint

Houston

Montreal

Los Angeles

London

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following is a former restaurant located on East 52nd Street in New York City? Hint

Steve Garvey's Steakhouse

La Rotisserie Francaise

Home Plate

The Stomach Pump

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which Civil War battle was Doctor Abraham Landis seriously wounded?

Answer: Kennesaw Mountain

After returning from the Civil War, Doctor Landis named his son Kennesaw Mountain Landis after the site where he lost the use of one of his legs. Kennesaw Mountain Landis grew up to become the first commissioner of Major League baseball in 1920.

2. What Broadway musical did Harry Frazee finance?

Answer: No No Nanette

Harry Frazee owned the Boston Red Sox and sold Babe Ruth's contract to the New York Yankees in 1919. It is rumored that the contract was sold to finance this musical, although it most likely that Babe
Ruth's contract sale was an unrelated business transaction.

3. Which American author lived for many years in a little village on the shores of Lake Otsego?

Answer: James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper lived in Cooperstown, New York for many years. Cooperstown bears his family name, and is also the location of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

4. Which of the following presidents was probably naturally left-handed but wrote with his right hand?

Answer: Harry Truman

In 1950, Harry Truman became the first president to throw out an ceremonial first pitch with his left hand. This surprised some people who thought that he was right handed. The other presidents listed all write with their left hands.

5. Which country music artist married Faith Hill?

Answer: Tim McGraw

Former major league pitcher Tug McGraw, who died of brain cancer in 2004, is Tim McGraw's biological father. Tim McGraw found this out in the 1990's.

6. In which city is financial services company Comerica headquartered?

Answer: Detroit

The ballpark where the Detroit Tigers played in 2003 was named Comerica Field.

7. What is the name of President Grover Cleveland's eldest daughter?

Answer: Ruth

The Curtiss candy company claims that they named the Baby Ruth candy bar after Ruth Cleveland. Many baseball fans know this because the candy bar is often loosely associated with Babe Ruth.

8. How do you say "number one" in Japanese?

Answer: Ichiban

After Japanese baseball player Ichiro Suzuki joined the Seattle Mariners, fans held up "Ichiro Ichiban" signs during his rookie season.

9. Expo '67, the 1967 World's Fair, took place in what city?

Answer: Montreal

The Montreal Expos baseball team took their name from this event.

10. Which of the following is a former restaurant located on East 52nd Street in New York City?

Answer: La Rotisserie Francaise

La Rotisserie Francaise was a restaurant where, in 1979, Daniel Okrent met with a group of friends and pitched an idea that became
Rotisserie baseball.

Source: Author JellyTrollMorton

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