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15 Question Sports Quiz: For Real Derek Jeter Fans | MLB Players

This should be an easy quiz for the real Derek Jeter fans. It is time to see how well you know Derek, or have you too jumped on the Yankee bandwagon?

A multiple-choice quiz by pinstripes. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pinstripes

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
175,473

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1470

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Question 1 of 15

1. When was Derek Jeter born in 1974? Hint

July 19

May 19

June 19

June 26

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Question 2 of 15

2. What are Derek's parents' names? Hint

Richard, Jamie

Derek, Joanne

Charles, Dorothy

Brian, Laurie

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who was Jeter named after? Hint

The doctor who delivered him

His father's favorite hockey player

His father

His father's father

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Question 4 of 15

4. Derek Jeter went to stay with his grandmother every summer as a kid, to play basball and watch Yankee games. Where did his grandmother live? Hint

Connecticut

New York

New Jersey

Rhode Island

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is Jeter's hometown? Hint

Charlottesville, OK

New York , NY

Kalamazoo, MI

Tampa Bay, FL

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which 2 major nationalities is Derek Jeter? Hint

Cuban/English

French/English

Venezuelan/English

African/Irish

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Question 7 of 15

7. With which pick in the 1st round of the 1992 draft was Jeter chosen? Hint

4th

1st

6th

3rd

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which award did Derek win in 1994? Hint

Batting Title

MVP

Minor League Player of the Year

Best Looking Athlete

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which part of the field did Jeter hit his first Major League home run to? Hint

Left Field

Right Field

Center Field

Off Right Field Foul Pole

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Question 10 of 15

10. How many hits did Jeter have in the 1999 campaign? Hint

219

199

201

210

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Question 11 of 15

11. What did he do in 2000 that no other Yankee had ever done? Hint

All-Star game MVP

World Series MVP

American League MVP

Rookie of the Year

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Question 12 of 15

12. Derek Jeter was often called 'Mr. October' and 'Mr. November'. Who was the original Mr. October? Hint

Reggie Jackson

Mickey Mantle

Babe Ruth

Yogi Berra

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was the pitcher that Jeter hit a game-winning walkoff home run off against the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series? Hint

Curt Schilling

Byung-Hyun Kim

Randy Johnson

John Miller

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who beat Jeter by 2 points for the A.L. Batting Title in 2003? Hint

Manny Ramierz

Alex Rodriguez

Ichiro Suzuki

Bill Mueller

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which was the name of Derek Jeter's foundation, which promoted healthy lifestyles and making correct decisions for teenagers? Hint

Turn 2 Foundation

Derek Jeter Foundation

Drug-Free America

Teen Power Foundation

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Derek Jeter born in 1974?

Answer: June 26

Derek was born to Charles and Dorothy Jeter on June 26, 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey.

2. What are Derek's parents' names?

Answer: Charles, Dorothy

His mother's nickname is Dot.

3. Who was Jeter named after?

Answer: His father's favorite hockey player

Jeter is named after Derek Sanderson, his father's favorite hockey player. His full name is Derek Sanderson Jeter.

4. Derek Jeter went to stay with his grandmother every summer as a kid, to play basball and watch Yankee games. Where did his grandmother live?

Answer: New Jersey

It was his grandmother who influenced him to be a Yankee fan. His father rooted for the Tigers. Derek and his grandma would wake up early in the summer and play catch every day.

5. What is Jeter's hometown?

Answer: Kalamazoo, MI

Jeter spent most of his childhood in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he attended Kalamazoo Central High School.

6. Which 2 major nationalities is Derek Jeter?

Answer: African/Irish

His father, Charles, is black and his mother, Dorothy, is Irish. Jeter says his blended backgroung helped him to have friends of many races.

7. With which pick in the 1st round of the 1992 draft was Jeter chosen?

Answer: 6th

Jeter thought he would get picked by the Reds, which meant he would have to be Barry Larkin's understudy. Fortunately, the Reds messed up and passed him over, and the Yankees seized the opportunity and snatched Jeter with the 6th pick.

8. Which award did Derek win in 1994?

Answer: Minor League Player of the Year

Derek played class A, AA, and AAA, all in the same year in '94 en route to being picked as the Minors' best player. He played a full season at Class AAA in 1995 with brief callups with the Yankees. He then played his rookie season with the Yankees in '96.

9. Which part of the field did Jeter hit his first Major League home run to?

Answer: Left Field

Derek crushed this one to deep left on Opening Day 1996. Even the broadcaster said, "He creamed that one". He also made a spectacular play catching a pop-up in short left field in that same game.

10. How many hits did Jeter have in the 1999 campaign?

Answer: 219

Bill James said Jeter was the MLB's best player in 1999, in The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. He had 219 hits, a .349 BA, 24 home runs, 102 RBI's, and a .990 OPS.

11. What did he do in 2000 that no other Yankee had ever done?

Answer: All-Star game MVP

He also won World Series MVP for his efforts in a Yankee win over the Mets in 2000, including a leadoff home run in one of those games.

12. Derek Jeter was often called 'Mr. October' and 'Mr. November'. Who was the original Mr. October?

Answer: Reggie Jackson

Jeter is among the all-time leaders for many offensive categories for the postseason. He holds the postseason record for hits. He is also called "Mr. November" because of his dramatic walk-off home run off of Byung Hyun Kim on the '01 World Series.

13. Who was the pitcher that Jeter hit a game-winning walkoff home run off against the Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series?

Answer: Byung-Hyun Kim

Ironically, despite being the Yankees' best post-season player, the Yanks lost the 2001 Series to the D-Backs on a blooper over Jeter's head by Luis Gonzalez off Mariano Rivera.

14. Who beat Jeter by 2 points for the A.L. Batting Title in 2003?

Answer: Bill Mueller

Unfortunately for Yankees fans, Jeter lost the batting crown to a Red Sox player. Bill Mueller had a .326 BA, while Jeter batted .324.

15. Which was the name of Derek Jeter's foundation, which promoted healthy lifestyles and making correct decisions for teenagers?

Answer: Turn 2 Foundation

He started this in 1996. The purpose is to keep kids off drugs and alcohol. His father, who used to be a drug counselor, runs this because Derek's baseball career keeps him occupied for much of the year.

Source: Author pinstripes

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